Two Hialeah Miami Lakes swimmers qualified for the Florida State Swimming Championship meet.  Freshman Jocelyn Ruiz and sophomore Aaron Rodriguez competed at the Sailfish Splash Park swimming facility in Stuart, Florida on November 4.   Both qualified after competing at the state regional championships at Florida Gulf Coast University.  Ruiz who recently celebrated her 14th birthday, is also the District Champion in the...

Mater Academy’s girls cross country team took on the best competitors at the FHSAA state meet and ran away with impressive performances by finishing in 16th place overall last week in Tallahassee. Eighth-grade student Jinah Mickens-Malik lead the way, finishing 7th overall, and 9th grader, Valerie Lastra earned the silver medal. The team earned its spot in the state competition by finishing in 3rd place in regional competition with an...

Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High’s new principal is hardly a stranger to the school. Lisa Garcia, newly appointed principal of HML got her start in administration at the school in 2007 as an assistant principal, a position she held until 2013 when she was promoted to principal at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School. Her return to HML feels like coming home. “I was so happy to come back,” said Garcia. “One...

The St. Thomas University men's golf team, ranked 13th in the NAIA, won the Webber Fall Classic last week at the Pinecrest Golf Club.  The Bobcats dominated the event winning by 15 strokes over second place Keiser University.It marked the second team championship of the season for St. Thomas, having also won the Webber Fall Invitational in September.All five of the St. Thomas golfers finished in the top 12 of the individual standings....

The entire Pace High School Danceline Starlettes team has been invited to perform at the 90th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. While members of the team have performed in past Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, this is the first time that the entire team was invited. The invitation came after a video of the Starlettes performing a team routine was submitted to Spirt of America Productions. All 20 dancers will be...