Three Miami Lakes Optimist softball players were chosen to attend the MLB/USA Softball Breakthrough Series at the USA Pride Softball Complex in Oklahoma.Ashley Alfonso, Erika Castroman, and MeLanie Arauz were chosen from all over the U.S. to attend a five-day event with Jenny Finch and members of the USA Pride Team.MLB funded the event, which included air fare and other all-paid expenses to allow the girls to travel to Oklahoma.They also...

Florida International University track and field standout Gabrielle Rains took home the Bronze Medal in the discus at the Pan-Am U20 Track and Field Championships last month in Trujillo, Peru.Rains posted a throw of 53.06 meters that placed her on the medal stand.Her performance in Peru fell just short of breaking her Canadian U20 and FIU record of 53.10 meters that she set on March 18 at the Hurricane Invitational, a record that stood for...

For Tyronn Johnson, the entire spring was spent building what he called a nucleus as he’s entering his second season as Hialeah Miami Lakes head football coach.American head coach, Joe Morgan, was keeping his team intact to make a run at a sixth consecutive playoff berth and the Patriots’ fifth district championship in seven seasons.But a new state law just derailed both coaches’ plans.Now, student-athletes are taking...

The Miami Lakes Bengals 6U All-Star baseball team finished the summer with a 11-1 record. The T-Ball team, representing the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes, won four consecutive tournament championships and only lost one game.The team won the tournaments at the Optimist Clubs of Cooper City, Pembroke Lakes, West Pembroke Pines and Miami Lakes.The summer has been “very” good for the Bengals, winning a myriad of nail biters and...

David Espantoso, a 2017 Mater Academy graduate who is heading to the University of Florida in the fall, was among 11 recipients who earned the International Champions Cup $10,000 scholarship award. The recipients were announced at the International Champions Cup match at Hard Rock Stadium, where they received free tickets the contest. Espantoso and the other recipients won the scholarship award for demonstrating a financial need to attend...