Osceola, Yearling split season series Sports by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Osceola Middle School softball's Truly Osceola. (Photo Letty Madrigal) It wasn’t just Osceola Middle School and Yearling Middle School who faced each other when their softball teams met twice in the regular season. There was a lot of Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School present, too. PECS athletic teams haven’t resumed playing since the
Ava Nunez shines in Immokalee loss Sports by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Ava Nunez battled one of the nation’s top rated high school pitching prospects in a pitchers’ duel between Immokalee and Naples that lasted nine innings on March 1. Naples won, 2-1. Nunez pitched all nine innings and scattered seven hits with seven strikeouts and three walks. She held Naples scoreless until the
Warner baseball goes on 20-game winning streak Sports by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 There might not have been any hotter team in all of baseball during March than the Warner University baseball team, which includes the Brighton Reservation’s Trevor Thomas. From Feb. 22 to March 18, Warner reeled off 20 consecutive wins and moved up to 18th in NAIA rankings. The team from Lake
Milan Schimmel part of FGCU’s most successful season Sports by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Milan Schimmel (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) picked a good year to become a Florida Gulf Coast University Eagle. The 5-foot-8 guard from Oregon played in 24 games for the women’s basketball team, which generated their most successful season in history. FGCU went 30-3, notched regular season wins against LSU
Ahfachkee seniors donate plants to senior center Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Ahfachkee School high school seniors donated plants to the Big Cypress Senior Center on Feb. 24. The students grew a variety of plants at the school’s culture camp, including aloe, wild lemon trees, potatoes and other garden plants. Each one was planted in a container with fresh soil and
Seminole Scenes: March 2022 Seminole Scenes by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 TRIBAL RECOGNITION: American rock band Portugal. The Man performed March 5 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood with British band alt-J. Before the show began, members of Portugal. The Man invited two members of the Seminole Tribe on stage to thank them for sharing their land and allowing them to
Northern California’s Hard Rock Live to debut with Maroon 5 concert Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain held a traditional guitar smash in 2019. Its entertainment venue will debut June 3.(Photo Hard Rock/Facebook) Maroon 5 will headline the grand opening of Hard Rock Live in northern California. The June 3 concert will help celebrate a $75 million expansion
Budget request directs billions more to Indian Country News by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 President Joe Biden (File photo) The Biden administration sent its proposed 2023 budget to Congress on March 28 – a $5.8 trillion package that includes billions for Indian Country programs. The Indian Country investments are in many cases increases from previous Biden budgets, which have already been described as historic for tribal
Massachusetts tribe chairwoman appointed to DHS advisory council News by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard island in Massachusetts, was appointed March 17 to the Department of Homeland Security advisory council. Andrews-Maltais Andrews-Maltais is among more than 30 new members on the council, which serves as the principal external advisory body to the secretary
Hard Rock sets grand opening date for temporary Virginia casino Arts & Entertainment Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming Top News by The Seminole Tribune - April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 A model of the future Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol in Virginia. (Courtesy Hard Rock International) A temporary full-service casino in Bristol, Virginia, will hold its grand opening July 8. The 30,000-square-foot ‘Bristol Casino – Future Home of Hard Rock’ will feature 900 slots, 20 gaming tables and a sportsbook. "We