Pierce sisters spark Hollywood Christian to district title Sports by Kevin Johnson - February 27, 2015April 6, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Shae Pierce didn’t waste any time this season getting acclimated to her new team. When she drained 27 points in her first game with the Hollywood Christian School girls basketball team in mid-November, it was just the start to a remarkable season for the sophomore point guard who helped
Whitney Osceola rebounds in life thanks to basketball, daughter Sports by Kevin Johnson - January 29, 2015April 6, 2015 DAVIE — When Whitney Osceola arrived at tryouts for the Broward College women’s basketball team, head coach Melissa Baker wasn’t expecting much from the player she knew little about. The 5-foot-1, single mother who had battled addiction problems and had been away from basketball for four years seemed an unlikely candidate
Trey Boone gets a taste of the NBA in Orlando Sports by Kevin Johnson - January 29, 2015April 6, 2015 ORLANDO — Forty-five minutes after the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies finished their NBA game Jan. 16, Trey Boone walked onto the court at Amway Center with his teammates from the Vanguard School boys basketball team. Nearly all the glamour and noise that surrounded the game – the 18,141 fans, the
Ahfachkee kids receive tips about golf, life from PGA Tour winner Sports by Kevin Johnson - January 29, 2015April 6, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Notah Begay III didn’t need a full set of golf clubs to impress 17 students from the Ahfachkee School. The four-time winner on the PGA Tour used just two clubs – a 7-iron and a 3-wood that he borrowed from Big Cypress First Baptist Church Pastor Salaw Hummingbird
Kids learn from Embry-Riddle’s record-setting DeForest Carter Sports by Kevin Johnson - January 29, 2015April 6, 2015 DAYTONA BEACH — Students from Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School’s basketball teams arrived in Daytona Beach on Jan. 17 to watch Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s all-time leader in assists and steals, but they wanted to see something else from DeForest Carter. "One of the kids said you’ve got to dunk," Carter said. Just before
Jumper brothers help American Heritage capture second straight state championship Sports by Kevin Johnson - December 30, 2014April 8, 2015 ORLANDO — Andre Jumper wanted to soak in every last drop of the state championship atmosphere. After four years as a standout on defense for American Heritage School in Plantation, Andre made a triumphant departure in his final game Dec. 12 as the Patriots earned their second consecutive state championship with
Seasons end for Seminole football players Sports by Kevin Johnson - December 30, 2014April 8, 2015 High school football seasons concluded just shy of state championship games for four Seminoles. Sophomore running back Jesse Sanchez and his younger brother Sammy Micco Sanchez reached Oklahoma’s Class 4A state semifinals with Fort Gibson, which went 11-0 in the regular season and won the 4A-District 4 title. Fort Gibson won playoff
Pierce proves perfect fit for Fort Lauderdale High Sports by Kevin Johnson - December 30, 2014April 8, 2015 FORT LAUDERDALE — Fort Lauderdale High School boys basketball coach Rich Belton has been urging his standout guard Trewston Pierce to become "selfish." "He’s looking to make the extra pass, which isn’t a bad thing, but in close games we need him to get us over that hump," said Belton, who
Surpassing expectations: DeForest Carter assists Embry-Riddle’s fast start in more ways than one Sports by Kevin Johnson - December 30, 2014April 8, 2015 DAVIE — With less than a minute left in Embry-Riddle’s seventh consecutive win to start the season, DeForest Carter eyed the basket with the ball in his hands. After determining he had enough open real estate along the baseline, Carter drove to the hoop and slammed home the last of
Heritage’s Skyla Osceola, Gibbons’ Dasani Cypress meet on the court Sports by Kevin Johnson - December 30, 2014April 8, 2015 FORT LAUDERDALE — With one minute left in the second quarter, a sophomore from American Heritage attempted to score but was fouled by a freshman from Cardinal Gibbons. The play was nothing out of the ordinary in the Dec. 2 high school varsity girls basketball game in Fort Lauderdale except that