Two years ago, former Miami-Dade College head baseball coach Demie Mainieri was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock, Texas, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of the junior college’s baseball national championship, the first title in Miami’s history.The University of Miami later won three College World Series championships under Ron Fraser and Jim Morris, but Mainieri was the first college...

On the final day of the 2016 Bedford Cup, the Florida International University women's tennis team claimed a total of four flight championships (two singles and two doubles) on October 2 at the University of South Florida (USF) Varsity Tennis Courts in Tampa.Freshman Ulyana Grib  and junior Mina Markovic each won their flights with Grib defeating USF's Brook Lashway, 6-0, 6-1, and Markovic downing North Florida's Quetzali Vazquez, 6-4,...

St. Thomas University Department of Athletics will induct Detroit Tigers Executive Vice President and General Manager Al Avila into the Bobcat Sports Hall of Fame.The induction ceremony and Stone Crab Dinner is scheduled for 6 p.m., Sunday, November 13, at the college’s Fernandez Family  Center for Leadership and Wellness.At St. Thomas University, Avila served as an assistant coach under Bobcat Sports Hall of Famer Paul Mainieri,...

Mater Academy running back Daniel Doriscar rushed for a school record 215 yards and scored four touchdowns against Doral Academy on September 23, as the Lions defeated the Firebirds, 40-22, in a wild game that saw the Firebirds lead 15-14 at the end of the third quarter. Mater Academy dominated the fourth quarter by taking advantage of miscues and turnovers to win the game.

The Pace High School Spartans football team has started off its season on a high note with wins against Doral Academy, Hialeah Miami Lakes, and Gulf Coast High School in Naples. Their most resounding victory was a 35-7 win over the Gulliver Preparatory School Raiders on September 16. The Spartans began the game by scoring three touchdowns in the first half, and kept up the pressure, adding one more in the second half.After their game...