Eight St. Thomas University baseball players who graduated from Miami Lakes area high schools, are making a big impact for the Bobcats during their 2018 season. The Bobcats (11-2) are seeking a return to the NAIA College World Series, where they fell one inning short of winning the national championship in 2016. Last year, St. Thomas lost in the NAIA Championships as the No. 2 ranked team. Former American High pitchers Danger Guevara...

  The Optimist Club of Miami Lakes is hosting MLB Pitch, Hit and Run, which is scheduled for 1 p.m., Sunday, March 18 at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. The one-day free event allows boys and girls ages 7-14 to compete in either the baseball division or softball, and the opportunity to advance through four levels of competition including locals, sectionals, team championships and the PHR National Finals during MLB...

  Hialeah Miami Lakes High’s wrestling team won the 16-A District Championship, while Mater Lakes Academy was the Class 1A District runner-up and Dual Team district runner-up. The Bears also set a school record with five individual District champions. HML and Mater Lakes will compete in the regionals with a berth at the state championships at stake. For Mater Lakes, the Bears also qualified all 12 wrestlers to the regional...

  After the boys’ basketball teams from Mater Lakes Academy, Mater Academy and Hialeah Gardens High won their district championships, only one team remains alive in the regional with a trip to the state championships on the line.  Mater Academy (18-5) defeated Cooper City, 79-57, to advance to the regional semifinal to face McArthur (14-15). McArthur beat Hialeah Miami Lakes, 54-50, to earn the match-up with the Lions. Mater...

  Current Barbara Goleman Senior High School (BGSHS) seniors Carolina Machin, Kassandra Rodriguez, Ivelys Rodriguez, Lauren Toledo, Dayanis Oliva and Sergio Reyes are this year’s Silver Knight nominees.  Machin has been named Journalism Student of the Year for the last two years. Additionally, she is the editor-in-chief of the school’s yearbook and the Student Government (SGA) secretary. On top of having a 4.0 grade...