Nat Farber has watched Miami Lakes blossom for the past 30 years. From the very beginning, she knew this town was special, and throughout all its changes she happily says, “It still feels like one large family.” Farber is very proud of Miami Lakes, and describes living here as “A dream come true.” She emphasizes how clean and cozy the town is. In a span of 35 years, Farber taught at Miami Springs Junior High,...

  Miami Lakes Optimist Club’s Heat softball team took their game to a whole new level this summer, capping off a third straight championship season with a 13-1 record. “It was a great season,” said coach Alex Castroman, who took the team to its third consecutive title. ”It’s been a great run for the girls, some are high school seniors who have played softball at the Optimist Club since the age of 7.”...

  Florida International University’s women’s tennis team walked away with several conference awards including coach of the year honors. Head coach Katarina Petrovic was named C-USA Coach of the Year, competing her sixth season as head of the tennis program. In addition, five Panthers, seniors Andrea Lazaro, Nerma Caluik, junior Maryna Veksler, sophomore Ulyana Grib and freshmen Sandra Bozinovic, earned a total of eight...

   The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) recently announced its Scholar-Teams for the 2017-18 academic year, and St. Thomas University dominated this year’s honors. For a team to be considered for the NAIA Scholar-Team award, it must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the institution. The team grade point average includes all eligible varsity student-athletes. A school...

  St. Thomas University tennis coach Bruce Carrington and Bobcats men’s basketball player Adam McNeill were each nominated for the 2018 NAIA  Character Awards, as the Sun Conference released the honorees for four special awards. Carrington was nominated because of his dedication to deliberately teaching character through tennis. Carrington teaches character to his teams by rotating the responsibilities and authority that...