Five local high school baseball teams punched their tickets to the regional playoffs this week as they try to knock off some tough competition from teams from Miami-Dade and Broward counties.For girls’ softball, three local teams fell in the regional quarterfinals after winning their district championships.Defending state champion Monsignor Edward Pace High’s baseball team started the postseason strong with a victory over St. Brendan (9-1),...

Barbara Goleman High student-athlete Alyssa Moore recently did her school proud by winning the the Greater Miami Athletic Conference (GMAC) singles championship in badminton.Her victory marked the third consecutive year the Gators won the GMAC title in the sport under longtime head coach Debbie Perez who guided her players to victory during the GMAC and district competitions. Badminton is a sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock...

American High’s softball team won its ninth consecutive district playoff championship with an 9-5 victory over Krop.American senior captain Viviana Reyes, a Miami Lakes resident who transferred from Goleman, finally captured a district title with the Patriots after losing out on three opportunities with the Gators.Reyes led her team to a 18-5 victory over Hialeah in the district semifinals and against Krop to claim the championship.American...

The Hialeah Miami Lakes (HML) mens volleyball team was 2-3 in their last four matches, losing to Kropp and Braddock but defeating Coral Park and Barbara Goleman. The volleyball team played in the Greater Miami Athletic Conference Championship which determines who is the best team in Miami-Dade County on April 10 and lost to Palmetto in straight sets. All these matches prepared the Trojans for their run at a District championship which they...

Miami Dade College women’s basketball players Michelle Pruitt, Toi Smith and Amy Soumare recently signed their National Letters of Intent to play for two top NCAA Division I schools in Texas.Pruitt committed to UTEP and Smith and Soumare will play for Prairie View A & M University.The trio helped the Lady Sharks to a 22-9 record (11-1 in conference play) and won back-to-back FCSAA Southern Conference titles.Last season, Pruitt was honored as...