Kevin Fernandez, a resident of Royal Oaks in Miami Lakes, has been named to the Dean's List in the University of Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters for outstanding scholarship during the Spring 2013 semester. Students who achieve the Dean's honors at Notre Dame represent the top 30 percent of students in their college. This is the fourth consecutive semester that Fernandez, a rising junior, has received this distinction....

  Dade Christian School hosted its first annual Crusader Inshore/Offshore Family Classic Fishing Tournament on September 6-7. Undeterred by a dash of inclement weather on Saturday morning, the tournament, sponsored by Flanigan’s Restaurants, Media Mart and Hopkin’s Carter, to name a few, was a tremendous success. The event was a benefit for the FACE Foundation (Foundation for the Advancement of Community and Education), and...

Miami Lakes resident Mario Muxo, 16, was awarded the Outstanding Academic All-American for his achievements in the water and in the classroom by the non-profit organization, USA Water Polo. USA Water Polo, recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for water polo in the U.S., hosts championship events annually and oversees the Olympic water polo program, including senior, junior, youth and cadet...

  More than 150 anglers and guests descended upon La Siesta Resort and Marina in Islamorada for the fifth annual Spartan Fishing Tournament held on August 23-24.  Organized through Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Anglers Club, the tournament raised funds for the high school’s Spartans-4-Spartans Program, which helps students that encounter extreme financial hardship in their junior and senior years at Pace. On...

  Miami Lakes Optimist’s Panama Mutiny began the fall season by entering and winning a 12-Under Tournament playing against older kicks. The Mutiny dropped the first pool game to 12-Under Ft. Lauderdale Lighting (last year’s 11AAA Premiere League champions), and the second game to Slam’s Hoffman baseball team. However, the Mutiny recovered in the elimination game by beating the Weston Ratters 12-Under squad. Then the...