Before the Miami Heat face the Phoenix Suns, two middle school basketball teams will take center court at the American Airlines Arena, where players from the NBA will be watching a classic rivalry.Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School and Immaculate Conception boys’ basketball teams will clash on the Heat’s home court, from 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, for their Court of Dreams and Family Night event.The Heat-Suns game is...

Miami Lakes teens, Alyssa Moore and Nicole Calles represented Club Shula at the 2017 Open Badminton tournament recently held at the University of Miami. They brought home novice titles for their abilities. The high school sophomores, Moore a student at Barbara Goleman Senior High, and Calles, a student at Archbishop McCarthy High, entered the tournament in Women’s Doubles and defeated other competing high school students, college...

American High softball star Erika Castroman is not only playing like an All-Dade player this year, but she’s batting a thousand beyond the diamond. Last Christmas, Castroman distributed 50 backpacks filled with items for hygiene, including deodorant, shampoo, soap, toothpaste and hand sanitizers, as well as toothbrushes, combs and face towels to the homeless people who were sleeping in the streets or under the facade of buildings...

Mater Lakes Academy’s Bears wrestling team competed at the FHSAA state tournament on March 3–4 at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.  The school congratulated the student athletes who qualified in the highest ranking in the wrestling program.Cole Schwartzberg, junior, in the 220 lb. weight class, and Nestor Nunez, sophomore, in the 152 lb. weight class, both were Region Champions in their respective weight classes in the...

The Mater Lakes Academy’s Bears Wrestling team recently competed at the District 15-1A tournament. Two of the Bears won first place in their respective weight classes, sophomore Nestor Nunez at 152 lbs. and junior Cole Schwartzberg, in the 220 lbs. weight class. Omar Armengol, Haniel Suris, and Serguiz Velez, finished in second place in their weight classes.  “We are looking to qualify some of our wrestlers to compete in...