Monsignor Edward Pace High School returns to La Siesta Resort & Marina in Islamorada for its 7th Annual Spartan Fishing Tournament on August 28 and 29. Inshore and offshore teams will compete in this multi-species tournament hosted by Pace’s Anglers Club, with proceeds benefiting both the club and the Spartans-4-Spartans program which aids students whose families suffer financial crises. Participants, which include Pace...

  The Miami Lakes Optimist Club will be holding registration for its Fall youth flag football program from 10 a.m. to noon on consecutive Saturdays, August 29, September 5 and September 12, at Miami Lakes Middle School, 6425 Miami Lakeway North. The registration cost is $120 for new players and $100 for returning players. Participants, ages 5 to 13, can also register on online at www.MIAflag.com from August 29 to September 12. The...

  St. Thomas University head baseball coach Jorge Perez has been named ABCA/Diamond Regional Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Perez won the award after leading St. Thomas to a 48-18 overall record and the first runner-up finish at the NAIA World Series in school history. Under the guidance of Perez, the Bobcats defeated host Georgia Gwinnett in the NAIA opening round to qualify for the World Series for the...

  Doral girl’s fast pitch All-Star softball team, the Wolf Pack, played at the Jacksonville Storm showcase on July 10-12 at the Florida State University Athletic Complex in Tallahassee and finished 6-0. The team was anchored by three excellent pitchers, Jennifer Acevedo, Miami Lakes Optimist Club’s star Alexis Castroman and Giselle Mesa. Acevedo and Castroman were both recruited and signed by St. Thomas University, and Mesa...

  On the third day of the Major League Baseball Draft last month, the Atlanta Braves selected Miami-Dade College catcher and second baseman Jonathan Morales with the 750 pick in the 25th round. The news spread joy at Miami-Dade College and its head coach Danny Price, as the native from Puerto Rico was taken by the Braves organization, one week after Morales was invited by the Miami Marlins for a workout. According to scouts, Morales put...