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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Wondolowski’s hat trick earns him MLS Player of the Week

New York, NY — San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski (Kiowa Tribe) was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 19 on Monday. This marks the second time this season Wondo has earned MLS Player of the Week, he accomplished his first honor on Week 9. Wondolowski earned the honor after he scored a hat trick and …

by admin on July 18th, 2012 1 Comments »

Iroquois Nationals Defeat England 24-2 at 2012 Lacrosse World Championships

The Iroquois Nationals easily defeated the recently crowned European Champions England by a final score of 24-2 on the second day of pool play. Team Iroquois entered the tournament with arguably the best goalie in the tournament in Warren Hill who hails from Six Nations, Ontario. Hill possesses all the tools to steal a game including wonderful shot stopping skills and an …

by admin on July 13th, 2012 1 Comments »

Chickasaw Nation Tennis Clinic

Several Chickasaw youth learned to love the game of tennis during Chickasaw Nation Beginner Tennis Clinic, conducted June 11-14 at the Ada Tennis Center. More than 40 students spent four days learning the game and rules of tennis, or improving skills and techniques learned at last year’s camp. “We’ve been having so much fun we wish it was an overnight …

by admin on July 10th, 2012 1 Comments »

Golf Camp ‘veteran’ returns to teach new golfers

For the past 12 years Bryeson Lance has spent four days of his summer break at Chickasaw Nation Golf Camp, and this year was no exception. Starting out as a 10-year-old beginner golfer, the now 22-year-old college graduate now “pays it forward” by coaching both beginners and advanced players during the camp. “I look forward to coming to golf camp …

by admin on July 10th, 2012 Leave a comment »

Chris Wondolowski is the top overall vote-getter for MLS All-Star Team; FIRST XI

The First XI received the most votes at their respective positions from combined fan voting on three platforms – online at MLSsoccer.com, via text message and via Twitter. The ballot consisted of six players from each club, as chosen by a panel of media members. Chris Wondolowski (Kiowa Tribe) was the top overall vote-getter across the three platforms. The First …

by admin on July 8th, 2012 Leave a comment »