Kevin Johnson

Miami

Senior Editor at Seminole Tribune

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Articles

University of Sioux Falls track and field star Tyler Hiatt earns Athlete of the Year honor

1 month ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

Seminole Tribe of Florida descendent Tyler Hiatt was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Year on March 6. Hiatt, a senior at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, won two events at the NSIC Indoor Championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Mankato, Minnesota. Hiatt won the weight throw title (64 feet,1.25 inches) and the shot put (58 feet, 5.75 inches). He earned all-conference honors in both events.
Tribal players star for Moore Haven softball

1 month ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

BELLE GLADE – Charisma Micco made a memorable debut in her first-ever high school pitching start on March 11 in Belle Glade. Micco, one of five Seminoles on the Moore Haven High School varsity softball team, fired a complete game one-hit shutout as the Terriers topped previously undefeated Glades Day School, 10-0, in six innings. “Lights out.
Moore Haven boys rally to win district championship

2 months ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

MOORE HAVEN – For three quarters it looked like the Moore Haven High School boys basketball team’s season would end. But after trailing most of the night, the Terriers clicked when it counted most and surged past visiting Fort Meade High School to win the Rural Class District 8 championship, 51-47, on Feb. 7, 2025. The victory clinched a spot in the FHSAA regionals for the Terriers (13-7), who will face Hawthorne (16-3), from Alachua County, in a regional semifinal Feb.
Nevada Gaming Control Board receives update on Hard Rock Las Vegas construction

2 months ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

The Nevada Gaming Control Board received an update on the status of the Hard Rock Las Vegas construction project at its Jan. 15 meeting. The board heard from Frank Cassella, senior vice president of Finance for Hard Rock Las Vegas. Cassella appeared before the board as part of an application for his licensure as a key executive, which the board unanimously recommended approval to the Nevada Gaming Commission. Cassella earned an accounting degree from Penn State University.
Princesses cherish FSU homecoming experience

Dec 10, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

TALLAHASSEE — The Seminole Tribe’s princesses are not even halfway through their year of representing the tribe, but both said the experience so far has already exceeded their expectations. “This is everything I expected, and more. I love it a lot,” said Miss Florida Seminole CeCe Thomas. Case in point came at Florida State University’s homecoming weekend.
Tribe, FSU celebrate dedication of Native American & Indigenous Studies Center

Dec 10, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

TALLAHASSEE — The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s presence was felt outsideand inside at the dedication of Florida State University’s Native American & Indigenous Studies Center on Nov. 21 in Tallahassee. Speaking from a podium on the center’s porch, Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr. and tribal FSU student Bailey Marie Osceola Latchford addressed an audience of about 75 – including the tribe’s princesses – who gathered on a sun-splashed front lawn for the 12 p.m. ceremony during homecoming week.
New residential development debuts in Big Cypress

Nov 14, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

BIG CYPRESS — The newest residential development on the Big Cypress Reservation – with street names such as West Peggy Billie Lane and Sally Buster Circle – held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 4. Big Cypress Councilwoman Mariann Billie and Big Cypress Board Rep.
Tribal players set to start high school football playoffs

Nov 14, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

MOORE HAVEN – It’s playoff time for Florida high school football, including Moore Haven and American Heritage-Plantation, which both have Seminole Tribe of Florida representation. Moore Haven will make about a 350-mile trip to the Panhandle to face Madison County High School in a Class Rural regional semifinal Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m.Sixteen teams made it into the Rural bracket for the entire class. Moore Haven (5-4) is seeded No. 15; Madison (6-3) is No. 2.
Moore Haven volleyball to play in state semifinal Nov. 4

Nov 1, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

Moore Haven High School’s memorable volleyball season has reached the Final Four. After winning its first district title and first regional final, the Terriers, whose roster has seven tribal members from the Seminole Tribe of Florida, will face Liberty County on Nov. 4, 2024, at 10 a.m. in a Class Rural state semifinal at Polk State College’s Health Center in Winter Haven. The other semifinal features defending state champion Baker against Branford at 1 p.m.The semifinal winners will meet Nov.
Another first for Moore Haven volleyball as Terriers win regional semifinal

Oct 27, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

MOORE HAVEN – The best season in Moore Haven High School volleyball history keeps getting better. Eight days after winning its first district championship, Moore Haven notched its first regional playoff victory with a 3-1 win against Chiefland in a Rural regional semifinal Oct. 26, 2024, at Moore Haven High School. Scores were 25-16, 17-25, 25-17, 25-16. “I’m super proud of them.