Luke Martinez Scores 14 Points and Leads Wyoming past Mount Royal
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - Five Cowboys scored in double figures, led by senior guard Luke Marti...
Haskell Lady Indians Volleyball Begins Fall Preparations
(Lawrence, KS) - The Haskell Indian Nations University Lady Indians volleyball team is in full swing...
Native American Golfer Alexandrea Schulte Finishes 2nd at Cactus Tour Event
Phoenix, AZ - Native American golfer Alexandrea Schulte, a member of the Northern Ute Tribe, took ho...
Vikings OL hoping to help Native Americans
Most Vikings fans may not know who Levi Horn is, but the offensive tackle is looking to make the te...
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Luke Martinez Scores 14 Points and Leads Wyoming past Mount Royal
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - Five Cowboys scored in double figures, led by senior guard Luke Martinez (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) and junior guard Nathan Sobey with 14 each, to guide the University of Wyoming men’s basketball team to an 84-45 win over Mount Royal University on Wednesday night. UW’s second game of the 2012 Battle of the Border started a little closer, with the Pokes in front …
by admin on August 10th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Haskell Lady Indians Volleyball Begins Fall Preparations
(Lawrence, KS) – The Haskell Indian Nations University Lady Indians volleyball team is in full swing at pre-season fall camp and eager to continue to build upon a strong spring. The Lady Indians return 5 starters for head coach Nana Allison-Brewer’s second season at Haskell Indian Nations University. Also, all three top hitters return, including leading hitter Sophomore Tiffany Runs …
by admin on August 9th, 2012 1 Comments »
Native American Golfer Alexandrea Schulte Finishes 2nd at Cactus Tour Event
Phoenix, AZ – Native American golfer Alexandrea Schulte, a member of the Northern Ute Tribe, took home second place honors this week at the Cactus Tour’s Foothills Country club event in Phoenix, Arizona. Schulte carded a two day total of (149) on the desert course which was one shot a head for a three way tie for third place and …
by admin on August 8th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Indians Football Conquer Heat; Newcomers Adjusting in Fall Camp
Lawrence – The Haskell Indian Nations University football team continues its fall camp this week and have enjoyed a few days of reasonable weather as the Indians got a chance to work out in shorts at the south practice fields. The Indians, which open the season on Sept. 1st against Presentation College in Aberdeen, SD, continued the teaching mode to …
by admin on August 7th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Vikings OL hoping to help Native Americans
Most Vikings fans may not know who Levi Horn is, but the offensive tackle is looking to make the team because he has a lot of people looking at him back home in Montana. It’s one thing to be a home-grown hero, but Horn has the eyes of an entire race on him. Horn is a Native American and a member of the …
by admin on August 7th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Chickasaws compete in Stickball World Series
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. – A number of Chickasaw stick-ball players recently competed in the Stickball World Series in Philadelphia, Miss. The Chickasaw players are all members of Chikasha Toli. Players were asked to join with Team Tvshkahoma, a Choctaw Nation team, to compete in the World Series. The tournament went well with Team Tvshkahoma finishing fifth of the 16 teams competing.Several Chikasha …
by admin on August 6th, 2012 1 Comments »
Chickasaw sisters team up in tennis doubles; take runner-up spot at state 4A tournament
Chickasaw sisters paired up to claim a runner-up spot at the Oklahoma 4A State Tennis Championships in May. Allison and Natalie Keel teamed up to form one of Okla-homa’s top Class 4A girls num-ber one doubles teams. The sis-ters played for Ada High School where Allison was a senior and Natalie a freshman. The girls’ high school coach, Skip Griese, …
by admin on August 6th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Haskell Indians Football begin Fall Camp for 2012 Season
Lawrence, KS – Head football coach Jimmy Snyder at Haskell Indian Nations University welcomed back 34 returning letterwinners, including 20 starters, and a bevy of newcomers on Wednesday as the Haskell Indians football program officially opened its fall football camp. The Haskell Indian Nations University football squad is the only all Native American football team in the country competing on …
by admin on August 3rd, 2012 Leave a comment »
Jesse “Cab” Renick to be Elected to Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
Press Release- Ada, OK – While the late Jim Thorpe is a household name in Oklahoma, the second Native American from Oklahoma to win Olympic gold is not nearly as well known. But that will change to some degree when the late Jesse “Cab” Renick is inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame by the Jim Thorpe Association August …
