The Miami Lakes Optimist Club recently concluded its Spring 2017 Flag Football season. Over 260 children participated in the league this season, receiving trophies at the league's closing ceremony event on May 20 at Royal Oaks Park. Congratulations to the age 5-7 division Champion Giants, 8-9 division Champion Packers, 10-11 division Champion Dolphins, and 12-13 division Champion Browns. The season was made possible in part by the...

Barbara Goleman High baseball coach Jose Lopez didn’t plan on using center fielder and pitcher John Urena during the 2017 season following one year of playing junior varsity.But the injury-ravaged Gators team needed someone to literally step up to the plate and Urena was their guy.“We didn’t have any plans to play him at the varsity level but due to injuries, he was given a chance at center field and became the go to guy...

Want to have your kids learn how to play like a young pro? The Miami Lakes United Soccer Club’s Summer Camp can teach young kids how to play like David Beckham.The organization is currently holding its nine-week camp for boys and girls between the ages 4-15, which ends Friday, August 11, at Hialeah Miami Lakes High School, 7977 West 12 Avenue.The summer camp teaches kids technical skill training – passing, dribbling, turning and...

Hialeah Miami Lakes High student-athletes Franky Zamora, Marvin Castellon and Abraham Castillo were named to the 2017 SLAM Miami-Dade County Volleyball All-Star team. The trio led the Trojans, ranked No. 26 in the state, to a 19-5 record and were district runner-ups. In addition, Castillo was named to The Miami Herald’s All-Dade Third Team, and his teammates, Franky Zamora, Marvin Castellon, Ariel Centurion and Andrew Uria, received...

Nestor Caballero, a Miami Lakes resident and Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School alumnus,  remembers the glory days of HML’s sports teams in the late 80’s when they were state champs in basketball and the number one baseball team in Miami-Dade County. Caballero learned that HML had dropped their baseball program back in 2013 but brought it back for the 2016-2017 school year. Next year they hope to make it to...