Hialeah Miami Lakes High’s wrestling team won the 16-A District Championship, while Mater Lakes Academy was the Class 1A District runner-up and Dual Team district runner-up. The Bears also set a school record with five individual District champions. HML and Mater Lakes will compete in the regionals with a berth at the state championships at stake. For Mater Lakes, the Bears also qualified all 12 wrestlers to the regional...

  After the boys’ basketball teams from Mater Lakes Academy, Mater Academy and Hialeah Gardens High won their district championships, only one team remains alive in the regional with a trip to the state championships on the line.  Mater Academy (18-5) defeated Cooper City, 79-57, to advance to the regional semifinal to face McArthur (14-15). McArthur beat Hialeah Miami Lakes, 54-50, to earn the match-up with the Lions. Mater...

  Current Barbara Goleman Senior High School (BGSHS) seniors Carolina Machin, Kassandra Rodriguez, Ivelys Rodriguez, Lauren Toledo, Dayanis Oliva and Sergio Reyes are this year’s Silver Knight nominees.  Machin has been named Journalism Student of the Year for the last two years. Additionally, she is the editor-in-chief of the school’s yearbook and the Student Government (SGA) secretary. On top of having a 4.0 grade...

  Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML) students honored the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting on February 21. Students, faculty and staff wore orange to stand together against gun violence.   The mother of Gina Rose Montalto, one of the Parkland victims, is an alumni of HML. Students chose to honor Gina Montalto by writing her name and the names of all of the victims on the outdoor basketball courts...

  American Senior High School (ASHS) has nominated two students for the Silver Knight Award. The award is given to students around South Florida who not only excel in their studies, but in community engagement as well. For the Athletics category, ASHS chose Paula Mendoza as their nominee. Additionally, Desiree Thomas was the nominee for the General Scholarship category. Thomas was born in Miami and was raised in a household with her...