The 12-Under South Florida Sluggers, one of the longest standing teams on the South Florida Travel Baseball scene, went international this summer to win the Grand Bahama Sports Festival Tournament championship which was held in Freeport, Grand Bahama August 8 -10. The Sluggers went 4-0 outscoring the competition 33-10. The team was 2-0 in pool play scoring a total of 18 runs and allowing only 4. They earned the Number 1 seed and had a...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) recently launched a new mobile application to provide parents, students, and employees faster access to up-to-date school information.  The official Dadeschools Mobile App is now available to download for free on iPhone and Android devices. The mobile app features student class schedules and bus route information, list of all Dade schools and school information, functionality to contact...

  American High won its first football game but Hialeah Miami Lakes wasn’t so lucky as the two schools kicked-off the regular season under two new head coaches. The Patriots knocked off North Miami, 45-12, while Miami High blew out the Trojans, 35-0, last week. Led by head coach Anthony White, American scored three return touchdowns in the first quarter, as Joshua Dinson had a 100-yard interception return, his brother Jeremiah...

  A group of members from Shula’s Golf Club traveled to Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York this past July.  The group which I led, played the resort’s four courses: Sandstone Hollow, Shenendoah, Kaluhyat, and Atunyote. The players were arranged into teams of two and competed for prizes. Some players chose to play 36 holes each day, while others enjoyed their afternoons in the casino. The summer always...

  Hialeah Miami Lakes High School will hold its annual School Open House event at 6:30 p.m.on Tuesday, September 30, at 7977 West 12th Avenue. The event allows parents and students to tour the school, gain important information about students’ educational and parental involvement, new students to become more familiar with the facilities and meet their peers, and open informal communication channels between school staff, students...