By Andrea Holata BRIGHTON — Family and friends joined Jaryaca Baker on June 19 to celebrate her acceptance of a scholarship letter of intent to be a student at and play softball for Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, Okla.  The signing was held at Beef O’ Brady’s in Okeechobee. "It’s a

CLEWISTON — The heat and humidity of a typical Florida summer didn’t keep Tribal youth from competing in a junior golf championship tournament held June 29 at the Clewiston Golf Course. With plenty of bug spray tucked in their golf bags, the kids gave their all at the Amateur Athletics Union

By Amanda Murphy HOLLYWOOD — Despite threatening rain clouds, more than a dozen kids trekked to the Hollywood ball field July 8-10 for football camp. Leading the group to the gridiron was former NFL player Lorenzo White, an eight-year veteran running back for the Houston Oilers – now known as the

CLEWISTON — When 45 golfers yelled "Fore!" on a recent Saturday morning at Clewiston Golf Course, they did it against drug, alcohol and gambling abuse. Twelve teams, more than a dozen Tribe employee volunteers and a smattering of spectators turned out for the Firecracker Classic fundraiser to benefit the sixth annual

HOLLYWOOD — The Recreation program was founded in 1974 by Howard Tommie, Mike Tiger and Bert Jones but was inspired by someone who could be considered the Tribe’s version of Jim Thorpe. Howard Tiger played semi-professional football, basketball, boxing and baseball, leaving behind a legacy of athleticism and competition for the

OKLAHOMA CITY — Jim Thorpe was many things: a gold-medal Olympic athlete; professional basketball, baseball and football player; a boxer and a golfer; "Athlete of the Century," according to ABC’s "Wide World of Sports;" and "the greatest athlete in the world," according to Sweden’s King Gustav V, who made the

MOORE, Okla. — The Jim Thorpe games went off without a hitch for most competitors; except for a few living close to the games, the hardest part was getting there. On May 20 an EF5 tornado, with winds of 210 mph, devastated the city of Moore just south of Oklahoma

BRIGHTON — The rodeo season ended with a rousing show in Brighton May 18-19 at the Eastern Indian Rodeo Association (EIRA) regional finals. Cowboys and cowgirls worked hard for a spot in the Indian National Finals Rodeo to be held Nov. 5-9 in Las Vegas. "This is the end of the

HOLLYWOOD — Members of the Tribe tend to be big football supporters; many root for the Miami Dolphins, Florida State Seminoles and the University of Miami Hurricanes. But fewer play the game than cheer for it. Tribal kids recently had some hands-on football experience as they ran professional-style drills at

BIG CYPRESS — Five rodeo youth athletes from the Eastern Indian Rodeo Association’s (EIRA) kids’ program earned top points to ride, rope and race Nov. 5-9 at the 38th annual Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) in Las Vegas. "This is what they worked for all year. They see the adults do