By Amanda Murphy LAKE WALES — Trey Boone, a shooting guard on the Vanguard School varsity boys’ basketball team, has made remarkable moves on the court this season for someone who has only played competitively for two years. He averages 16.3 points, 3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He has made

TALLAHASSEE — Florida State University celebrated its championship football team in style Feb. 1 with a rousing event at the Doak Campbell Stadium. A party atmosphere prevailed as a highlight video of the BCS championship game played for fans, cheerleaders took to the field, the team gathered on stage and confetti

BIG CYPRESS — The Bill Osceola Memorial Rodeo in Big Cypress Feb. 8-9, the first event on the 2014 Eastern Indian Rodeo Association calendar, drew a crowd of competitive Native American cowboys and cowgirls. A sanctioned event, competitors accrued points toward their quest to compete in the Indian National Rodeo

PLANTATION — The strong season of the American Heritage boys’ varsity basketball team brought them all the way to the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 5A state semifinal game Feb. 28, thanks in part to Hunter Osceola’s contributions on the court. “I see Hunter as a big part of the

TAMPA — Nearly 200 Seminole Tribal members of all ages and from all across Florida, showed up at the University of South Florida (USF) gymnasium Jan. 12 to cheer on the fifth-ranked Louisville Cardinals, as they held off the USF Bulls, 62-54, in an NCAA Division 1 women’s basketball game. Actually,

BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee School’s varsity girls’ basketball team was just a few games closer to delivering a monumental first in Florida regional competition history. In packed bleachers at the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium, spectators cheered with every successful block, steal and basket. “If we win this game, we’ll be first in

By Amanda Murphy BRIGHTON — For the second time this season, both Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams played their biggest rival, Yearling Middle School, Jan. 14. Although both teams lost, the PECS players showed growing strength and skill in each game. The girls’ team beat Yearling the week

By Amanda Murphy ANADARKO, Okla. — As a freshman at Anadarko High School in Oklahoma, Curtis Osceola, 15, already has a football state championship under his belt and he’s only aiming higher. Osceola and the Anadarko Warriors won 40-0 against Poteau High School Dec. 14 in the Class 4A Oklahoma state

HOLLYWOOD — Kaitlynn Osceola juggles the diverse aspects of her life with confidence. As a freshman at Broward College, she studies early education; as an athlete, she plays an integral part of the school’s Seahawks basketball team; as a mother, she inspires her young daughter. Osceola, 18, is driven by her

By Emma Johns OKEECHOBEE — Daniel Nunez Jr., a junior at Okeechobee High School (OHS), just wrapped up his third year as a varsity football player for the Okeechobee Brahmans. Nunez plays line backer, running back and full back and has enjoyed the sport since he was 9 years old. Nunez maintains