The Northpointe YMCA located at 7351 N.W. 186 Street, is hosting the annual Healthy Kids Day on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event, a YMCA national initiative to improve the health and wellbeing of families across the country, includes free interactive activities, sports clinics, health screenings, family fitness fun, nutrition education, water safety and the opportunity to sign up for summer camps and programs. The first HKD...

  Miami Lakes United Soccer Club has won many tournaments and championships throughout Florida and outside the Sunshine state. But the community oriented organization scored perhaps its biggest victory in its 20-year history last week when the Town of Miami Lakes rejected an unsolicited bid from another soccer club to run the recreational and travel team programs at Royal Oaks Park, and in return pay the town about $53,000 a year for...

  Our Lady of the Lakes varsity boy’s and girl’s basketball teams will take on Immaculate Conception at the American Airlines Arena before the Miami Heat faces their cross town rival the Orlando Magic. The Cheetahs-Immaculate Conception game is scheduled for 1 p.m., Sunday, April 10, on the Heat hardwood court. The Heat-Magic game starts at 6 p.m. In addition, Our Lady of the Lakes dance team will perform during Court of...

  Wielding their bats that have belted them to a 15-2 record, Barbara Goleman High’s baseball team wishes the 6A District playoffs started this week. “We would love to play the district tomorrow,” said head coach Jose Lopez. “We are undefeated in district play.” But the Gators will have to settle for closing out the regular season and competing in the GMAC before the district playoffs start in the third...

  St. Thomas University senior guard Jamesha Willis has been named a 2015-2016 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Honorable Mention All-American. The 5-7 guard from Palatka, Florida, was earlier named the Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Conference selection. Willis led the team in scoring with 14.5 points per game, assists (59), defensive rebounds with 120, and steals (69) in 2015-16.  Willis...