Another year, another state swimming title for Mater Lakes.  The school’s girls team won the FHSAA Class 2A state championship in early November, after finishing second in last year’s state meet.  Mater Lakes’ boys won the state title in 2024 and finished third at states this season.  The girls team finished with 240.5 points, easily topping runner-up Academy of the Holy Names’ total...

The Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame inducted the Class of 2025 at Miami Lakes Optimist Park.  The annual ceremony honors athletes, coaches and community leaders who have ties to Miami Lakes.  “As far as the class, we thought it was really good, we thought it was very balanced,” Committee Secretary Jim Hamilton said about the event held on Dec. 13.  The inductees were Don Bailey Jr., Joe Weber, Rivers Demby...

  Darryl “Tre” Bell, III, 18, signed with the Florida State University football program in December. Bell, of Miami, attends Barbara Goleman Senior High School, Class of 2026.       The Seminoles’ head football coach Mike Norvell visited the Miami Lakes campus in October to meet with Bell, a safety who is known for his ability to play both defense and offense on the field. During a signing rally...

     The 2025 Reindeer Run 5K presented by Headquarter Toyota drew 565 runners and walkers to Business Park West on Dec. 13. Racers took off to the sounds of the Hialeah Gardens High School marching band, conducted by Joshua Guzman, a military veteran. The Veterans Committee and Chair William Perez organized the event. Veterans Committee member Judy Farcus Serra, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for...

  Three Miami Lakes boys made the All-Star team in the Miami Youth Baseball Association. They play for the KSA team and were photographed Dec. 7 after a game held at the Grapeland Baseball Complex. Shown from left: Jaden Hernandez, Lucas Collazo and Marcus Diaz, with Coach Gus De Quesada.