Chris Perdomo recently won the Miami Lakes Optimist Club’s Roland Gomez Scholarship award for boys for his stellar performances in the classroom and the playing fields.Perdomo, who graduated from Hialeah Miami Lakes High in 2016 and finished a semester at Florida International University, played basketball and volleyball in high school and at the Optimist Club.For winning the scholarship award, Perdomo was awarded $1,000 to use for...

On December 16 and 17, the Bears wrestling team at Mater Lakes Academy finished undefeated with a 6-0 record at the Coral Park Holiday Duels claiming first place out of the twelve teams that participated.The Bears defeated Miami Springs, McArthur (Hollywood), Coral Park, Hialeah Gardens, and Pinecrest Prep. The Bears defeated Coral Gables in the first place match pushing their overall record to 17-2 on the season.  “Our wrestling...

Florida International University senior defensive tackle Imarjaye Albury has accepted an invitation to the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.The game takes place on Saturday, January 21 at StubHub Center in Carson, California.Wrapping up his senior year with the Panthers, Albury recorded 38 total tackles (13 solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack. The Miami product also notched a quarterback hurry and recovered a fumble. He played in all...

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School varsity girls’ basketball team has been competitive the last 4 years in the All Catholic Conference (ACC). In three of the past four years, the team has earned two North Division titles (2013 and 2014), one undefeated season (2013), and three All Catholic Conference playoff appearances (2013, 2014, 2016). The teams in 2013 and 2014 did not win the semi-final playoff game. After the 2014 season, the...

Last month, top seed Webber International (28-2) defeated the St. Thomas volleyball team (25-7) 3-1 in the finals of The Sun Conference Championship Tournament held at the Sabbagh Center in Babson Park, Florida. With the win, Webber International earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships.Webber took a 2-0 lead in sets, then St. Thomas battled back to within a strong 25-17 performance in the third set. The fourth set was a...