Mater Academy girls’ basketball team last week won the 16-8A District Championship with a 60-6 crushing defeat over Mourning. The championship victory came after the Lions clobbered Ronald Reagan, 66-13, in the semifinal.   The Lady Lions advanced to regional competition this week. Monsignor Edward Pace girls’ basketball team (14-5) clobbered iMater Charter, 64-9, in a Class 5A playoff match-up and advanced to the...

  At Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace), the name Grace Li is synonymous with trail blazer. That is because the well-rounded Pace senior and Miami Lakes resident has worked tirelessly throughout her life to achieve both athletic and academic success. As a freshman in 2014, Li became a member of the girls Pace soccer team and led with 48 saves helping them reach the district playoffs. She continued to share her talents during...

  Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s dance groups, the Salsa Squad and Dazzlers,  and the school’s cheerleading team last week performed during halftime of the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets nationally televised game at American Airlines Arena. Heat fans usually grab a bite to eat and go for drinks during halftime but they stayed glued to their seats to watch the young dance groups’ performances on center court on the...

 

Miami Lakes’ Neighborhood Improvement Committee continues to host its monthly Community Bike Ride along the new route leaving from Miami Lakes Picnic Park East’s Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East. The ride is scheduled on Saturday, February 10, with registration at 9 a.m. for the 5.5-mile family-friendly loop.

  Bob Graham Education Center’s (BGEC) Bobcat Dance Team attended the American Dance Alliance State Competition on Sunday, January 21 at Florida International University along with many schools from Miami-Dade and Broward counties. They had the opportunity to compete and showcase several routines, solos and duets in different categories.  A duet performance by Sophia and Susanna Inguanzo earned first place honors in the...