NB3 Foundation holds all-Native youth golf tournament Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Native American youth golfers compete at the NB3 Foundation All-Native National Youth Golf Tournament Aug. 3-4, 2020, in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. The tournament was a qualifier for the Notah Begay III Junior National Golf Championship that will be held in November in Louisiana. (NB3 Foundation photo) The debut of
Skyla Osceola earns SSC academic honor Sports by The Seminole Tribune - July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 DAVIE — Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball player Skyla Osceola, of the Hollywood Reservation, made the Sunshine State Conference 2020 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll, the conference announced June 24. To be eligible for the honor roll, a student-athlete must post a minimum grade-point average of 3.20 on a scale of
Ahfachkee’s Alena Stockton signs with Florida SouthWestern in Fort Myers Sports by Kevin Johnson - July 1, 2020September 19, 2024 Alena Stockton drives toward the basket for the Ahfachkee School during a game against Immokalee in January 2020. She will attend Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers. (Beverly Bidney photo) BIG CYPRESS — Dreams do come true. Just ask Alena Stockton. “I’ve wanted to play college basketball ever since I started,”
Eager to play again, Tiana Stubbs signs with Hillsborough Sports by Kevin Johnson - July 1, 2020September 19, 2024 Tiana Stubbs, shown here in game action on Nov. 20, 2018, missed more than a year of basketball due to an injury, but she’s ready to play again. She will play for Hillsborough Community College in Tampa. (Kevin Johnson photo) HOLLYWOOD — If anyone deserves good news, it’s Tiana Stubbs, and
Former Choctaw Central star Kyarrah Grant transfers to NSU Sports by Kevin Johnson - July 1, 2020July 6, 2020 Skyla Osceola, center, and Kyarrah Grant, second from right, will be teammates in the 2020-21 season on the Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team. The photo shows when they were teammates in 2017 on a NAYO championship team that was coached by Skyla’s father Marl, far right, and brother Hunter,
Brighton’s Kaleb Thomas signs with NCAA Division III college in Pennsylvania Sports by Kevin Johnson - June 4, 2020September 19, 2024 2020 Okeechobee High School graduate Kaleb Thomas, of the Brighton Reservation, is joined by family, relatives and friends as he signs to play baseball with Clarks Summit University on May 30, 2020, at Lightsey's restaurant in Okeechobee. (Courtesy photo) Kaleb Thomas has been a third baseman, an outfielder and a pitcher.
Fond memories of OHS baseball for 4-year varsity letterman Ozzy Osceola Sports by Kevin Johnson - June 3, 2020September 19, 2024 A banner for Okeechobee High School senior Ozzy Osceola hangs on a fence at the baseball field. (OHS Facebook) Coming off a big win against Martin County in mid-March, the Okeechobee High School baseball team was feeling pretty good at practice before its next game. With a 4-4 overall record and having
Ready to rebound again, Skyla Osceola focuses on staying positive and healthy Sports by Kevin Johnson - May 1, 2020September 19, 2024 Skyla Osceola launches a 3-point shot during a game in the 2019-20 season. (Jeff Romance photo) HOLLYWOOD — When Skyla Osceola is healthy and playing a lot of minutes, she can be a force on the floor. Proof of that came in her freshman season on the Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball
Honorable mention honor for Silas Madrigal Sports by The Seminole Tribune - May 1, 2020May 4, 2020 Silas Madrigal, center, and the Okeechobee High boys basketball team had plenty of reasons to smile in the 2019-20 season as the Brahmans went 26-3 and won a district title for the second straight year. (Kevin Johnson photo) OKEECHOBEE — Some of the key players in Okeechobee High School boys
Schimmel sister signs with University of Cincinnati Sports by Kevin Johnson - May 1, 2020May 4, 2020 After playing one season at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Milan Schimmel, younger sister of Shoni and Jude Schimmel, is headed to the University of Cincinnati. (Milan Schimmel/Instagram) Another Schimmel sister will be playing NCAA Division I basketball. Milan Schimmel, a younger sister of former University of Louisville stars Shoni and