Miami Lakes Optimist Club softball star and American alumnus Erika Castroman officially received a full athletic scholarship at A.SA. College in Hialeah. Castroman is a product of Miami Lakes Optimist Club since the age of 6 and playing travel league softball at 8 for the Miami Lakes Heat. Her dad, Miami Lakes Optimist Club softball Commissioner Alex Castroman, coached her from 6 to 17-years-old. Castroman graduated from American High...

  History was made last week at St. Thomas University (STU) as the school is launching a football team and marching band for the first time ever.   South Florida's newest football team, the St. Thomas Bobcats, wil begin practice in Spring 2019, while building the capacity to play a full season beginning in Fall 2019. The addition of the football team will be the 15th sports program at the school, which...

  Mater Lakes Academy shooting guard Cyrus Largie was named MVP as he led his team to the RMF Tournament Championship in Orlando after he averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game. Last season, Largie bounced back from a leg injury and averaged 20 points, six rebounds and four assists per game, leading the Bears to the postseason. The highlight of the Bears’ season came when he scored 25 points and 15 rebounds against top-ranked...

  Florida International University’s indoor and beach volleyball teams have been recognized with the 2017-18 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) TeamAcademicAward. The indoor program was among 164 teams recognized, while the beach volleyball program is one of just 23 honored. The indoor team posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.34, for the year. Beach volleyball logged a grade point average of 3.56. “I am...

  The Senior Class is royalty at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC). After years of hard work and dedication, the upperclassmen don their crowns on the first day of school, signaling that this is their year. Upperclassmen plan and decorate their gear, often planning to coordinate with their friends. They mark the occasion with pomp, circumstance and the obligatory selfie on the senior throne. These crowns represent three stressful...