The Miami Lakes Optimist Club will be holding registration for its 49th fall baseball and softball season on consecutive Saturdays,  August 5 and August 12, from 9:30 to 1 p.m. at the new clubhouse, 6411 N.W. 162 Street.Boys and girls between the the ages of 5 and 16 must bring a copy of their birth certificates at the registration and a $150 fee.The regular season starts on Saturday, September 9.Miami Lakes Chevrolet has been a...

St. Thomas University director of athletics Laura Courtley-Tood introduced Kera Dukic as the new head coach for the Bobcats women’s volleyball team, a woman who led Central Oklahoma to its best record in school history last year.Dukic takes over a program that finished runner up in The Sun Conference last season, and she will also lead the Bobcats’ beach volleyball program.“It's truly an honor to be here at St. Thomas...

Miami Dade College women’s volleyball captain Deborah Constanzo recently signed her national letter of intent with Missouri Valley College. The 6'1 middle blocker will spend the next two years of her collegiate career under the Vikings head coach Brett Holt.“Deborah is a MB with a big presence on the court,” said MDC head coach Kiko Benoit. “She is an excellent blocker and a great hitter. If by any chance the team...

Three Florida International University women student-athletes were among the 952 national collegiate golfers named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association’s All-American Scholar List.Outgoing senior Coralia Arias and rising sophomores, Carolina Rotzinger, and Diana Velez, made the grades for the Panthers this past season.To make the All-American Scholar Team, women golfers must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of...

Florida International University’s beach volleyball team is one of just 19 teams nationwide to have been recognized with the 2016-17 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award.The Panthers posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.379, for the year.“I am so proud of the beach team for all of their hard work,” said head coach Rita Buck-Crockett. “It means a lot to be a top program not only...