It all started in 2006 when Alexis Castroman and Alyssa Rodriguez started their journey together in softball. They played recreation ball at the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes until they were 16 years-old. Along the way they were teammates since the tender age of 10 playing travel ball for the Miami Lakes Heat Team coached by Alex Castroman. For some reason it didn’t stop there. The two girls played one year at Mater Lakes Academy...

  St. Thomas University infielder and American High graduate Michelle Murch was selected as the 2018 Sun Conference Softball Champion of Character Award winner. The award was presented at the annual conference awards banquet in Clermont, Florida. Her teammate, Alexis Castroman, also an American High alumni and Miami Lakes resident, was among seven Bobcats to win Sun Conference Softball All-American team honors. An outstanding student...

  Sisters Miranda Ferradaz and Jodi Smith both compete in soccer and are stars on Monsignor Edward Pace’s flag football team. The Miami Lakes residents helped their team for the Miami Lakes United Soccer Club play well at the State Cup Tournament, where Miranda scored four goals in the first game against Plantation.  Against Florida Krush, Miami Lakes defeated the Orlando team, 3-2, with Smith scoring one goal and Ferradaz...

  Miami-Dade School Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman joined students, teachers, faculty and community members to celebrate “Bike to School” Day at Bob Graham Education Center. The special day helps raise awareness to create safer routes for bicycling and to emphasize the importance of physical activity among children. Pictured (from left) North Region Director Verena Cabrera, Councilmembers Marilyn Ruano, Ceasar Mestre and...

  The USA Jump Rope Regionals took place at the Miami Springs Recreation Center on April 28. This competition is a necessary step to qualify for the national tournament in Wisconsin. Thirteen members of the Bobcat Jumpers team from Bob Graham Educational Center (BGEC) competed to win and qualify for the national championship. They participated in four different age groups (8 - 11), and a total of 32 different events. Out of 96 first,...