TORONTO — About 10 minutes after he won a grueling championship match in wrestling, Team Florida’s Sammy Micco Sanchez was still breathing heavily as fellow Seminoles congratulated the two-time gold medal champion. After breezing through two victories on the first day of competition, Sammy needed every ounce of his 192-pound frame

TORONTO — As thousands of athletes filled up most of Aviva Centre, Team Florida’s Seminole colors appeared to be only a speck among the colorful, flag-waving masses that surrounded them. Compared to squads such as Team Ontario, Team British Columbia and Team Wisconsin – which brought hundreds of competitors

HOLLYWOOD — Mike Tiger sat at the scorer’s table watching the basketball tournament that is annually played in his father’s memory and for the past few years has been held in the building that bears his dad’s name. “Hollywood versus Lady Seminoles. Cheer for your team,” Tiger said to the crowd

Two Okeechobee Citizens Recreation Association youth softball teams with Seminole players will be vying for state championships in July. Okeechobee’s Darlings 8 and under team, which features Seminoles Serenity Billie, Waniya Fortner, Alyssa Madrigal, Joleyne Nunez and coach Daniel Nunez Sr., won their age division in June at the district tournament

HOLLYWOOD — Sammy Micco Sanchez has been doing what needs to be done to increase his football profile. The Fort Gibson (Okla.) High School standout, who is entering his senior year, attended football camps hosted by two colleges he would like to suit up for on autumn Saturdays. The first stop

HOLLYWOOD — Julius Aquino concluded his Fort Gibson Middle School track career in the same place – first place – where he started. Aquino stamped an exclamation point to his eighth-grade track season by winning the Verdigris Valley Junior High Conference’s boys ninth-grade 100-meter dash on April 25 in Catoosa, Oklahoma.

FORT MYERS — Florida Gulf Coast University’s Alico Arena is home to the Eagles, but on June 7, more than 50 Seminole girls from Brighton moved into the ‘Nest’ for an intense volleyball clinic. The Tribe has had a long partnership with the university in Fort Myers, including sports camps and

PLANTATION — Following the conclusion of her final high school softball season at American Heritage School, accolades have been rolling in for Ahnie Jumper of the Big Cypress Reservation. In a span of a couple weeks, Jumper was named First Team All-Broward by the Miami Herald, Second Team All-Broward by the

There’s a reason why Preston Baker and his boys basketball team from the Brighton Reservation spent a good chunk of a June weekend playing USAAA tournament games in Broward County gyms. It’s the same reason why they spent the prior weekend at an AAU showcase in Orlando, and why they’ve been

CALGARY, Alberta — The Western Hockey League announced May 3 that Seattle Thunderbirds defenseman Ethan Bear, 19, has been named the WHL Defenseman of the Year. The announcement was made at the WHL awards luncheon in Calgary, Alberta. Bear is from Ochapowace First Nation in Saskatchewan. “I’m proud of who I