Chris Nurse knows first hand the feeling of melancholia following the death of a loved one. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers soccer star lost his mother to breast cancer and her death sent him into a tailspin of despair. “It was so hard,” he said. But his mother’s death was the impetus for him to reach his dream of becoming a professional soccer player and the face of his organization to raise awareness of a disease that...

  A basketball team scoring over 90 points is a common occurrence in an NBA game, but something much rarer in a high school basketball game. However, Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s boys varsity basketball team has been doing just that, including a 96-71 win over the Edison Red Raiders on November 21.  The high-scoring Spartans basketball team is currently 4-0 in regular season play and 6-0 including pre-season games. In...

  Voice of Love Training and Development, in partners with The Children’s Trust, is hosting the annual Cross Country Jingle Bell Jog 5K on December 6 at 8 a.m. The race will be held at Shula’s Golf Club’s Executive Par 3 course, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. Pre-registration is $25 and $30 on the day of the race.  There will be free activities for children including a fun kid’s dash with prizes, bounce house, face...

  The Miami Lakes Optimist Club recently concluded its Fall 2014 flag football season under league commissioner Javier Zapata. More than 130 children participated in the football league this season, receiving trophies at the league’s closing ceremony event scheduled for Saturday, December 6, at Royal Oaks Park. The season was made possible in part by the generous sponsorship from league sponsors: Global Management Services,...

  University of Notre Dame alumnus and Miami Lakes resident, Daniel Yanez, leads the Alumni Association group, Notre Dame Club of Miami which is hosting the “1st Annual Irish Golf Classic” golf scramble on Friday, December 5 at Don Shula's Golf Club. Deadline to register is Friday, November 21. To sign up, visit www.ndmiamigolf.com. Proceeds from the event will go toward the group’s Student Scholarship Foundation which...