Steve Blake, a Miami Lakes native and NBA journeyman who played with arguably the best player in NBA history, Kobe Bryant, announced his retirement following a 17-year career that ended with a stint in Australia. According to reports, Blake, 36, last played for the Sydney Kings of the NBL in the land down under in December.In nine games for the Kings, he averaged 5.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.The point guard played 16...

St. Thomas University’s men’s soccer team entered the NAIA National Championships as the Sun Conference champions but the weather in Ohio doomed the Bobcats in the opening round of the tournament, as the host team, Rio Grande, prevailed to a 5-1 victory.Playing in cold, blustery conditions with temperatures dipping into the upper 30s, Rio Grande took advantage of its home field advantage opening up a 2-0 lead with back-to-back...

Miami Lakes parents are reminded it’s time to register their children for the Town’s youth archery and golf programs. Hook a Kid on Golf:A six-week program introduced by the National Alliance for Youth Sports that aims at introducing the basics of golf, while teaching the etiquette of the game to children between the ages of 7-12 years old. Takes place every Wednesday starting in February from 4 to 5 p.m. at Shula’s Golf...

The Miami Lakes Optimist Club recently concluded its Fall 2016 Flag Football season. Over 255 youngsters participated in the league this season receiving trophies at the league's closing ceremony event on  December 17 at Royal Oaks Park.The winning division champions included age 5-7 division Falcons, age 8-9 division Texans, age 10-11 division Chargers, and age 12-13 division  Panthers.The season was made possible in part by league...

Florida International University student-athlete Brittany Haskell has been named the Conference USA Diver of the Week, the league announced last week.The junior finished first in the one-meter and second in the 3-meter programs as the Panthers won the FIU Sprint Invitational on January 6.The native of London, Ontario scored a career-best mark of 301.65 in the 1-meter program for the top spot in the meet. Her score was also a season-best among...