The Miami Lakes Optimist Club recently concluded its Spring 2016 Flag Football season. Over 225 children participated in the league this season, receiving trophies at the league's closing ceremony event on Saturday, May 14, at Royal Oaks Park. Congratulations to the 5-7 division champion Patriots, 8-9 division champion Chargers, 10-11 division champion Saints, and 12-13 division champion Vikings. The season was made possible in part...

Just two weeks after his high school graduation from Pace High School, right-handed ace pitcher Christopher Rodriguez was drafted 126th overall in the fourth round of the MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels on June 10. The following day on June 11, Alex Mateo, a Pace alumnus from the Class of 2012, was drafted in the 22nd round of the MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins. Rodriguez helped lead the Pace Spartans baseball team all the way to the...

Mater Academy’s Middle School baseball team won its third consecutive Miami-Dade Middle School League Championship in a postseason tournament in May at the Grapeland Water Park. The victory represented the Lions’ third consecutive championship for the junior varsity team, making the group of seventh and eighth graders among the best of their peers in Miami-Dade County. Some members of the team will play varsity baseball starting...

Monsignor Edward Pace High recent graduate Destiny Wilson, The Miami Herald’s 2016 Flag Football Player of the Year for Miami-Dade County, has signed to attend St. Thomas University in the fall.Wilson, a running back and wide receiver, also made The Miami Herald’s All-Dade First Team after recording 1,796 total yards, 34 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for the 2016 season, leading her team to the district championship by defeating...

The Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is offering free monthly field trips for seniors to attend Miami Marlins games this year. Seniors receive free admission to each game courtesy of the Miami Marlins.Transportation is provided to and from Town Hall, 6100 Main Street. Space is limited and required reservations will open one week prior to each game and remain open until all seats are filled.To reserve seating, contact Clarisell De...