The final two events in the Town of Miami Lakes 2017 Senior Games – a Basketball Free Throw and a Basketball Three Point contest – were held in late August in the gym at Shula’s Athletic Club.Winners by age group in the Free Throw event were Ed Londono (50s), Mike Weber (60s), Jim Hamilton (70s) and Victor Fernandez (80s).For the Three Point contest, Londono took top honors in the 50s group. There was a tie between Juan...

Pace High School returned to Islamorada’s La Siesta Resort and Marina on August 18 and 19 for its 8th Annual Spartan Fishing Tournament.Participants included Pace alumni, students, friends and family as they competed both inshore and offshore in the multi-species tournament. The award for largest fish in the tournament was won by Pace Senior Brandon Garcia and his team. Garcia is an avid fishermand an active member of the Spartan...

The Miami-Dade School Board approved four General Obligation Bond (GOB) projects at its regular monthly meeting in September with a total project investment valued at $33.3 million. Voters overwhelmingly approved the GOB in 2012 to renovate, remodel and replace schools; expand student capacity; enhance safety; and provide technology upgrades. The projects awarded for design, pre-construction and construction included local high school...

Florida International University senior running back Alex Gardner not only is making an impact on the football field but in the community as well.Gardner last week was among 114 student-athletes nominated for the 2017 Wuerffel Trophy, which honors college football’s top community servant.According to the committee which picked the candidates for the award, Gardner is extremely active in the community, representing the FIU football...

Florida International University men’s soccer team defeated Ohio State, 3-0, as the Panthers picked up their first win of the season at the 12th-annual Bert and Iris Wolstein Classic, hosted by the Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio. The victory was the first career win for head coach Kevin Nylen, who took over the program in the spring. FIU outshot the Buckeyes 12-5, as Alessandro Campoy and Inigo Sararduy took over in the second half to put...