Four members of the Miami Lakes Golf Club enjoyed a round of golf on Thanksgiving Day before settling down to their turkey dinners.

     Shown above from left are Julio Sardinas, Fred Isenberg, Jorge Perez and Ed Szudarski.

     Photo by Dave Gergely, golf sales coordinator at the club.

Attorney and youth sports coach Roland Gomez of Miami Lakes died Nov. 29 from complications after a short illness, his son said.      He was 84.      Perhaps the greatest legacy one can leave is to have positively affected others during a lifetime.         And Gomez’s impact upon young athletes, his family and lifelong friends reflect the kindness and time that he...

      The Town of Miami Lakes triumphs 79 - 61 over the City of Hialeah in a charity basketball game to benefit the Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative. Virtutem Populo founder Maurits Acosta, a sophomore at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High whose civics group organized the event, said $7,417.08 was raised for the Miami Lakes non-profit that helps women get breast cancer screenings and other...

For the second year in a row, USA Basketball’s men’s and women’s teams stayed at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main during the first week of November and trained at the Miami Lakes Athletic Club as they prepared for the FIBA’s 3x3 AmeriCup tournament held in Miami Nov. 4 - 6.    The men’s team won a gold medal, repeating last year’s performance at the tournament. The women’s team won bronze...

     The public is invited to celebrate the fifth class to be inducted to the Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony to be held Dec. 10.      The event will honor athletes and those who have coached or mentored youth sports, who have ties to town.      The new class members are the late Charlie DeLucca, Sr., a youth golf ambassador and children’s advocate; retired NBA point...