St. Thomas University men's basketball head coach Patrick Gayle recently won his 100th career game with a 90-61 win at Ave Maria.Gayle, in his fifth season at the helm of the Bobcats, now holds a 100-49 overall record (.670 winning percentage). He has led St. Thomas to the NAIA National Championship tournament three times along with a Sun Conference regular-season championship in 2013-14.In his first full season as head coach, Gayle led the...

Barbara Goleman’s baseball team defeated rival Hialeah Gardens, 1-0, in the BSN Tournament at Christopher Columbus High School.With the two schools only a 10-minute drive apart, it’s only fitting the game was an intense contest decided by one run. This time it was the Gators who got the last laugh and neighborhood bragging rights. Sophomore John Urena ended a scoreless tie when he crossed home plate for the winning run in the...

Sixth grade students from Mater Academy Charter School got a college lesson courtesy of Florida International University.Last month, the students visited the college campus for an interactive, hands-on science day.The students toured FIU’s state-of-the art trace evidence and DNA profiling facilities and learned about the research that goes on at the International Forensic Research Institute (IFRI), Biomolecular Sciences Institute (BSI)...

Mater Lakes Academy’s boys varsity basketball team has advanced to the FHSAA’s Region 4-5A semifinal round. The Bears defeated the Key West Conchs on Thursday, February 16, 84-76 in an intense matchup. The team was led by Cyrus Largie, who scored 31 points and had 13 rebounds. Jurik Morales had 21 points with five assists and Donovan Alvarez had 13 points.  “It’s been amazing to see our student athletes come...

In September, 16,000 Semifinalists were announced for the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP), and met all the requirements to advance as finalists in the competition. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million, which NMSP will begin mailing scholarships in March. Gillian Peraza, a senior at Mater Lakes...