COOPER CITY — Three Tribal girls catapulted their way onto the award podium on Feb. 11, after shining in the 2012 Cruise Classic gymnastics competition. Jaylee Cypress, Harmony Cypress and Valholly Frank competed as level 2 gymnasts, showing off their skills on the vault, bars, beam and floor. To prepare for the

By Rachel Buxton BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School’s (PECS) boys’ baseball team hosted their first home game Feb. 23 against the Moore Haven Terriers. The Seminoles triumphed over the Terriers 12-2, capturing their second win of the season. The game was held at the Ollie Jones Memorial Park on the Brighton

By Naji Tobias MOORE HAVEN — History has been made once again at Ahfachkee. For the first time, the Ahfachkee Warriors baseball program played a high school game sanctioned by the Florida High School Athletic Association – a March 9 road contest against the Moore Haven Terriers in Moore Haven. Although Ahfachkee lost

By Twila Perkins ANADARKO, Okla. – Three Seminole Tribal members are tearing up the basketball courts in Oklahoma. Cara Osceola, Kaitlen Osceola and Curtis Osceola Jr. play basketball for the Anadarko Warriors. Their proud parents are Curtis Osceola Sr., of Hollywood, Fla., and Tara Leonard, of Anadarko, Okla. Cara and Kaitlen play for

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — The Ahfachkee Warriors and Lady Warriors celebrated the end of their second basketball season with an award ceremony on Feb. 27. Tribal citizens and community members witnessed the crowning of some of Big Cypress Reservation’s best athletes at the ceremony, held at the Community Center. The event

By Naji Tobias BRIGHTON — The spirit of Bert C. Jones lives on. From Feb. 17-18, the Brighton Reservation’s Recreation Department hosted the 28th annual Bert C. Jones Memorial Basketball Tournament in honor of their late Tribal citizen. The event is the Tribe’s longest-running basketball tournament, along with the Herman L. Osceola Memorial

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — Fourteen teams took to the waters in search of the biggest catch. Amidst the friendly competition, camaraderie and family bonding surfaced. It was the third annual Tyler Cypress Memorial Fishing Tournament on March 10 at the Big Cypress L-28 canal. Tribal citizens, community members and employees

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — Siblings and longtime fishermen Sam and Ted Nelson arrived in Big Cypress shortly after 6 a.m. on March 10 for the third annual Tyler Cypress Memorial Fishing Tournament. The tournament was held in memory of the late Tyler Cypress, who passed away in March 2010. Children

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — From popular sports like basketball to less common ones like fling-a-frog and alphabet mania, this year’s Ahfachkee School’s Field Day had it all. On March 8, students from sixth through 12th grade participated in basketball, softball and volleyball. Meanwhile, students from kindergarten through fifth grade took

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — Noah Jim’s Pond was the place to be for nine Big Cypress Tribal seniors. On the morning of March 13, they competed in their annual fishing tournament. Big Cypress Tribal senior Violet Jim caught the largest garfish of the day at 16 ounces. “Violet is a fisher