Miami Lakes United Soccer Club U16 girl’s team reached the round of 16 at the 2018 Florida Youth Soccer Association’s Florida State Cup after defeating Florida Krush of Orlando, 6-2, in Auburndale, Florida. The team fell to Pinecrest, 6-2, and was eliminated from the tournament. The event is part the FYSA Championship series that includes the Florida Presidents Cup and Commissioner’s Cup. The United Soccer Club was...

  Pace High School senior point guard Gianni Domond signed her letter of intent to play basketball for St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens. Domond, who averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds and three assists per game this past season, was named to The Miami Herald All-Dade First Team. She also was the Christmas Tournament Most Valuable Player, a member of the Thanksgiving and New Years All-Tournament teams and played in the Miami-Dade and...

  A group of local high school student-athletes made The Miami Herald All-Dade Teams in baseball, softball, tennis and flag football. Making the 6A-2A First Team for baseball were Pace players junior pitcher Yordani Carmona (7-1, 94 strikeouts with an 0.16 ERA) and senior infielder Luis Tuero (.468, one home run and 14 RBI); senior player Robert Moya (.426, 6 homers, and 20 RBI); senior outfielder Kenny Gonzalez (.365, 5 homers and 28...

  The Florida International University softball team produced three First-Team All-C-USA performers in sophomore pitcher Shannon Saile, junior outfielder Jackie Schoff and senior first baseman Kasandra Castle, while sophomore shortstop Jessica Rivera earned All-CUSA Second Team honors and freshman second baseman Venessa Gallegos earned All-CUSA Freshman Team honors, the league announced last week.  The vote comes on the heels of...

  Mayor Manny Cid and Town council members recognized the sponsors of the Mayor’s Classic Charity Basketball Game that was held in Doral on April 5 and raised $3,789 to benefit the town’s Special Needs Advisory Board during the May 1 regular council meeting. Sponsors that were recognized included Meyling Montelongo and Robert Dominguez from Nu World Title LLC, William Ledesma and Marcos Cabral from PRMG Mortgage Group, Mara...