Seminoles’ Savage Storm win NABI championship Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 7, 2018 When Matt Foreman glanced at the players on his bench during a nail-biting semifinal at the Native American Basketball Invitational, he had a hunch about one of them just by the way the player was sitting. Foreman, coach of the Savage Storm, saw an eagerness to get into the game attached
FIU program provides ‘upward’ boost for Seminole students Education by Kevin Johnson - August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 MIAMI — Jada Holdiness and Deven Osceola know what they want to do for careers. Holdiness has her sights set on hospitality management and perhaps working for Hard Rock; Osceola wants to follow his passion for music into audio engineering and producing. Both are high school seniors, but they are proving
FSU softball wins national title Sports by Kevin Johnson - July 2, 2018 Seminoles played on Hollywood Reservation in ‘16 Nineteen months after the Florida State University softball team came to a Seminole Tribe of Florida reservation for the first time and learned about the Tribe’s unconquered history and spirit, the ‘Noles completed their ‘unconquered’ season by winning the NCAA Division I national championship
Sean Osceola signs with Pasco-Hernando State College Sports by Kevin Johnson - July 2, 2018 BRIGHTON — Sean Osceola hopes to carry the momentum from his outstanding high school baseball season right into college. The 2018 Okeechobee High School graduate was sensational on the mound as the right-hander from the Brighton Reservation helped lead the Brahmans to stunning victories against Jensen Beach, Dwyer and Martin County
A day at the ballpark for Hollywood seniors Sports by Kevin Johnson - July 2, 2018 MIAMI — Hollywood seniors received a taste of the Big Leagues on June 14. The Hollywood Senior Center organized a trip to Marlins Park to see the Miami Marlins host the San Francisco Giants in a rare weekday matinée. Most of the 9,726 fans in attendance were kids from various organizations
Hollywood sports camp keeps kids active this summer Sports by Kevin Johnson - July 2, 2018 HOLLYWOOD — Watching sports, such as this year’s World Cup soccer tournament, is one thing; being an active participant is another. So while much of the world’s eyes have been glued to Russia, the Hollywood Recreation Department is making sure youngsters do more than sit in front of a TV. With movement
Tribe ready to host NAYO Sports by Kevin Johnson - July 2, 2018 HOLLYWOOD — The NAYO rotation has landed in Hollywood. The Seminole Tribe will host the annual Native American Youth Organization baseball and softball tournament July 19 to 21. Games will be played on the two fields at the Hollywood Reservation’s Osceola Park and five miles away at Brian Piccolo Sports Park
Biggie wins first Fort Pierce Summer Slam Sports by Kevin Johnson - July 2, 2018 FORT PIERCE — It didn’t take long for excitement to be part of the new Fort Pierce Reservation Summer Slam Shootout basketball tournament. The one-day adult tournament, which organizers plan to be an annual event, drew three men’s teams to Chupco’s Landing Community Center on June 23. It started with an
Seminoles sign Hollywood’s guitar-shaped hotel’s final beam Arts & Entertainment by Kevin Johnson - July 2, 2018 A whitewashed steel beam has been making its way from reservation to reservation from June 18 to July 3 to give all Tribal members the opportunity to sign it. The beam will be the last one erected in the structure of the guitar-shaped Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.
Nunez smacks home run in final game Sports by Kevin Johnson - May 31, 2018June 1, 2018 Cheyenne Nunez ended her first softball season at State College of Florida with a bang. Nunez, of the Brighton Reservation, hit her first collegiate home run and went 3-for-4 in the final game of the season. The dinger came in an 8-4 loss to College of Central Florida on April 24