Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting a Hawaiian Luau Senior Social from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, at Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue.The event will feature music, dancing, prizes and a Hawaiian-themed luncheon.No reservations are needed but to reserve transportation, call 305-364-6100 or  email Clarisell De Cardenas as decardenasc@miamilekes-fl.gov before May 31.

The St. Thomas University Bobcat team participated in the annual Mercedes Benz Corporate Run in which more than 26,500 people hit the streets near Downtown Miami. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the United Way. St. Thomas University alumnus Guadalupe Merlos (center) was the overall women’s run winner of the event.

Barbara Goleman’s badminton team celebrated an amazing season after competing in, and for the first time in school history, team placing in the Youth Fair Tournament on March 11 at South Miami Sr. High. In girls singles, Patricia Miranda finished in first place for Miami-Dade County and in girls doubles, Sydney Cote and Alyssa Moore finished in second.During the North District’s Divisionals on April 6, Miranda took home first...

The Miami Lakes United Soccer Club U14 team recently won the Palm Beach Cup, a youth soccer tournament that featured competition of 100 teams from the U.S. The tournament is open to all USSF affiliated teams that have properly registered youth players who competed in different age groups from U8 to U18. The Miami Lakes team played five games, including a single elimination round and eventually won the championship. The team was presented with...

The Mater Academy High softball team won the 2016 Class 8A District Championship last month, defeating Ronald W. Reagan High to win their second consecutive division title. The Lady Lions lost to Hollywood’s McArthur, 13-3, in the Regional quarterfinal match-up last week.