Former NBA player Mario Chalmers, who won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat, is surrounded by campers during the Celebrity Sports Academy spring break camp March 28, 2024, on the Big Cypress Reservation. (Beverly Bidney photo) BIG CYPRESS — Celebrity Sports Academy’s week-long visit to the Big Cypress Reservation for

The Moore Haven High School softball team with Seminoles, from left, head coach Preston Baker, Halley Balentine, Neska Blissett (United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians), Tahnia Billie, Willo James, Jayleigh Braswell, Preslynn Baker, Carlee Osceola and Teena-Maree Covarrubias. (Kevin Johnson photo) NAPLES – The Seminole Tribe of Florida is guaranteed to

Annika Anderson holds Mississippi’s Class 4A state championship trophy after the Newton County High School girls volleyball team won the title Oct. 20, 2023. (Courtesy photo)_ The Newton County High School girls volleyball team, which includes the Seminole Tribe’s Annika Anderson, wrapped up an impressive season Oct. 20 by winning

American Heritage cornerback Greg “Zae” Thomas gets ready to face Naples on Oct. 20, 2023, in Plantation. (Photo Kevin Johnson) PLANTATION — American Heritage (Plantation) football coach Mike Smith doesn’t mind getting pleasant surprises, and the play of cornerback Greg “Zae” Thomas this season definitely falls into that category. Last season

The Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School varsity volleyball team had plenty of reasons to smile after keeping its undefeated season alive with a win against Moore Haven Middle School on Sept. 18, 2023. From left to right are Ciani Smith, Amalia Estrada, Jalene Smith, Jaelle Weiman, Kulipa Julian, Melaine Bonilla,

Henry Boucha with the WHA's Minnesota Fighting Saints. (U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame) Henry Boucha (Ojibwe), who is described in his U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame profile as the “most electrifying player in Minnesota hockey history,” died Sept. 18, according to media reports. He was 72. “He was the most colorful hockey

Tribal members on the Moore Haven High School varsity volleyball team are, from left to right, Marley Jimmie, Ayana Fonseca, Preslynn Baker, Summer Gopher and Miley Jimmie. (Photo Kevin Johnson) Update: The Moore Haven High School girls volleyball team finished its regular season with a 10-2 record. The Terriers will face

OB Osceola III (This story is in the May 31, 2023, issue of the Seminole Tribune). NAPLES — The Seminole Tribe’s OB Osceola III couldn’t say no to the phone call, even though it came in the middle of his game. He also couldn’t say no to the offer that came on the