Mater Lakes Academy boys soccer team won the 2019-2020 4A-D15 district title with a 17-5 record. It’s the second consecutive season that the team took the title. The Bears reached the Class 4A regional semifinals but were defeated by North Broward Prep 1-0 on Feb. 15. Shown in the photo above, back row, left to right are: Assistant coach Orlando Zapata; Jahn Suarez; Enrique Pineda; Gabriel Mourra; Christian Tejeda; Christian...

Bob Graham Education Center’s STEM Academy competed at the Roboslam robotics competition held at the Miami-Dade County Fairgrounds on Jan. 25. Three teams represented the Miami Lakes school in the contest that drew 53 competing teams. One BGEC team earned the build award and a second BGEC team won the create award. The students qualified to compete at the South Florida VEX IQ Regional Competition to be held at Westminster...

Three graduates of Florida International University were drafted by professional soccer teams. The Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected Panthers’ goalkeeper Daniel Gagliardi, (top right) as the No. 32 overall pick in the second round of January’s Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft for 2020, according to FIU. Gagliardi of Plantation graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. The Orlando SC chose defender Nick O’Callaghan...

History The Anchorage was developed during the late 1990s by Luxcom Builders. The community is fully developed, with 213 townhomes. The Anchorage entrance is on Oak Lane at Northwest 82nd Avenue, where drivers will be stopped at the first guard house that serves several communities. Vehicles are screened and visitors’ tags are documented.Amenities The second guard house serves The Anchorage’s residents. Guards...

The annual Miami Lakes Spring Fling and Easter Egg Hunt will be held on April 4 in Picnic Park West. The municipality and the Youth Activities Task Force are seeking sponsors to help with this “hippity-hopping” event, the town said. The Spring Fling includes an outdoor search for Easter eggs. Last year there was an egg drop from a helicopter before a massive crowd. The Easter Bunny was to appear, and face painting, pony rides,...