The Miami Lakes Optimist Club is holding basketball registration for Summer League play for boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 15.Kids can sign up to play on consecutive Saturdays, April  22 and 29, from 10 a.m. to noon at Miami Lakes Middle School, 6425 Miami Lakeway North. Registration cost is $150. Kids must bring their birth certificates.For more information, call 305-216-9615.

Pace High School boys’ baseball team is perhaps off to the best start in school history, posting a 17-1-1 record during Spring Break.The Spartans’ lone loss came at the hands of Westminster Christian, which escaped with a 6-5 victory in the Falcon Challenge tournament in the third game of the season.Since then, Pace has complied 16 straight wins by dominating most of their opponents, including rival Mater Lakes Academy (19-9),...

Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Dr., is hosting a Nine Hole League open for the public to participate. The league will play on Tuesday’s at 5 p.m. from Tuesday, April 25 to Tuesday, July 25. Each week teams will select two members to compete in a two-person scramble format. A total of 8 players are allowed per team. Weekly prizes will be awarded and the cost is set at $15 per player per week. For more information and to...

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...