Big turnout for Chairman of the Greens tournament to support charities of Brooks, Marino Sports by Beverly Bidney - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Tommie Jackson, Jeremy Smith, Jerry Smith and Jahna Smith line up a putt during the Chairman of the Greens charity golf tournament March 21, 2022, at Avila Golf & Country Club in Tampa. (Photo Beverly Bidney) TAMPA — The greens and fairways at Tampa’s Avila Golf & Country Club were filled
Pherian Baker, Zach Riley provide spark for Moore Haven baseball Sports by Kevin Johnson - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Moore Haven senior Pherian Baker scores a run in the Terriers’ 12-5 victory against Berean Christian School on March 11, 2022, in West Palm Beach. (Photo Kevin Johnson) WEST PALM BEACH — Things might be quieter next season for the Moore Haven High School baseball team. The Terriers won’t have friendly Pherian
Opening day for Triple Crown Fishing Series Sports by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Participants gather near Moses Jumper Jr.’s dock in Big Cypress for the Bass Buster’s Fishing Tournament on March 19, 2022. (Photo courtesy Seminole Recreation) The anglers have returned. The Seminole Sportsmen’s Triple Crown Fishing Series kicked off March 19 with the Bass Buster’s Tournament in Big Cypress. It marked the series’ first
Formula 1 racecar, barefoot skier tackle Big Cypress Reservation canal Sports by Beverly Bidney - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Parks Bonifay is pulled by a Red Bull racecar as he skis barefoot on a Big Cypress Reservation canal Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — It isn’t every day you see a barefoot water skier on a Big Cypress Reservation canal. It is even rarer to see
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
District championship, two regional wins highlight Adryauna Baker’s final season Sports by Kevin Johnson - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Okeechobee High School girls basketball team celebrates after winning the Class 5A-Disrtrict 13 championship Feb. 8, 2022. The tribe’s Adryauna Baker, a senior guard, is in the front row, second from right. The team is coached by Jovanny Torres, far right, who is also the athletics director at Pemayetv
After five state championships, Allie Williams ready to roll with Ottawa University Sports by Kevin Johnson - March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Neshoba Central High School bowler Allie Williams wears the colors and T-shirt of her future school - Ottawa University in Kansas - during a signing ceremony in December 2021. (Courtesy photo) By the time Allie Williams rolled her final ball for the Neshoba Central High School girls bowling team in February,