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...

Miami Dade College’s women’s volleyball team won the 2016 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship, defeating Iowa Western Community College, 3-0, in Casper, Wyoming.The Lady Sharks have now won nine National Championships previously winning the crown in 2004. It’s head coach Origene “Kiko” Benoit’s first championship at Miami Dade College.“Everything in...

The Miami Lakes Optimist Club is holding registration for its baseball and softball program from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturday, January 7 and Saturday, January 14 at Miami Lakes Middle School, 6425 Miami Lakeway North.The programs is for boys and girls ages 5 to 16 for T-Ball, Pinto, Mustang, Bronco, Pony and Colt Leagues.Participants must bring a copy of their birth certificates and will be fitted for their uniforms.The fee is $150 for...

St. Thomas University’s junior volleyball outside hitter Whitney Battoe has been named an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American and a First-Team AVCA All-Regional performer for the 2016 season. It marked the second straight year that Battoe has been named an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American and to the AVCA Southeast All-Regional team.Battoe, a native of Naperville, Illinois, earned the honors after a season in which she led the Bobcats...

As part of the Elderly Affairs Committee’s Senior Games, committee vice chairman Dave Oliver (center right) honored Nancy and George Pringle (center) and left) as Most Valuable Players of the Year during the December Town Council meeting. George Pringle is a three-time male champion of the Senior Games and this year, he committed to the competition even after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Mayor Manny Cid and council...