Beyond basketball, being a Native American doctor is in the game plan for NSU’s Kyarrah Grant Sports by Kevin Johnson - April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Nova Southeastern University women's basketball player Kyarrah Grant (Navajo/Choctaw) is studying to become a medical doctor. So what is physiatry? That’s a question Kyarrah Grant hears just about every time she tells someone her career ambition. The easy part for Grant (Navajo/Choctaw) is telling people she wants to be a medical doctor;
Allie Williams helps Mississippi team win fifth straight state bowling championship, earns all-state honor Sports by Kevin Johnson - March 23, 2021September 19, 2024 Allie Williams holds the Class II Mississippi state bowling championship trophy that her Neshoba Central High School team won in February 2021. Williams, a junior, rolled the high score in the class and earned all-state honors. (Courtesy photo) The girls bowling dynasty at Neshoba Central High School shows no signs
Trevor Thomas helps Warner top Judson Sports by The Seminole Tribune - March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Warner University outfielder Trevor Thomas. (Photo Warner) A run-scoring double from Trevor Thomas lifted Warner University past Judson College, 6-2, on March 11 in Lake Wales. Thomas, a junior outfielder from the Brighton Reservation, delivered the clutch go-ahead RBI as a pinch hitter that snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth
Ahnie Jumper nears the final stretch of her softball career at FGCU Sports by Kevin Johnson - March 13, 2021September 19, 2024 Florida Gulf Coast University senior catcher Ahnie Jumper is behind the plate as the Eagles face Florida State University on Feb. 27, 2021, in Tallahassee. (Sam Segreto/FSU) Entering the final couple months of her softball career at Florida Gulf Coast University, Ahnie Jumper admits that she “can see the finish
Eli Foreman qualifies for Oklahoma state powerlifting meets Sports by The Seminole Tribune - March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Anadarko High School freshman Eli Foreman. (Courtesy photo) Anadarko High School freshman Eli Foreman has qualified for the Oklahoma junior high and high school state powerlifting meets. Foreman, a Seminole Tribe of Florida tribal member, placed third at the junior high regional meet in the heavyweight class. He squatted 425 pounds, benched
Tennis stars coming to Hard Rock Stadium for Miami Open Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming Sports by The Seminole Tribune - March 10, 2021April 8, 2021 Serena Williams, shown here at Hard Rock Stadium in 2019, is among the top players entered in the Miami Open that runs March 22-April 4. (Photo Kevin Johnson) MIAMI GARDENS — The world’s greatest tennis players will be at Hard Rock Stadium from March 22-April 4 for the Miami Open. Matches
Lexi Foreman, Anadarko reach Oklahoma state tournament Sports by The Seminole Tribune - March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 After helping Anadarko High School win an Oklahoma state championship in 2019, Lexi Foreman and the Lady Warriors are eying a repeat in 2021. (Courtesy photo) The defending state champion Anadarko High School girls basketball team, which includes Seminole Tribe of Florida tribal member Lexi Foreman, is still
Seminoles fill the rosters, coaching ranks for Moore Haven High School softball Sports by Kevin Johnson - March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Moore Haven High School varsity softball coach Jaryaca Baker talks to her infield during a trip to the pitcher’s circle in the Terriers’ game against Clewiston on Feb. 19, 2021, at Moore Haven High School. (Photo Kevin Johnson) MOORE HAVEN — It’s not hard to find tribal representation this year on
Ahnie Jumper, FGCU to play in FSU Unconquered Invitational Sports by Kevin Johnson - February 24, 2021September 19, 2024 The Florida Gulf Coast University softball team, which includes the Seminole Tribe's Ahnie Jumper, center, shown here in a 2019 game, will face the Florida State University Seminoles on Feb. 26-27, 2021. (Photo Beverly Bidney) A Seminole will face Florida State University's Seminoles on the softball field this weekend. Ahnie Jumper,
Memorable season for Okeechobee ends with loss to powerful American Heritage Sports by Kevin Johnson - February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Okeechobee High School's Adryauna Baker (5) attempts to block a shot by American Heritage-Plantation's Sydney Shaw during a Class 5A-Region 4 semifinal Feb. 16, 2021, at American Heritage in Plantation. Heritage won 57-27. (Photo Kevin Johnson) PLANTATION – Just 24 seconds into Tuesday’s Class 5A-Region 4 semifinal, Okeechobee High School