On a humid, cloudy July morning, workers are digging up dirt to form a pitcher’s mound, as the main baseball field on the Monsignor Edward Pace High School campus is close to finishing its renovations. Just a few hundred feet away, the Pace Spartans baseball team is in the midst of continuing its own rebuilding. The 2012-2013 Spartans team was one hit away from winning the Class 4A state finals only to lose 7-5 to Pensacola Catholic in...

  Three Dade Christian School athletes participated in the AAU Club Championship at ESPN Wild World of Sports Complex during July 8-13. Paris Baker, 10, took first in the 400 with a #1 nationally ranked time of 1:02.42, was second in the 200, and third in the 100. Cha’iel Johnson, 9, won the 400 with a #2 nationally ranked time of 1:04.87 and placed second in the 200. The girls have been working hard under the direction of coach...

  The Town of Miami Lakes and its Youth Activities Task Force, along with local businesses and organizations, have partnered with Girl Scouts Chloe Schwinghammer and Emily Wong from Troop 248 to host a Fit Fair for the community from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, at Miami Lakes Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The Fit Fair, created by the two girls as a Girl Scout Silver Award project, is intended to reduce obesity by...

  Boys and girls, ages 6 to 18 years old, are invited to attend the 2014 Junior Golf Camp at Shula’s Golf Club during two week-long sessions in August. Session 3 is scheduled August 4 to 8; and Session 4 will be held August 11 to 15. Each session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kids will learn the basics of the game including concentration on full-swing, putting, chipping, and most importantly, fun. Sessions include lunch...

  Registration for Miami Lakes Optimist Fall baseball season is scheduled for 9 a.m. on consecutive Saturdays, August 9, 16, and 23, at Miami Lakes Optimist Park. Kids can also registrater online at www. miamilakesoptimist.org.  Players must bring copies of their birth certificates and be fitted for their uniforms. Before the start of the regular season in September, players will tryout for teams and subsequently be drafted. For...