BIG CYPRESS — The regular season for Ahfachkee School varsity basketball teams wrapped up without a championship title but with pride in knowing that every battle fought on the court was honorable. “Sometimes you can’t measure a win by the score on the board,” said Ahfachkee’s athletic program director Danielle Jumper-Frye.

Tribal youth don’t have any excuse to laze around and complain there’s nothing to do after school any more. With a new focus on the Seminole Way to Play, the Recreation Department has added an assortment of sports clinics to every reservation, every week. Children between the ages of 3 and

HOLLYWOOD — Brian Dodd comes to his new job as Hollywood Recreation site manager with the goal of building a solid program where kids and adults want to spend their leisure time. He brings enthusiasm fueled by his love of athletics and a desire to offer the community the best

HOLLYWOOD — Sonya Cypress comes from a military family – her late father, Billy Larry Cypress, was a Native American combat platoon leader and some of her uncles served in the armed forces. Combat and weapons training is not unusual to her. Her background also led to a strong interest

BIG CYPRESS — Country music, a haze of red clay and the scents of horses and hot dogs welcomed spectators to the first Cowboy Resolution Rodeo at the Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena from Jan. 4-5. Team sorting, team tying, calf branding and other ranch rodeo events kept everyone in their seats

BIG CYPRESS — There’s no crying in mixed martial arts class. Well, maybe a few beginner’s tears. "There is always that time, the initial moment when the child makes contact and feels it," said Luis Gutierrez, lead instructor at the Big Cypress Mixed Martial Arts school. But usually it’s bruised ego, not

BIG CYPRESS — Despite only being in existence for several years, Ahfachkee’s basketball teams have continued to grow and achieve new heights. Girls’ basketball hits the court The third season Lady Warriors’ varsity basketball team from Ahfachkee School is using experience and time to grow fierce. "We’re a young team with only one

Recreation has always been important to Tribal culture; athleticism and competition are common aspects of daily life. To encourage participation in athletics, the Recreation Department offers a variety of sports programs, and for the New Year, the department has enacted Tribalwide policy changes. Called Seminole Way to Play, the changes affect

IMMOKALEE — Tribal member Cecilia Pequeno loves kids and has the energy to keep up with them all day every day. She has six children at home and spends her working hours interacting with Immokalee youth. After seven years working with the Immokalee Recreation Department, Pequeno was recently promoted to site

TAMPA — It was the last quarter of the last game of a tough season for the Tampa Catholic Crusaders High School football team. Tied 7-7 in a Black Friday winner-take-all playoff battle with rival Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders, the Crusaders were in a do-or-die mode. The winning team would