Dade Christian senior soccer player Abigail Clanton is taking her talents to the University of West Alabama, while boy’s soccer player Ivan Arenas is staying close to home to attend Barry University.  The two Crusaders signed their Letters of Intent two weeks ago at the school, where they were surrounded by their family, friends, teammates and coaches. Though both the boy’s and girl’s soccer teams will not play...

  Barbara Goleman High’s baseball team won the Police Athletic League-Miami Beach Tournament with a 15-0 shut out victory over Mourning High School last week and a 4-0 start to the season. Last year, the team finished the regular season 19-2, including winning the Hall of Fame Classic Tournament by beating then No.3 state ranked Stoneman Douglas and powerhouse Colorado’s Fairview High School. But the Gators lost in the first...

  There will be no postseason rematch between district foes Mater Academy and Barbara Goleman High boy’s basketball team, as Mater beat the Gators, 75-38, in the 4-7A regional quarterfinal, while the Lions defeated Southeastern Nova, 64-31, to advance to play the Mustangs in the regional semifinal this week. Mater clobbered the Gators, 59-23, to win the district championship and Goleman was seeking a rematch to avenge the...

  Mater Lakes Academy student Veronica Ginzo was the first state winner for the Lions Club International’s Peace Poster Contest. The contest allows youths between the ages of 11 and 13 the opportunity to share their artistic vision for peace by creating a poster that reflects their plans for a better place to live in. Since its inception in 1988, millions of children around the world have participated in the contest, entering a...

  The Miami-Dade School Board approved three items proposed by Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman at the February 3 regular monthly meeting including resolutions proclaiming March 2016 as Florida Bike Month, April 22, 2016 as Earth Day and recognizing the winners of the 2015 WalkSafe Statewide Poster Contest. “March is Florida Bike Month, which promotes healthy lifestyle choices, and encourages physical fitness and helps reduce the...