FSU homecoming was banner day for Tribe News Sports by Kevin Johnson - November 30, 2017January 3, 2018 Justin Motlow makes history with touchdown catch TALLAHASSEE — As Justin Motlow answered questions from the media, the Florida State University senior talked about his first college touchdown catch and the ensuing euphoric reaction it generated from his teammates, but central to Motlow’s postgame comments was a bigger picture: his appreciation for
Hard Rock charity poker event benefits Feeding South Florida Sports by From Press Release - October 31, 2017 HOLLYWOOD — Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood hosted a charity poker tournament Oct. 3 benefiting Feeding South Florida and its hurricane relief efforts. PokerStars, which is the flagship brand of The Stars Group Inc. and is the world’s most licensed online gaming brand, matched the tournament donation
Skyla Osceola, NSU open season Nov. 10 Sports by The Seminole Tribune - October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 The Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team will make its 2017-18 debut Nov. 10 against Delta State in Jackson, Tenn. The Sharks home opener will be Nov. 18 against Tampa. This year’s squad includes Skyla Osceola, a 5-foot-8 guard from the Hollywood Reservation. Osceola, a former standout at American Heritage-Plantation, is
Season starts for Curtis Osceola, OCU basketball Sports by The Seminole Tribune - October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 Plenty of new faces, including the Seminole Tribe’s Curtis Osceola, are part of the 2017-18 Oklahoma City University men’s basketball team whose season was slated to start Oct. 28 against Manhattan Christian in Kansas. Six of the nine new players are guards, including Osceola, who finished his high school career at
Cheyenne Nunez, Ahnie Jumper face each other in college game Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 FORT MYERS — Two of the Seminole Tribe’s top softball players played against each other Oct. 7 when the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles hosted the State College of Florida Manatees. The fall season doubleheader in Fort Myers featured FGCU’s Ahnie Jumper of the Big Cypress Reservation and State College of
PECS volleyball honors eighth-grade players Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School’s eighth-grade parent night for its volleyball team is the middle school’s version of a high school’s senior night. On Oct. 5, PECS honored its eighth-graders before they finished their middle school volleyball career and head to high school next year. Before facing Osceola Middle School, eight
Ahfachkee tackles first cross country season Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 31, 2017November 30, 2017 COCONUT CREEK — Franklin Jumper would have liked some company – in the form of teammates – as he lined up for the start of the high school boys varsity race in the Pine Crest Cross Country Invitational on Oct. 12. Other runners from schools such as American Heritage, Calvary Christian
Stephanie Bowers Hiatt inducted into University of Sioux Falls Athletics Hall of Fame Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 2, 2017November 30, 2017 When Stephanie Bowers Hiatt was a sophomore in high school back in the early 1990s, she met a boy at a summer church camp in North Dakota. A couple years later that boy convinced her to join him in attending the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota. Although her roots
Haskell runners capture honors Sports by From Press Release - October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 A pair of Haskell Indian Nations University runners swept the Association of Independent Institutions’ cross country weekly honors Sept. 25. Freshmen Chantel Yazzie and Max Tuckfield turned in strong performances during the Emporia State University Papa John’s Invitational. Yazzie, of Fort Wingate, N.M., completed the 5-kilometer course in 23:52.72 in a meet
Fast start for Pemayetv Emahakv volleyball as season kicks off Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 2, 2017September 28, 2017 BRIGHTON — Similar to just about every scholastic fall sports team in the state, the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School volleyball team’s season was interrupted by Hurricane Irma in September. But before the big storm arrived, the Lady Seminoles opened their season with a pair of impressive wins at home against