The St. Thomas University women’s soccer team received honors from the Sun Conference for the 2015 season during a recent banquet hosted by regular-season champion SCAD Savannah in Georgia. Bobcats’ senior defender Sarrah Granda was named to the First-Team All-Conference, while forward Sharon Tejeda was named to the Second-Team and midfielder Sarah Lyppert Thomsson received honorable mention. Bobcats players Claudia Avila,...

  Miami Lakes United Soccer Club is currently registering boys and girls, ages 3 to 14, for the upcoming 2016 Spring Recreation Soccer season, which starts Monday, January 18, at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, and Norman and Jean Reach Park, 7901 N.W. 176 Street, in Palm Springs North. New players are also encouraged to play and learn the sport from some of the most dedicated soccer coaches in Miami Lakes. Registration cost is...

  Shula’s Athletic Club did its part to raise awareness and funds for Breast Cancer support by carrying out a month-long raffle to win autographed Miami Dolphin’s memorabilia and a special charity training package, personal training promotion, a Spin-A-Thon as well as a Dodgeball Tournament during October. Through these events, Shula’s was able to raise over $1,300 for the Women’s Breast Health & Heart...

  Associated Press sports writer Tim Reynolds knows all about teamwork. Covering the Miami Heat for more than a decade, Reynolds has a bird’s eye view of how teamwork has become the recipe for success, as the Heat won three NBA World Championships and made four consecutive trips to the NBA Finals. He intently observed the camaraderie between LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade and their rest of their teammates that helped the...

  Anyone familiar with the book “Outliers: The Story of Success,” written by Malcolm Gladwell, understands the “10,000-hour rule.” Gladwell explained that the key to world-class expertise in any one skill is to practice correctly for a minimum of 10,000 hours. Erick Lamelas is a Miami Lakes resident who attended Bob Graham Education Center from kindergarten to eighth grade, has practiced karate for the past 11...