by admin on August 3rd, 2012 Leave a comment »
Wondolowski (Kiowa) to be featured in new behind-the-scenes NBC Sports MLS series
NDNSports Brief: Major League Soccer (MLS) and NBC Sports Group has announced a new, day-in-the-life series, MLS 36. The first episode, featuring Major League Soccer scoring-leader Chris Wondolowski (Kiowa tribe) of the San Jose Earthquakes as he prepared for the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game in Philadelphia, will premiere this Sunday, August 5, at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports …
by admin on August 2nd, 2012 1 Comments »
Jude Schimmel Named to BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Team
NDNSports Brief: The University of Louisville had an impressive 246 student-athletes named to the 2011-12 BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Team, and one of those 246 student athletes was Jude Schimmel (a member of the Confederated tribes of the Umatilla reservation), who was a freshman for the Cardinals Lady basketball team this past season. She is also the younger sister and …
by admin on August 2nd, 2012 1 Comments »
Notah Begay III receives sponsor exemption for PGA Tour Event
NDNSPORTS BRIEF: Notah Begay III has been added to the field of this week’s Reno-Tahoe Open. NB3 received one of the last two sponsor exemptions, one of which opening when defending champ Scott Piercy punched his ticket to Firestone on Sunday. Although, Notah is a past champion of this event and past champions typically receive an exemption, the PGA Tour changed the rules …
by admin on August 1st, 2012 Leave a comment »
Jacoby Ellsbury has RBI, steal in win over Tigers
NDNSports BRIEF: Jacoby Ellsbury had a nice night at the plate on Tuesday in a rain-shortened 4-1 victory over the Tigers, going 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base. Ellsbury drew a critical bases-loaded walk off Justin Verlander as the rain was pouring down in the fourth inning, giving the Red Sox a 2-1 lead at the …
by admin on August 1st, 2012 1 Comments »
6-foot-4 Lynette Hepa drawing big-time interest from colleges
By Van Williams, The Artic Sounder Big things await Barrow’s Lynette Hepa, who is a member Inupiat People from Alaska. The 6-foot-4, all-state center could play college basketball for a big school in a big city. Ask her though, and she prefers the smaller things in life. “I’m just a small-town girl,” she said. “I don’t know if I want to …
by admin on July 31st, 2012 1 Comments »
Muscogee Creek hoopsters take to court with WNBA’s Tulsa Shock
Gary Fife, MNN Editorial Assistant – “Dribble to Stop Diabetes” participants learn tips for healthy lifestyles – (OKEMAH)—The Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN) teamed up with the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Tulsa Shock at the Panther Dome in Okemah for a “Dribble to Stop Diabetes” Clinic and Traveling Practice, July 26. It is the second for the team and the MCN. The …
by admin on July 31st, 2012 1 Comments »
Andi Gourd on Fire After Track Season
Darren DeLaune, MNN Sports Writer SALLISAW — Andi Gourd is coming off a strong year in cross-country and track at Central High School in Sallisaw, Okla., where she is the only person, at her school to place in a state competition, ever. The junior came in second place in cross-country this season and took first in the one-mile and two-mile competitions …
by admin on July 30th, 2012 1 Comments »
Muscogee citizen and his inter-tribal team competes in the “World Series of Stickball”
By Darren DeLaune, MNN Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Daniel “Supaktv” Roberts started playing stickball in March 2011. Since that time, Roberts has turned it into a game he absolutely loves. Native American tribes used stickball as a way to settle intertribal disputes without going resorting to war. This is how the sport received its name, “Little Brother of War.” There …
by admin on July 30th, 2012 1 Comments »
Q & A with Billy Mills; Remembering Haskell Institute, Olympic Race and the Future
Billy Mills (Track & Field) 1953-57 Mills grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for the Oglala Lakota Tribe in Pine Ridge, S.D. Growing up Mills participated in boxing and running but did not hone his skills on the track until he came to Lawrence, Kan., and Haskell Institute. Following his time at Haskell, the South Dakota native went onto star at …
by admin on July 30th, 2012 1 Comments »
University of Wyoming Basketball Partners with Nike N7 to Host Exhibition Game
Laramie, Wyo. – The University of Wyoming men’s basketball team will begin the 2012-13 season by hosting Fort Lewis College for an exhibition game at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31 in Ethete, Wyo. A collaboration between the Cowboys and the Nike N7 program, the contest will be played at the Wyoming Indian High School on the Wind River Reservation. …
by admin on July 30th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Watch “Up Heartbreak Hill” Until August 26th; Chronicles 2 Navajo Runners
