Occupy Ball Street Sports by Kevin Johnson - September 30, 2014April 8, 2015 BRIGHTON — Sports teams at Moore Haven High School are known as the Terriers, but this season the varsity girls volleyball squad might as well be called the Seminoles. Seven of the team’s 10 players are Seminole, as is coach Holly Johns. Sometimes during matches it’s a Seminole full house with
Aces, kills, backflip mark fast start for PECS girls volleyball Sports by Kevin Johnson - September 30, 2014April 8, 2015 BRIGHTON — The coach’s backflip was nearly perfect in the eyes of her players. "A nine," co-captain Aleina Micco said when asked to score Kim Jackson’s flip that highlighted a pep rally for the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School girls volleyball team Sept. 11 in the school cafeteria. Jackson’s acrobatic maneuver debuted a
A season of learning for young Ahfachkee team Sports by Kevin Johnson - September 30, 2014April 8, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Plenty of new faces are in the lineup for Ahfachkee’s high school girls volleyball team this season. With just two players back from last year’s squad, the team is loaded with potential but not much volleyball experience. Getting a grip on basics – such as serving, receiving and
Big Cypress students hula toward scholastic goals Education by Kevin Johnson - August 28, 2014April 8, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — A tropical-themed party, complete with palm trees, hula hoops and battery-powered tiki torches, proved to be a big hit for Big Cypress students Aug. 13. The towering portable trees greeted students and family members as they entered the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium for the Education Department’s annual incentive
Using their heritage to help Heritage Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 28, 2014April 8, 2015 PLANTATION — American Heritage School’s Mike Rumph wouldn’t mind coaching more Seminole Tribe football players from Big Cypress. Thanks to the Jumper brothers – Andre and Blevyns – the coach of the defending Class 5A state champions likes the caliber of player that comes from the reservation. "Both of them are
Fans get a kick out of beach soccer Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 28, 2014April 8, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino brought more than just the beach to its front yard. With non-stop rock ‘n’ roll music blaring, national television cameras rolling and passionate fans cheering, the national beach soccer teams from the U.S. and Brazil entertained about 1,000 spectators Aug. 14 in
Martin, Jumper conclude 14U season at California tournament Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 28, 2014April 8, 2015 The No. 1 spot in the Gold Coast Hurricanes 14U batting order fluctuated among a few players, but before the Broward County-based fastpitch girls softball club finished its season in early August, Kiauna Martin had secured the leadoff job. "Towards the end of the season, she took that spot with aggressiveness
Seminole warriors compete at North American Indigenous Games Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 1, 2014April 8, 2015 REGINA, Saskatchewan — Getting to western Canada turned out to be only part of the challenge that Team Florida’s medal winners had to tackle in the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG). Similar to others from the Seminole Tribe of Florida contingent that competed as Team Florida, Samuel Micco Sanchez and his
Rez Runners capture NABI championship Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 1, 2014April 8, 2015 PHOENIX — Seminole basketball players had a memorable trip to the Valley of the Sun earlier this month. J.U.S. Nation, whose intertribal roster includes a half-dozen Seminoles from Florida, won the Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) in Phoenix, Ariz. July 5 while using the name Rez Runners. The Rez Runners blazed
Trewston Pierce earns MVP award Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 1, 2014April 8, 2015 PHOENIX — The tallest player on the Rez Runners made a big impression at the Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI). After scoring 22 points in the championship game, Trewston Pierce was named the tournament’s most valuable player July 5 in Phoenix, Ariz. The 6-foot-5 forward/center from Hollywood received the award at