Pace High School senior baseball player Gustavo Guerra signed a Letter of Intent to attend St. Thomas University on May 7. Guerra was also one of two recipients of the Kevin Garcia Athletic Scholarship for exceptional student athletes at Pace’s Academic Awards on April 28.

  (Following is corrected text on a story that ran in the May 1 issue.) In their inaugural season, the Mater Lakes Academy girls’ middle school soccer team reached the Charter Schools League Championship game, but lost to Doral Academy, 5-1. The girls finished the season 7-4. Head coach Robert Vidal said his team played well throughout the season. “We came such a long way when no one gave us a shot,” he said. “We...

  Several Miami Lakes area high school athletes were honored with scholarship awards during the recent Scholar-Athlete Luncheon hosted by the Dade Schools Athletic Foundation. Lauren Book, CEO of the Lauren’s Kids Foundation, served as guest speaker, and her organization presented a $1,000 scholarship to Barbara Goleman bowler Gabriella Sallai. Hialeah Gardens’ Sebastian Aguilar, who played basketball, volleyball and ran...

  Unlike most student-athletes who signed their letter of intent at school, American High’s star pitcher Alexis Castroman chose to commit to a Florida university where she launched her softball career at the tender age of 7.Flanked her parents, coaches and friends at field No. 3 at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, Alexis chose to attend St. Thomas University, taking her pitching talent to a team that has won the highly competitive Sun...

In their inaugural season, the Mater Lakes Academy girls’ junior varsity soccer team reached the Charter Schools League Championship game, but lost to Doral Academy, 5-1, a team they had beaten during the regular season. The girls finished the season 7-4. Head coach Robert Vidal said his team is made up of mostly middle school students who played well throughout the season. “We came such a long way when no one gave us a...