Cara Osceola concludes high school season with state championship game Sports by Kevin Johnson - April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 OKLAHOMA CITY — Cara Osceola’s high school basketball career ended nearly the same way it started. Three years after winning a state championship as a freshman, Cara came up just shy of capturing another state title, as her Anadarko High School girls team fell to Locust Grove, 51-33, in Oklahoma’s Class
Dash for bass: Triple Crown Fishing Series kicks off in Big Cypress Sports by Kevin Johnson - April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Inclement weather might have altered the appetites of fish, but it didn’t prevent nearly two dozen anglers from casting on the canals of Big Cypress March 7 as the Seminole Sportsman’s Triple Crown 2015 Fishing Series kicked off. Hollywood Recreation site manager Joe Collins, who oversees the three-tournament
Sammy Micco Sanchez wraps up freshman season with trip to states Sports by Kevin Johnson - April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 FORT GIBSON, Okla. — The momentum Sammy Micco Sanchez generated from winning a gold medal on wrestling mats in Canada last summer carried over into his high school season this winter in Oklahoma. Sanchez, a North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) champion, finished his freshman season at Fort Gibson High School in
Young tennis ace serves up wins Sports by Kevin Johnson - April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 BRANDON, Fla. — Two years ago, Brian Osceola had no idea the impact a summer recreation tennis program would have on his son. Up to that point, Nigel Osceola had never picked up a tennis racquet, but the program in Brandon, Florida helped him quickly fall in love with the
Banner year for Jim sisters at Florida Christian School Sports by Kevin Johnson - February 27, 2015April 6, 2015 MIAMI — Blue and red banners hang from the rafters at Florida Christian School’s gymnasium recognizing the school’s athletic accomplishments since the 1960s. Baseball and boys basketball, with 12 and 10 district titles, respectively, fill up most of the allocated space on their district banners. With four district titles entering this
Seminoles ignite Moore Haven Sports by Kevin Johnson - February 27, 2015April 6, 2015 MOORE HAVEN — Before shifting outdoors for the start of softball season, the Cypress sisters made the most of their final season indoors as basketball teammates at Moore Haven High School. Senior Darlah Cypress and sophomore Sydnee Cypress were the top two scorers for the Terriers, whose season ended Feb. 5
Josh Boromei makes his mark at Moore Haven High School Sports by Kevin Johnson - February 27, 2015April 6, 2015 MOORE HAVEN — Josh Boromei hoped his first and only basketball season at Moore Haven High School would have lasted longer, but even a season-ending loss didn’t dampen the spirits of the sharp-shooting guard from Brighton. Boromei, a senior who led Moore Haven in scoring this season with an average of
Fledgling PECS softball squad eyes victories Sports by Kevin Johnson - February 27, 2015April 6, 2015 BRIGHTON — For the second year in a row, the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School softball team hit the field with a young squad. Only two eighth-graders – the same number as last season – are in the lineup. Sixth- and seventh-graders occupy the rest of the roster. The small contingent of
Seminoles batter up on opposing teams Sports by Kevin Johnson - February 27, 2015April 6, 2015 OKEECHOBEE — Even a brisk Friday evening – chilly enough that spectators at Okeechobee High School’s softball field bundled up with jackets and blankets – couldn’t cool off Cheyenne Nunez’s bat. The reigning Jr. Miss Florida Seminole delivered two hits and three RBIs to lead Okeechobee past Moore Haven, 16-6, in
Improvements multiplied for Fort Lauderdale’s Trewston Pierce Sports by Kevin Johnson - February 27, 2015April 6, 2015 FORT LAUDERDALE — The impressive numbers Trewston Pierce generated this season on the basketball court at Fort Lauderdale High – such as the 34 points he scored in his final game – didn’t tell the entire story as to how much the Flying L ascended as a senior. Fort Lauderdale coach