Florida International University junior linebacker Anthony Wint was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week last month for his stellar performance against the Charlotte 49ers and helping his team stay undefeated in conference action.Wint, a Miami native, tied a career-high in tackles with 13 (seven solo) against the 49ers, as FIU won its third-straight to improve to 3-0 in Conference USA action. The native of Homestead notched...

A football rivalry between two Catholic high school teams in Miami will turn points scored on the football field into turkeys in the homes of poor families for Thanksgiving. Pace High School and Belen Jesuit Preparatory School are donating $10 per point scored in the “Turkey Bowl 2016” towards the annual food drive of the Knights of Columbus, council 3274.The Knight of Columbus will present the winning team with the...

Mater Lakes varsity basketball team competed at Betty T. Ferguson Center in Miami Gardens in the 2016 Dade County Boys Varsity Basketball League Championship, and won first place on October 20.Coach Juan Urbina is in his fourth season as head coach of the basketball program, one of the popular athletic programs at Mater Lakes. The team was victorious in the championship due to his leadership alongside the athletic talents of his senior...

Hialeah Miami Lakes student Jocely Ruiz won the girls 100 yard Butterfly District Championship last month.   Also in local high school action, Mater Academy girls’ cross-country runner Valerie Lastra won the District 16-3A championship with a time of 18:17:60, and Hialeah Gardens girls’ swimming and diving student Jessica Rodriguez won the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke at the District 11-4A championships.Mater Academy...

Chicago Cubs center fielder Albert Almora, a Mater Academy alumni, is playing in his first World Series against the Cleveland Indians.Almora’s Cubs are playing in the Fall Classic for the first time since 1945, and they last won the World Series in 1908. The  Cubs drafted the Hialeah native in the first round in 2012, and he made his Major League Baseball debut this year, when Jorge Soler was placed on the disabled list. He...