Mater Academy’s Grrlettes Dance Team demonstrated an “excellence” performance during the 2017 Florida Cheer and Dance (FCDA) National Competition in Orlando.Thousands of competitive cheerleaders, dancers, coaches and parents from Florida schools competed in the FCDA championship series.Mater Academy’s Grrlettes qualified for the FCDA Nationals following a successful performance in the Florida State Championship.In the...

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula recently headlined the inaugural class of the Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame inductees, the NFL’s most winningest coach who guided his team to the only undefeated season in NFL history.Joining Shula was his former player tight end Jim Mandich, former MLB player Alex Ochoa and longtime Miami Lakes Optimist Club member Jack McCall.The induction ceremony for the 2017 class Hall of Fame took place...

After losing to Coral Gables in a GMAC semifinal game, American High’s softball team was seeking vengeance in the regional playoffs.But the Cavaliers seemed to have the Patriots’ number and eliminated them from the Region 4-9A semifinal with a 4-1 score.Coral Gables (19-7) faces Palmetto Bay in the regional final, marking a rematch for the GMAC championship game.Two freshmen pitchers cooled off American’s hot bats and on...

Monsignor Edward Pace’s baseball team defeated Gulliver Prep, 11-6, in a 5A regional quarterfinal game, setting up a district playoff rematch with district foe iMater Charter.Pace, enroute to the district championship, defeated iMater, 7-2, in the division tournament and the Knights were seeking redemption on May 16 at the Spartans’ home field.The Pace team has defeated iMater in every regular season matchup.During the district...

Barbara Goleman’s baseball team defeated American Heritage, 5-4, in 10 innings last week in a regional quarterfinal game, setting up a showdown with Broward’s Archbishop McCarthy in a semifinal match up.Goleman, which recently won its third consecutive district championship, got off to a strong start, scoring three runs in the first inning and kept the Patriots scoreless for five and half innings.The Gators added two more runs in...