Miami Marlins Thursday home games are free for seniors 55 years and older. Pictured is a large group of Miami Lakes seniors ready to board their free bus at Town Hall for the August 25 Marlins vs. Kansas City Royals game. The group is decked out with their red 2016 Miami Lakes Seniors Sluggers shirts. During the game, the Miami Lakes group was shown three times on the stadium’s Jumbo Tron screen. Of the six games the Senior Sluggers...

The Pace High School Spartans started off their football season on a high note as they defeated the Doral Academy Firebirds in a pre-season Kick-Off Classic 27-7.Pace running back Stefon Francis quickly started it off with a touchdown in the first quarter.Doral responded with a touchdown to tie the game at halftime. The Spartans kept on fighting by scoring 3 more touchdowns, two of them by Francis and one by Tyrone Douglas.“The kids...

The 5th annual Breast Cancer Golf Tournament, “b fore pink” sponsored by Vera Cadillac/Buick/GMC has been scheduled for Friday, October 7, at Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive in Miami Lakes.Pink is the color for breast cancer and all women are at risk with one in eight women diagnosed with breast cancer over their lifetime. However, early detection and a healthy lifestyle saves lives.Proceeds from the 2016 “b...

Monsignor Edward Pace’s football team routed Hialeah-Miami Lakes, 34-0, while American, Barbara Goleman and Mater Academy lost their opening games of the regular season.The Spartans dominated the Trojans on both sides of the ball, including forcing several turnovers and sacking the quarterback three times.American fell to Northwestern, 47-0, as the Bulls forced two fumbles and a blocked punt all in the first quarter, a sign of things to...

Pace High School’s baseball players took some time off during their summer break to be a part of the Miracle League of Miami-Dade’s groundbreaking ceremonies for their new field in Tamiami Park.The organization, founded in 2010 and co-chaired by Pace Class of 1977 alumnus Raimundo Rocha, provides an opportunity for children with mental and/or physical challenges to play baseball.Pace Baseball and the Miami Marlins were part of...