Mater Academy’s football team closed out the regular season with a 42-0 victory against Hialeah Miami Lakes, as the Lions won nine straight games and headed to the playoffs against Broward’s Cooper City. The Lions were able to hold off a late surge by Cooper City in last week’s regional quarterfinal to win 35-21.During the last week of October, North Miami Beach High snapped American’s streak of five consecutive...

The Miami Lakes United Soccer Club’s U14 girls team recently won the 20th annual West Pines Kickoff Classic Tournament with a 5-1 victory against Weston. The West Pines Kickoff Classic Tournament has become one of the most competitive tournaments by bringing together a variety of teams from Region III. The event is sanctioned by Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA) and is open to all U.S. Soccer members (US Club Soccer, AYSO, USSSA).

The biggest victory in school history for the St. Thomas University Women’s Cross Country team came during the University of South Florida Invitational last month, when the girls won the non-NCAA Division One Championship. For the Bobcats, four of the six women runners finished among the top seven finishers.Freshmen Andrea Peterson finished with a 20:52.04 race time to finish fourth among non-NCAA Division One runners.Her...

Two Hialeah Miami Lakes swimmers qualified for the Florida State Swimming Championship meet.  Freshman Jocelyn Ruiz and sophomore Aaron Rodriguez competed at the Sailfish Splash Park swimming facility in Stuart, Florida on November 4.   Both qualified after competing at the state regional championships at Florida Gulf Coast University.  Ruiz who recently celebrated her 14th birthday, is also the District Champion in the...

Mater Academy’s girls cross country team took on the best competitors at the FHSAA state meet and ran away with impressive performances by finishing in 16th place overall last week in Tallahassee. Eighth-grade student Jinah Mickens-Malik lead the way, finishing 7th overall, and 9th grader, Valerie Lastra earned the silver medal. The team earned its spot in the state competition by finishing in 3rd place in regional competition with an...