Soccer fans in Miami were abuzz with excitement over the highly anticipated El Clásico tournament this summer, but Miami Dade College gave the community even more of a reason to celebrate, thanks to a new partnership with FC Barcelona Foundation, the service arm of the globally popular fútbol club in Spain.Miami will become the second city in the United States to implement FutbolNet, a six-month youth sports program that uses...

Catholic Hospice, headquartered in Miami Lakes, will host the 21st Anniversary Swinging Fore Charity Golf Tournament which was rescheduled to Friday, December 1, on the Senator Course at Shula’s Golf Club.
The event will benefit United States military veterans and their families while on Hospice care.
Sponsorship packages are available. For more information, call 305-351-7065, or email golf21@catholichospice.org.

The Miami Lakes Optimist Club is currently holding registration for its NFL Youth Flag Football League for boys and girls ages 5-13, on consecutive Saturdays, September 2 and 9, from 10 a.m. to noon at the  Optimist Park Clubhouse, 6411 N.W. 162 Street.The registration fee is $120, which covers all costs for players including their jerseys and equipment. Payment can be made with cash or by check.Parents can also register their children...

Miami Lakes resident Yasnei Llavore is fulfilling her dream of playing college softball for Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia.The private, liberal arts women’s college recruited the former Mater Academy student and American Heritage graduate following her superb performance on the diamond, and her accomplishments off the field. Llavore was recognized as a Power Hitter and best First Base Ever.She also played soccer as a goalie.At...

Most area schools didn’t do well in football, while two teams won their games during the opening of the regular season last week.Hialeah Gardens High new football head coach, Greg Wagner, who coached 27 years at Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame before it closed in May, helped his new team get back on the winning track, as the Gladiators defeated rival Westland Hialeah, 26-8, in front of a packed crowed.  The Gladiators, who finished...