Eight St. Thomas University baseball players who graduated from Miami Lakes area high schools, are making a big impact for the Bobcats during their 2018 season. The Bobcats (11-2) are seeking a return to the NAIA College World Series, where they fell one inning short of winning the national championship in 2016. Last year, St. Thomas lost in the NAIA Championships as the No. 2 ranked team. Former American High pitchers Danger Guevara...

  The Optimist Club of Miami Lakes is hosting MLB Pitch, Hit and Run, which is scheduled for 1 p.m., Sunday, March 18 at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. The one-day free event allows boys and girls ages 7-14 to compete in either the baseball division or softball, and the opportunity to advance through four levels of competition including locals, sectionals, team championships and the PHR National Finals during MLB...

  After the boys’ basketball teams from Mater Lakes Academy, Mater Academy and Hialeah Gardens High won their district championships, only one team remains alive in the regional with a trip to the state championships on the line.  Mater Academy (18-5) defeated Cooper City, 79-57, to advance to the regional semifinal to face McArthur (14-15). McArthur beat Hialeah Miami Lakes, 54-50, to earn the match-up with the Lions. Mater...

National Honor Society students at Barbara Goleman High School were among the thousands of participants for the Miami Dolphins Cancer Challenge last month at Hard Rock Stadium. Participants rode bikes, ran and walked or volunteered to get one step closer to finding a cure for a deadly disease that has affected millions of people. Launched in 2010 as the signature initiative of the Miami Dolphins Foundation, the DCC is a way for all people to...

Pace High School girls’ wrestler Carolyna Bellon is headed to the state championships following impressive wins in district and regional competitions. The ninth-grade student, who is the No. 1 seed in the state tournament, is undefeated against all girl wrestlers this season and seeking to capture her first state title.