The family of Roland Gomez will celebrate his life on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the clubhouse at Miami Lakes Optimist Park.      Gomez was an attorney,  youth sports booster and coach with the Optimist Club for many years.      He died Nov. 29 from complications after a short illness, his family said.         He was 84.     ...

     Mater Lakes Academy’s boys cross country team placed fourth out of 32 teams in the 2022 FHSAA State Class 2A championships. The meet was held Nov. 5 at Florida State University. Mater Lakes’ top finishers in the boys state race were Jeshua Osorio (10th) and Sebastian Corapse (14th). Mater Lakes was one of only two schools with multiple finishers in the top 14 (state champion Bolles was the other), and...

     Four members of the Miami Lakes Golf Club enjoyed a round of golf on Thanksgiving Day before settling down to their turkey dinners.

     Shown above from left are Julio Sardinas, Fred Isenberg, Jorge Perez and Ed Szudarski.

     Photo by Dave Gergely, golf sales coordinator at the club.

Attorney and youth sports coach Roland Gomez of Miami Lakes died Nov. 29 from complications after a short illness, his son said.      He was 84.      Perhaps the greatest legacy one can leave is to have positively affected others during a lifetime.         And Gomez’s impact upon young athletes, his family and lifelong friends reflect the kindness and time that he...

      The Town of Miami Lakes triumphs 79 - 61 over the City of Hialeah in a charity basketball game to benefit the Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative. Virtutem Populo founder Maurits Acosta, a sophomore at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High whose civics group organized the event, said $7,417.08 was raised for the Miami Lakes non-profit that helps women get breast cancer screenings and other...