St. Thomas University recently honored their students with Academic Honors, and among the honorees was Miami Lakes resident and Miami Lakes Optimist Club product Alexis Castroman.Castroman, a starting third baseman for the Bobcats softball team, received the Provost Honor Roll for the Spring of 2016, and she made the Dean’s List for the Fall of 2016.“This was an absolute honor for us,” said Alex and Ivette Castroman,...

American Senior High’s softball team competed during the weekend of March 16 at the high school sanctioned Silver Lakes Speed  Ball Tournament.The tournament has been going on for more than 13 years with only the top high schools from Miami-Dade and Broward counties competing.The Patriot girls went 1-1 on Thursday afternoon after winning their first game that put them into the championship game with powerhouse Pines Charter, which...

St. Thomas University’s softball team dedicated one of last month’s games to Brady McLaughlin, a six year old boy who has been diagnosed with aplastic anemia. The day, tagged "Brady Day" honored Brady and his family while helping raise funds and awareness to delete blood cancer. Brady was presented with gifts in a pre-game ceremony and threw out the ceremonial first pitch.As part of the initiative, the Bobcats organized a Swab...

Sitting in his office smiling while penciling in the lineup for his team’s next game, Barbara Goleman High School’s head baseball coach Jose Lopez is enjoying the moment, after his squad won eight consecutive games before losing to Lemont of Illinois.But that wasn’t the case when the season started in February.The Gators struggled during the first seven games of the season, a far cry from the district-winning team from last...

As part its continued partnership with the Miami Lakes Optimist Club, Miami Lakes Chevrolet donated $500 with an opportunity for another $500 through its test drive program at the dealership. During the Optimist Club’s opening night for baseball and softball, the dealership also presented equipment to help keep the program running.“Once again, we’re proud to sponsor the Optimist Club,” said Miami Lakes Chevrolet sales...