Darnell Flucker, a student at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, was named recipient of the Coach Rick Quintanilla Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to football players who not only play well on the field, but also show honor, courage and commitment. In the face of adversity, Flucker pressed on and continued attending practices all the while coping with his mother’s illness, a blood clot in her lung. “We are...

  The Palm Springs North Little Giants 8-and-under baseball team won the Hammocks Alliance Tournament. It was the team’s second championship this Summer. The Little Giants won the South Florida All-Star Alliance Summer tournament in West Kendall in late June. The team finished the regular season 11-1 and a tournament record of 16-3, for an overall performance of 27 wins and only four loses. Next season, the Little Giants will be...

      Shula’s Athletic Club’s Thrive Program is hosting an hour long on-going nutritional coaching series with a foundational belief: Don’t diet. The nutritional series, which takes place every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and is free to the community, focuses on losing weight, experiencing and maintaining life-long diet changes, and to introduce simple, realistic improvements to daily eating habits. Shula’s...

  Laura Lou, a junior member at Shula’s Golf Club, recently won the Jack Nicklaus Junior Golf Event in the age 13-15 category. The event was played at the Jonathan Landings Course, with rounds of 85 and 78. Last April, Lou won the 5th Annual Honda Classic Junior Par 3 Challenge, played at Palm Beach Par 3 Course. Lou’s father, Cesar Lou, said “Laura has worked very hard on her irons and short game which she honed each...

  The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) is helping county residents save water and money by celebrating July as Smart Irrigation Month. July is a peak time for outdoor water use, making it the perfect time to promote efficient water use. “This July, take a few minutes to identify ways that you and your family can become more water efficient and still maintain beautiful yards and landscaping,” said WASD director...