Students shine at U.S. Chess SuperNationals contest in Orlando

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, June 18, 2025

     Two local chess teams performed well at the U.S. Chess SuperNationals Tournament held in Orlando from May 9 - 11. The tournament is a national chess competition for elementary, middle and high school teams, hosted by the...
It was deja vu for Hialeah Miami Lakes High School’s boys’ volleyball team.Last week, the Trojans fell to SLAM in the district championship game after their star player, Abraham Castillo, was forced out of the game with an acute injury. In 2016, HML experienced a similar tale when SLAM defeated the Trojans for the division crown after their star player couldn’t finish the rest of the game due to an injury, conceivably...

ML Soccer Club U9-10 team in England

Sports Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Miami Lakes United Soccer Club recently participated in the annual European Soccer Travel Tours in England, where the boys under-9 and 10 team enjoyed a soccer tour with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. The group, along with Miami Lakes United Soccer Club president Alvin Murray, who oversaw all aspects of the tour, engaged in training, games and engagements with professional football players from local premier clubs. The training and games...
Colonel Jacquelin Kelly was more than a softball coach at St. Thomas University.She blazed the trail for women seeking the same opportunity as men to compete in sports and be successful in life after college.Kelly died from cancer in 2014, but her name will be forever etched in the annals of St. Thomas University’s athletic program, and school officials gave her the ultimate gift – dedicating the Bobcat Softball Complex in her...
Shula’s Golf Club hosted its annual Member Guest tournament April 20-22. Players competed over three days using the football match play format.This year the theme was “Classic Rock & Roll.” Flight trophies consisted of framed replica guitars from the band they represented. Flights included Aerosmith, Journey, Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, The Who, and Van Halen. The overall trophies were framed gold 12-inch records.The 2017...

Pace seniors sign letters of intent to play baseball at several colleges

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, May 3, 2017

In late April, six seniors from Pace Senior High School signed letters of intent with scholarships to play baseball in several universities and colleges. Pictured (from left) is assistant pitching coach Chuck Lyman with seniors Santos Grande (Eckerd College), Anthony Sanabria (Lynn University), Brandon Cruz, (Nova Southeastern University), Bryan Diaz (Nova Southeastern University), Nicholas San Martin (Shorten University-Georgia), Khalil...
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