Phil de Montmollin of St. Thomas University has been named the 2017-18 Sun Conference Sports Information Director of the Year. He was honored at the annual Sun Conference meeting. It marked the first time a St. Thomas University SID has won the award. De Montmollin, in his seventh year as Sports Information Director at St. Thomas, won the award after successfully publicizing the school's 14 varsity sports as the Bobcats collectively...

  The Optimist Club of Miami Lakes is seeking to restart its fall softball program, which has been dormant for two seasons for lack of girl's participation and volunteers. Longtime club member Jim Hamilton said the 58 year-old organization is calling on girls between the ages of 12 and 14 to sign up to play softball and help recruit their peers to join the program as well. The Optimist Club needs at least 20 girls to resume the program...

  Florida International University softball standouts Stephanie Texeira and Julia Gilbert were selected in the inaugural American Softball Association (ASBA) Draft two weeks ago, as the pair seek to continue their stellar playing careers on the field. Texeira was drafted 32nd overall by Moh-BEEL! USA in the eighth round on Wednesday, while Gilbert was selected 75th overall by El Pro Ballers in the fifth on-call round. As an on-call...

  Miami’s ASA College softball head coach, Geena Capitini, announced the signings of the first four student-athletes deciding to join the ASA Miami softball program. Recent American High graduates Ashley Alfonso and Erika Castroman played together on the Patriots, while Kassandra Roig prepped at Reagan Senior High School in Doral and Karina Londono played softball at Hialeah Miami Lakes. Alfonso and Castroman led American to a...

  Pace High School’s baseball team was honored during a recent Miami Marlins games at Marlins Park, where alumnus and San Francisco Giants pitcher Ivan Dereck Rodriguez greeted the 2018 state champions. The Spartans defeated Jacksonville Bolles, 10-4, to win their seventh state title in baseball. Rodriguez, the son of former Marlins player and Hall of Famer Ivan Pudge Rodriguez, was the starting pitcher for the game, which Miami...