Seminole trio plays big role for OHS softball Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 OKEECHOBEE — Mary Huff knows first-hand what to expect with a high school softball player from the Tribe. It was a little more than a decade ago that she was one herself as a standout for Okeechobee High School. When Tribal players arrive, they usually come ready to play right away. “That’s
Stubbs sisters finish Heritage careers with third straight state championship Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 LAKELAND — December Stubbs sat in a chair on the sideline with her face smothered in her No. 15 American Heritage basketball jersey. For more than a minute, she didn’t look up. The emotions, rightfully so, poured out of the senior point guard for many reasons at the conclusion of the
Baseball returns to Pemayetv Emahakv Sports by Kevin Johnson - April 3, 2020April 16, 2020 CLEWISTON — If you blinked you might have missed the return of baseball to Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School. After being absent for a few years due to not having enough players, PECS returned to the diamond Feb. 25 for the start of what was supposed to be a seven-game season. Instead,
OHS season ends in regional final Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Brahmans finish 26-3 in Silas Madrigal’s final year OKEECHOBEE — The Okeechobee High School boys basketball season had just ended with a loss in a regional final in front of a packed home crowd.Yet the team found one more triumph to enjoy in a season full of wins. In what was essentially
Sports seasons come to abrupt halt Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - April 3, 2020April 13, 2020 Happier times for Ahnie Jumper (sixth player from the left wearing catcher chest protector) and the Florida Gulf Coast University softball team as they celebrate a home run March 4 against the University of Florida in Gainesville. FGCU’s season stopped the following week due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtney Culbreath/Florida
NAIG postpones Games until 2021 Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Young Indigenous athletes from the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the rest of North America will have to wait another year before competing in the North American Indigenous Games. NAIG officials announced March 25 that this year’s games, scheduled to be held in July in Nova Scotia, Canada, have been postponed until 2021. NAIG
Betty Mae Jumper, Bill Osceola rodeos light up Hollywood Reservation Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 HOLLYWOOD — The 2020 season of the Eastern Rodeo Indian Association kicked off in early February. The series will make stops at Seminole reservations throughout the coming months. Hollywood led off the season with two weekends of action-packed riding in the rodeo arena tucked in the southeast corner of Seminole
College basketball season ends for two Seminoles Sports by Kevin Johnson - March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 March Madness has ended for two college basketball players from the Seminole Tribe. The Nova Southeastern University women’s team fell to St. Leo, 76-55, in a Sunshine State Conference quarterfinal March 3 in St. Leo. NSU guard Skyla Osceola, from the Hollywood Reservation, played 14 minutes off the bench and had five rebounds,
Local organizations benefit from Chairman of the Greens tournament Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 PLANTATION — Early morning heavy rain couldn’t dampen the spirit of more than 100 golfers who turned out for the second annual Chairman of the Greens Charity Golf Tournament. The wet stuff forced a delay to the shotgun start at Lago Mar Country Club in Plantation, but as soon
Ahfachkee’s season ends, but not without a fight Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 HOLLYWOOD — After a slow start, the Ahfachkee School girls basketball team gamely battled back in a Class 2A-District 15 semifinal Feb. 4. The Lady Warriors, who trailed by as many as 15 points, even held a late lead before succumbing to Donna Klein Jewish Academy-Boca Raton, 49-42, at Sheridan Hills