Miss the POV film “Up Heartbreak Hill” on your local PBS, well you can watch the full documentary online until August 26th Synopsis Thomas and Tamara are track stars at their rural New Mexico high school. Like many teenagers, they are torn between the lure of brighter futures elsewhere and the ties that bind them to home. For these teens, …
by admin on July 28th, 2012 1 Comments »
Kiowa Tribal Member Bill Berry named National Coach of the Year
Phoenix, Arizona – Anyone who has coached for a number of years is sure to achieve some sort of success in his or her sport. Bill Berry is no different; Berry (an enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma) was recently named National Coach of the Year in Softball by the Arizona Diamond backs Baseball Organization. Along with Coach …
by admin on July 27th, 2012 Leave a comment »
ESPN Ranks Brad Madison (Nez Perce) in Top 10 for SEC Defensive Ends
(Columbia, MO) – ESPN has ranked Missouri Tiger’s defensive end Brad Madison as one of the top 10 Defensive Ends for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) this upcoming season. Madison, a member of the Nez Perce tribe, will begin his senior at full strength after undergoing surgery this past spring. 2011 Season Despite not playing at full strength for most of …
by admin on July 27th, 2012 1 Comments »
Wondolowski Scores as MLS All-Stars defeat European Champions
(Philadelphia, PA) – European Champions League winners Chelsea suffered a shocking 3-2 defeat to the Major League Soccer all-star team in an exhibition game on Wednesday evening, thanks to a late goal from Eddie Johnson. Johnson was the hero with the winning strike in the 91st minute with Chris Wondolowski and Chris Pontius also scoring for the all-stars, and John …
by admin on July 26th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Xavier Guillory (Nez Perce), Competing at the 2012 USATF Junior Olympics
(Update 7/27/2012: Xavier did not make it to the 800m finals after this morning semi-finals, however his finish today makes him ranked 23rd nationally for his age division. However, Xavier was only one of three boys in the top 24 of the 800m who were born in 2001; bottom of the Midget division and all the rest were born in 2000; top …
by admin on July 25th, 2012 1 Comments »
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Will Be Host Site For World Baseball Classic
Major League Baseball announced today that Salt River Fields at Talking Stick will be hosting the first two rounds of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, as well as Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. The Salt River Fields is the first MLB park built on Native American land that is owned by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community . The facility was completed in …
by admin on July 25th, 2012 1 Comments »
Lakota Marathon Runners to Compete at the NYC Marathon to Raise Awareness
(Rapid City, SD) – The One Spirit organization from Rapid City, South Dakota is looking for your support to sponsor 5 Lakota runners to compete at the New York City Marathon later this year on November 4th. These young men are truly modern day heroes who against all odds will be competing in the most prestigious marathon in the world …
by admin on July 25th, 2012 1 Comments »
Native American Athletes Competing in the London Olympics
(London, England) – With just a few days away to the 2012 London Olympic, thousands of athletes from across the world will begin competition in their respective sports in hopes of winning a medal and become a part of Olympic history. A few of those athletes that will be competing will not only be representing their country but they will also …
by admin on July 22nd, 2012 1 Comments »
Haskell Football Players Tabbed Pre-Season All-Americans
USA Football News Selects Chaffin and Hammer (Lawrence, Kansas) – Haskell Indian Nations University football Seniors Caleb Chaffin and Jesse Hammer have been selected to the 20thAnnual USA College Football NAIA Pre-Season All-American Team for the 2012 College Football Season. Chaffin, a wide receiver from Lone Grove, Oklahoma finished the 2011 season ranked 8thin the nation in receptions per game, and 11thin total receptions. …
by admin on July 20th, 2012 1 Comments »
The third annual Lax-4-Life Camp for Native American youth begins on July 23rd
By mnswarm.com – SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Swarm in partnership with the Minnesota Army National Guard and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are proud to present the third annual Lax-4-Life Camp, a five-day, four-night lacrosse camp for Native American boys and girls from July 23-27 on the Fond du Lac Reservation. Lax-4-Life is a nationally praised camp that has received …
by admin on July 20th, 2012 1 Comments »
Diamonds are a Bear’s best friend
Darren DeLaune MNN Sports Writer HENRYETTA — To be a member of all-state team in a sport says that members are among the best in the state of Oklahoma. To be a two-time all-stater means a player ranks among the best. Danielle Bear just graduated from Henryetta High School where she grabbed both all-state honors in fast and slow pitch …
by admin on July 18th, 2012 Leave a comment »
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