Dozen Seminole teams hit the fields in North Carolina News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 WHITTIER, N.C. — Two of the 12 Seminole teams battled to get to championship rounds at NAYO, where they each finished runner-up. The 12U Seminole baseball team earned second place while exceeding the expectations of head coach Charlie Micco. “Last year they took third,” said Micco, whose assistant coach was Jason Baker. The
Seminole Impact win NAYO championship News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 WHITTIER, N.C. — The final play of NAYO for the Seminole Impact epitomized the team’s determination on its path to winning the tournament’s 10U softball championship. The Impact’s Lason Baker smacked a hard-hit ball deep into the outfield and raced around the bases. She showed no hesitation rounding third base as she
Hollywood’s Sylas Billie thrives on the mound News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — One big reason Aroldis Chapman is Sylas Billie’s favorite Major League pitcher is because how hard the New York Yankees left-hander throws. He shares the record for fastest pitch speed ever recorded in MLB. In fact, Chapman has earned the nickname “The Cuban Missile.” “He throws hard,” Sylas said. Sylas,
With roster full of Tribal players, Okeechobee All-Stars win state championship News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 5, 2019August 20, 2019 After winning the Florida state championship, the Okeechobee Angels 10U All-Stars softball team wasn’t about to rest on its success. In fact, the girls are preparing for the Texas heat they expect to encounter in the upcoming Dixie World Series from Aug. 2-7 by working hard in the Florida heat. “We practice
Hollywood Culture gets a visit from Kansas tribe Community News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — Even before they met any Seminoles on the ground, a group from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas got a good idea from the sky as to what’s been happening on the Hollywood Reservation. As their flight was approaching Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, they took photos of the
Durante Blais-Billie, Aubee Billie win Seminole princess crowns Community News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 1, 2019August 19, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — Nearly every seat in the auditorium was occupied. The stage was full, too, of contestants. The 62nd annual Miss Florida Seminole Princess Pageant, which was held July 27 at the Tribal headquarters auditorium, will no doubt be remembered for quality and quantity. Call it the “Cheyenne factor.” Before she became the first
Ahfachkee honors its student-athletes Sports by Kevin Johnson - June 5, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — As the Ahfachkee School’s physical footprint expands on its campus with the addition of a new building, so too is its athletics program. It wasn’t long ago that the small school on the Big Cypress Reservation annually wrestled with inconsistency. Some years it would field sports teams, but
Former PECS volleyball standout signs with Florida Southern Sports by Kevin Johnson - June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Raeley Matthews’ name appears on the lone undefeated volleyball team banner in the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School gymnasium. That ‘unconquered’ 13-0 team was from the 2014-15 season. Four years later, following a stellar high school career at Okeechobee and Lake Placid, Matthews’ name will next appear on the roster of the
Sean Osceola, Pasco-Hernando earn trip to NJCAA World Series Sports by Kevin Johnson - June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Pasco-Hernando State College needed two wins to keep its season alive and Sean Osceola, of the Brighton Reservation, put his team on the right track with a masterpiece. Having come out of the losers’ bracket in the National Junior College Athletic Association Southern District tournament, Pasco-Hernando was in a win-or-go-home situation,
For the love of rodeo, middle schoolers showcase their skills Sports by Kevin Johnson - June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 DAVIE — They climb aboard horses with names such as Apache, Batman, Kicks and Toots. Thanks to rodeo on TV and elsewhere, they know who the professional stars are, such as Hailey Kinsel, J.B. Mauney, Tuff Cooper and Jackie Crawford, hoping someday to compete on the big stage as well. For