Kevin Johnson

3 days ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

PLANTATION – When it comes to high school softball in Florida, the American Heritage (Plantation) program is a heavyweight. The Patriots have won eight state championships, third most in the state. On May 7, 2025, Okeechobee, a young team with several Seminole Tribe of Florida tribal members, never flinched in classic battle for seven innings against powerful American Heritage.

1 week ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

BRIGHTON — A varsity high school softball game between Moore Haven and Okeechobee served as a “homecoming” for many players from the Seminole Tribe of Florida. In front of about 130 spectators April 14, Okeechobee enjoyed a big night at the plate as the Brahmans defeated Moore Haven, 15-2, in five innings under the lights at Ollie Jones Memorial Park on the Brighton Reservation, where several of the players live and/or attended Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School.

1 week ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

A 3,000-mile cross country trip proved to be worth every mile for the Seminole men’s team in the Battle of the Nations basketball tournament. The all-Native tournament was held April 5-7 in Spokane, Washington. Out of 64 men’s teams, the Seminoles compiled a 7-2 record and finished fourth. The Seminoles won their first two games, but lost the third game, which forced them to keep winning in the losers’ bracket in order to stay alive.

1 week ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

MOORE HAVEN — Terriers had plenty of tears April 25 as the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Preslynn Baker made her college decision. With her parents at her side and four white volleyballs in front of her – each bearing the logo of her final potential college destinations – Baker picked up the ball that will take the Moore Haven High School standout to Earlham College, an NCAA Division III school in Richmond, Indiana.

1 week ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

Canada has its first Hard Rock Hotel. Hard Rock Hotel London – in southern Ontario about 120 miles from Detroit – opened April 16 as a part of an entertainment complex known as 100 Kellogg Lane. The site is a former Kellogg’s cereal factory which produced Frosted Flakes, Corn Flakes and Raisin Bran. The entertainment complex features Canada’s largest indoor adventure park known as The Factory, a children’s museum, and dining and beverage venues. The 164-room hotel offers a variety of rooms.