OKEECHOBEE — Okeechobee High School’s volleyball team came up one victory shy of reaching the regional playoffs, but optimism abounds because nearly the entire team will be back next season. The Brahmans lose just one player from this year’s squad, senior Delaney Jones who was honored with her parents in a

BRIGHTON — The Eastern Indian Rodeo Association held its annual season-ending awards banquet Oct. 13 at the Florida Seminole Veterans Building in Brighton. All Around winners included Naha Jumper, Annie Quinn Barney, Thadd Johns and Paizlee Miller. Sanction Saddle winners Jacoby Johns – Bareback Dayne Johns – Steer Wrestling Naha Jumper – Tie Down

BOCA RATON — The Ahfachkee School volleyball team improved each set before the Warriors ran out of time as their season ended Oct. 15 with a 3-0 loss to Glades Day School in a Class 2A-District 7A quarterfinal at Donna Klein Jewish Academy. Scores were 25-11, 25-15, 25-20. Ahfachkee was seeded

PORT ST. LUCIE — Kaleb Thomas had just finished running the 3.1-mile trek around the large lake at McCarty Ranch Preserve in a rural part of Port St. Lucie. The junior on the Okeechobee High School boys cross country team wasn’t thrilled with his performance. "Not too good," he said about

CLEWISTON — Tim Pruitt and Mateo Jimenez have high hopes for the Ahfachkee School golf program. The coaches -- Pruitt is the head coach and Jimenez is the assistant -- look at the 2018 season as a building block to growing the program, one they envision will have a full

FORT MYERS — Ahnie Jumper and Cheyenne Nunez grew up playing a variety of sports including softball. Both are extremely athletic and were the cream of the crop on their respective high school teams. Ahnie is from Big Cypress and attended American Heritage High School in Plantation; Cheyenne is from

MOORE HAVEN — The player on defense from Oasis never had a chance. With the ball on the Oasis 16-yard line midway through the third quarter, Moore Haven used a surge by its linemen to open a giant lane for a touchdown run. Paving the way were linemen Conner Thomas and

DAVIE — The Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team, which includes Skyla Osceola, will open its season Nov. 9 in Miami. The Sharks will face Delta State (Nov. 9) and Union (Nov. 10) in the GSC/SSC Crossover Challenge at Barry University. The home opener is Nov. 15 against Montevallo at

FORT MYERS — Corey Jumper scored Moore Haven’s two touchdowns in the Terriers’ 34-12 loss to Canterbury School in a middle school football game Oct. 16 in Fort Myers. Jumper, who played tight end on offense and defensive end on defense, caught a 60-yard touchdown pass over the middle from quarterback