When the new school year gets underway next week, local high school students preparing to go college might want to learn more about scholarship programs to assist them with financial aid.Some schools may offer their high-school seniors scholarship programs and other college-bound students can apply for scholarships which are being offered by outside programs. At Mater Academy, the school’s uMater Scholarship program rewards...

Adrian Alcala, who played for the Lowell Spinners, a minor league baseball team in the Boston Red Sox organization, has been named the new baseball coach at Hialeah Miami Lakes High School.Alcala was hired on July 14 to lead a Trojans team that hasn’t recorded a winning season in almost 10 years.“Join us in welcoming former Boston Red Sox and collegiate standout  Adrian Alcala as the new HML Baseball Coach,” said the...

American High’s football team has a new head coach, new players, a new attitude and new plays, hoping for new results this season.The challenge: Head coach Joseph Morgan’s team is young but he’s optimistic the Patriots can win the district championship for the sixth consecutive season.But for five seasons, American lost in the first round of the playoffs, and last year’s loss to Columbus is a rallying cry for the...

St. Thomas University women’s volleyball is ranked No. 2 in the Sun Conference Coaches Preseason Poll.Under the guidance of new head coach Christina Ludwick, the team returns a loaded roster of experienced players with the goal of winning The Sun Conference Championship and in turn, advancing to the national tournament in 2016.Last year’s team posted a 23-10 record and a 10-2 Sun Conference mark, and finished second in the league...

Members of Mater Academy’s football team joined other top teams from Miami-Dade and Broward counties during the fourth annual Miami Dolphins High School Football Media Day last week at the team’s training facility at Nova Southeastern University in Davie.Head coach Rocco Casullo and his players adroitly fielded questions from the media about their upcoming season.Last season, the team won its division but fell short of reaching...