During the first 13 games of his junior season in 2016, Florida International University catcher JC Escarra batted .271 with five doubles and 10 RBI and had two or more hits in four games.But Escarra’s promising season was cut short following a shoulder injury that required season-ending surgery.However the injury had no ill-effects, as Escarra, a Mater Academy alumni who was drafted by the New York Mets, picked up where he left off.So...

Barbara Goleman Senior High student-athlete Alyssa Moore won the GMAC girls’ badminton  tournament at Braddock High School in Miami. Moore’s victory brought the Gators their ninth GMAC championship in badminton, and she advanced to regional action hoping to compete in the state tournament.

Our Lady of the Lakes’ Dads’ Club is hosting the 20th annual Golf Classic Best Ball Scramble Tournament on Friday, May 5, beginning with registration and check-in at 10:30 a.m. at Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes, Dr. After registration and check-in, lunch will be served by La Esquina del Lechon, and the event will begin with a shotgun start at noon and end by 5 p.m. with a post tournament awards ceremony and dinner...

The annual Great Strides Miami Lakes Walk to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, at Graham Park at the corner of Bull Run Road and Miami Lakeway North.The event is an initiative of the Mike Quesada family of Miami Lakes whose son, Danny, has diagnosed over 15 years ago with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease affecting the lungs and digestive system. The disease causes abnormally thick mucus which...

A group of local student-athletes were honored for their stellar performances in the sports of basketball, soccer, wrestling and cheerleading, as they were named to The Miami Herald All-Dade County Teams.For boys’ basketball, honorable mentions included American players Jonathan Vilchez, Jacob Narvaez, Brian Diaz and Myquel Noel; Mater Academy players Damarre Monsato and Matthew Tanis; Mater Lakes Academy players Giano Stringfellow,...