Lindsay Selmer, daughter of Ellen Selmer, vice president of Human Resources for The Graham Companies in Miami Lakes, was honored in May with the “Bob Demaree Coach of the Year” award. Selmer, who graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2013 with a major in Exceptional Education, teaches at East River High School in Orlando, and just completed her second year as the varsity softball coach. She took the East...

  Miami Lakes Soccer Club’s Recreational Program held its closing ceremonies on May 31 at Royal Oaks Park. The project began in February and ended with 350 participants on 19 teams of boys and girls, ages 4 to 14. Mayor Wayne Slaton and Councilmembers Tim Daubert and Nelson Rodriguez (center) are joined by Soccer Club officers (from left) Tony Rodriguez, Alvin Murray, Diana Bernal, Gladys de la Cruz and Edward Andrade.

  Shula's World Cup Challenge began Sunday, June 1, and will continue through Sunday, July 20. The World Cup Challenge brings together the best of soccer and golf with golf course events that parallel the 2014 Fifa World Cup. To participate in Shula's World Cup Challenge, register at the Golf Pro Shop at Shula's Golf Club. This challenge is open and free to all guests who choose to play. Once registered, participants will select a...

  Longtime Miami Lakes Optimist Club member Jack McCall has coached so many young baseball players including his sons and four grandsons during his 42 years with the organization that he lost count. But the humorous anecdotes from his former players help jog his memory, as the coach of their kids and grandchildren, who told him he was a big inspiration in their lives. “They would come up to me and say, ‘Mr. McCall, do you...

  Shula's World Cup Challenge began Sunday, June 1, and will continue through Sunday, July 20. The World Cup Challenge brings together the best of soccer and golf with golf course events that parallel the 2014 Fifa World Cup. To participate in Shula's World Cup Challenge, register at the Golf Pro Shop at Shula's Golf Club. This challenge is open and free to all guests who choose to play. Once registered, participants will select a...