PECS’ Alyssa Madrigal, Melaine Bonillacome up big for Yearling softball Sports by Kevin Johnson - May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Alyssa Madrigal at the plate against Sebastian Middle School on March 31, 2022. (Photo Kevin Johnson) OKEECHOBEE — After helping Yearling Middle School win a conference volleyball championship last fall, Alyssa Madrigal and Melaine Bonilla shifted this spring to softball where they made quite an impression.With Madrigal as the No. 1
Theresa Frost wins BCA Pool League World Championship Sports by Kevin Johnson - May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Theresa Frost holds up prizes she earned after winning the BCA Pool League World Championship in early April, 2022. (Courtesy photo) Competiveness and passion are always part of Theresa Frost’s game when she plays in pool tournaments, but there was some additional motivation that helped propel her into the winners’
Immokalee ace Ava Nunez stars in her senior night game Sports by Kevin Johnson - May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Immokalee High School senior softball pitcher Ava Nunez and her parents Mondo and Rhonda Nunez are saluted by the team during a pregame senior night ceremony April 20, 2022. (Photo Beverly BIdney) Ava Nunez made sure her senior night would be one to remember. The hard-throwing Seminole, who has been an
Thomas sisters excelling for Okeechobee High softball Sports by Kevin Johnson - May 4, 2022May 6, 2022 With her sister Lexi on the base path at third, Okeechobee senior Elle Thomas takes an at-bat in a Class 5A-District 8 semifinal May 3, 2022, at South Fork High School in Stuart. Okeechobee eliminated Suncoast, 11-1. (Photo Kevin Johnson) STUART – Elle Thomas is excited to embark on the next
Trevor Thomas earns conference all-academic honor Sports Top News by The Seminole Tribune - May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Trevor Thomas Warner University outfielder Trevor Thomas, from the Brighton Reservation, has been named to the Sun Conference Baseball All-Academic Team. The nine-team conference announced May 3 that 42 players qualified for the honor, including seven from Warner. Students must be enrolled for two full semesters or more and carry at least
PECS students earn softball championship with Osceola Middle Sports Top News by Kevin Johnson - April 19, 2022April 20, 2022 Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students, from left, Hannah Platt, Tehya Nunez, Truley Osceola, Joleyne Nunez, Ila Trueblood and Kiera Snell are all smiles after they won the Indian River Conference middle school softball championship with the Osceola Middle School team April 12, 2022, in Vero Beach. (Photo Kevin Johnson) VERO
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