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...

  Florida International University track and field standout Clarissa Cutliff ended her 2018 season by earning her second All-America honor of the year, and the fourth-straight of her collegiate career, when she was named Honorable Mention All-America by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association. Cutliff earned the honor following her appearance in the NCAA Championships, on June 9, in Eugene, Oregon. For the...