Congratulations to Kristin Guise Petersen, Emilia Guzman and Monique Metzcus Quenneville, the winners of The Miami Laker's Eleven Days of Mommy Praise Mother's Day giveaway on Facebook and Twitter.  Petersen won a gift card to Drop Boutique, Guzman won a gift card to Linda's Shoetique, and Quenneville won a complimentary membership to 305Yoga in Miami Lakes.  Thank you to the sponsors who participated in celebrating Miami...

  Shula's World Cup Challenge began Sunday, June 1, and will continue through Sunday, July 20. The World Cup Challenge brings together the best of soccer and golf with golf course events that parallel the 2014 Fifa World Cup. To participate in Shula's World Cup Challenge, register at the Golf Pro Shop at Shula's Golf Club. This challenge is open and free to all guests who choose to play. Once registered, participants will select a...

  Miami Lakes Optimist Club’s travel softball team, the Heat All-Stars, finished in second place in the Lake Lytal Memorial Day Tournament at Lake Lytal Park in West Palm Beach. Lake Lytal Lassie League is a non-profit girl’s fast pitch softball organization where softball is played year round. The All-Star team includes Amanda Crespo, Adriana Bueno, Kaycee Gonzalez, Arielis Rodriguez, Alyze Gonzalez, Ashley Alfonso, Erika...

  Last year, American High baseball players walked off the field dejected after losing a heartbreaking state semifinal game. This year, they walked off the same field but with a different outcome – State Champions! The Patriots’ juggernaut avenged last season’s state tournament loss by beating Tarpon Springs East Lake, 5-2, to claim the Class 7A Florida Championship, the school’s first-ever state title in...

  On May 19, coach German Garcia, Athletic Director at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School, received the All Catholic Conference (ACC) Outstanding Leadership Award for Athletic Director. To qualify for this award, an athletic director must first be nominated by other coaches, athletic directors, and peers from one or more of the 27 Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County. The Conference then selects the award recipient from a group of...