Miami Lakes Youth Center will be hosting several fun and exciting programs for middle and high school students at “The Spot” from 6 to 8 p.m. during September at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive. Friday, September 14 - Cartoon Character Night. Dress as your favorite cartoon character, hangout with friends, and play various games throughout the night. Costume contest winner will receive a prize. Saturday, September 15 –...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee  (EAC) will host several educational, fun and exciting events for seniors in September. Lunch Bunch and Bingo – Socialize and make new friends while having fun and enjoying Free nutritious lunches provided by Giardino Gourmet Salads. Two events are scheduled at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue:  Wednesday, September 12, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations are...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High baseball coach Tom Duffin was named Florida Dairy Farmers 5A Coach of the Year after leading the Spartans to their seventh state championship last season. Enroute to the championship, Pace won 14 consecutive games and beat Jacksonville Bolles, 10-4, for the state title, avenging a 2016 final loss and preventing Bolles from winning a third straight crown. Duffin was named the Miami Herald’s 6A-2A Coach...

  It has been an exciting time for Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s (Pace) baseball program. Several graduating seniors received athletic and academic scholarships, five varsity players made the Miami Herald’s All-Dade 2018 6A-2A Spring team and Senior Yordani Carmona was named the 6A-2A Pitcher of the Year. In addition, Pace’s head baseball coach and assistant Athletic Director, Tom Duffin, was recently named...

  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...