OKEECHOBEE — Sitting in the bleachers is not the way Alicia Fudge, Julia Smith and Caroline Sweat wanted to spend the evening of Jan. 18. The Brighton Reservation’s trio of guards – all key components to what had been an outstanding season for the Okeechobee High School girls varsity basketball team

NAPLES — For the past four years Sunni Bearden has been one of the most consistent and reliable players on the Moore Haven High School girls basketball team. From scoring to rebounding to passing, the senior guard from the Brighton Reservation has excelled in just about every department. Yet in the

NAPLES — The Moore Haven High School boys basketball roster underwent some mid-season changes, but the Brighton Reservation’s Donovan Harris and Ivess Baker have remained consistent contributors for the Terriers, who neared the end of January with a 9-9 record. Harris, a 6-foot freshman guard, scored 11 points and snagged four

DAVIE — Wherever she has played basketball – from Seminole teams to American Heritage School to travel ball – Skyla Osceola has always been regarded as a smart player with exceptional court awareness skills and knowledge. Now Osceola has carried her hoop intelligence to the next level, which, for the former

BIG CYPRESS — Cicero Osceola didn’t have to look at his team’s statistics to know that the Ahfachkee High School Warriors boys basketball squad needs to play tougher defense. The remarkable 72 points scored by one player on the other team – Everglades City senior scoring machine Scout Morris –

The path to winning the NASA men’s basketball championship was filled with challenges for the South Florida Young Bulls even before they stepped onto the court at the Seneca Nation of Indians’ Cattaraugus Community Center. Some members of the team, whose six-man roster included Seminoles’ Trewston Pierce, Ty Pierce and Eric

EDMONTON, Alberta — Fred Sasakamoose, known as the National Hockey League’s first indigenous player, was honored prior to the Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers game Dec. 29 in Edmonton, Alberta. In recognition of Sasakamoose receiving the Order of Canada for his contributions to First Nations’ sport and culture, the Oilers held

PLANTATION — Skyla Osceola was only a few feet from her former teammates December Stubbs and Tiana Stubbs as the American Heritage sisters battled Dillard in an early season clash of Broward County powerhouses. Of course, being in the bleachers, which is where Skyla lent her support and encouragement to

BRIGHTON — About 35 young girls had plenty of talented softball players to learn from during Florida Gulf Coast University’s clinic Dec. 2 at Ollie Jones Memorial Park in Brighton. There was Riley Randolph, a junior left-handed pitcher who won Atlantic Sun Conference rookie and pitcher of the year awards as

WEST PALM BEACH — The Chobee Gurlz 8 and under softball team, which features several players from the Brighton Reservation, ruled the PBC Santa Slam tournament from start to finish. Chobee won all six of its games to capture the 9U championship on Dec. 3. The team won all three of its