Hip abductionThis movement targets the hip muscles (Gluteus Medius and front fibers of the Gluteus Maximus, or buttocks muscles).The exercise may beperformed with or without an exercise band.--Begin by leaning on hands and knees, feet resting on your bent toes.--Place the exercise band around your lower thighs, just above your knees.--Press your hands onto the floor and pull your bellybutton toward your spine to contract the deep adominal...

The Barbara Goleman Senior High School’s Swamp Shifters robotics club took home second place in a FormulaAutomobile Racing Association competition on Oct. 19 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.The club created a remote controlled car built one-tenth to scale.The Swamp Shifters look forward to competing again on Oct. 29 at NovaSoutheastern University.Pictured (top left to right): Coach Orlando Barreda; Nathan Dawson; Marcos Abreu; Guillermo Llompart;...

After winning its third district championship, Mater Academy High School girls volleyball team opened up the regionals with a 3-0 victory over Martin County High School’s Tigers.The Lady Lions (20-1) will face Doral Academy in the regional semifinals onTuesday, Oct. 29, according to MaxPreps.Mater Academy got to the regionals after a 3-0 victory over Hialeah Senior High School in the semifinal and by defeating Our Lady of Lourdes Academy 3-0,...

Barbara Goleman Senior High School’s football team kept its undefeated streak alive with a 48-40 victory over Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School.The Gators took home The Mayor’s Cup on Oct. 25.For the first time in school history, the Gators finished the regular season undefeated. They are headed to the postseason after a more than 15-year drought.Goleman wrestled the cup away from the Trojans. The cross-town rivals brought home the...

Honor Society members Branley Borrego, Isabella Garcia and Giuliana Ladeira were among Miami Lakes K-8 Center students who brought more than 100 Halloween costumes toBranches Community Center in North Miami on Oct. 22. The students made new friends and played games with the kids at the center that serves low income families. It was the sixth year Miami Lakes K-8 Center honor society students hosted the costume drive, the school said.Photo:...