PECS volleyball honors eighth-grade players Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School’s eighth-grade parent night for its volleyball team is the middle school’s version of a high school’s senior night. On Oct. 5, PECS honored its eighth-graders before they finished their middle school volleyball career and head to high school next year. Before facing Osceola Middle School, eight
Ahfachkee tackles first cross country season Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 31, 2017November 30, 2017 COCONUT CREEK — Franklin Jumper would have liked some company – in the form of teammates – as he lined up for the start of the high school boys varsity race in the Pine Crest Cross Country Invitational on Oct. 12. Other runners from schools such as American Heritage, Calvary Christian
Gordon Wareham steps down from Gaming Commission News by Kevin Johnson - October 31, 2017October 30, 2017 HOLLYWOOD — For someone who wasn’t even among the top choices for a seat on the Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission, Gordon “Ollie” Wareham made the most of his opportunity as a commissioner. When Wareham was asked to join the commission in 2004 he was told he wasn’t the first or second
Stephanie Bowers Hiatt inducted into University of Sioux Falls Athletics Hall of Fame Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 2, 2017November 30, 2017 When Stephanie Bowers Hiatt was a sophomore in high school back in the early 1990s, she met a boy at a summer church camp in North Dakota. A couple years later that boy convinced her to join him in attending the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota. Although her roots
Fast start for Pemayetv Emahakv volleyball as season kicks off Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 2, 2017September 28, 2017 BRIGHTON — Similar to just about every scholastic fall sports team in the state, the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School volleyball team’s season was interrupted by Hurricane Irma in September. But before the big storm arrived, the Lady Seminoles opened their season with a pair of impressive wins at home against
Ysla Gopher thrives in her second year of football Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 2, 2017November 1, 2017 MOORE HAVEN — When they arrived on the first day of practice for the Moore Haven junior varsity/middle school football team, the small group of players from the Brighton Reservation was not surprised to see Ysla Gopher on the field. Most of the Tribal kids knew she planned to play. But the
PECS students shine for Moore Haven JV/MS football Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 2, 2017September 28, 2017 MOORE HAVEN — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School doesn’t have a football team, but it does have football players. Six kids, all from grade 7 at PECS, are playing big roles on the Moore Haven junior varsity/middle school team. They helped the squad notch a pair of impressive wins in its first
Sunni Bearden leads Moore Haven to senior night victory Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 2, 2017September 28, 2017 MOORE HAVEN — Sunni Bearden saved her best volleyball on her senior night until the final set. The Moore Haven High School senior captain from the Brighton Reservation blasted five kills in the fifth set to lead the Terriers past visiting Glades Day, 3-2 (24-26, 25-14, 20-25, 25-15, 15-9), on Sept.
For Ahfachkee volleyball, a return to the court with an eye to the future Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 2, 2017September 28, 2017 With nine players on its roster, the Ahfachkee School volleyball team began its season Aug. 29 with a match at Hollywood Christian School. It didn’t take long for Ahfachkee — which didn’t have a team the past couple years — to generate momentum. The Lady Warriors won the first set, but
FGCU softball announces new recruits, including Ahnie Jumper Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 31, 2017 Florida Gulf Coast University softball head coach David Deiros announced Aug. 7 the signing of six new players, including the Seminole Tribe’s Ahnie Jumper of the Big Cypress Reservation. The six newcomers – three freshmen and three transfers – join the five incoming freshmen and one transfer who signed in the