In what’s become a familiar scene, Miami Lakes Optimist Club’s Softball program has become a feeder to Miami-Dade and Broward High schools. This year, the program has more girls selected to The Miami Herald All-Dade Teams than last season, proving the great job the coaches have done throughout the years in preparing the girls for high school ball, making the coaches’ job a little easier. The list of girls making the...

  Boys and girls, ages 6 to 18 years old, are invited to attend the 2014 Junior Golf Camp at Shula’s Golf Club during four week-long sessions in June, July and August. Session 1 is scheduled from June 16 to 20; Session 2 will be held July 7 to 11; 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...

  Family, coaches and friends of Barbara Goleman Senior High’s softball standout Angelica Montalvo gathered recently in Principal’s Joaquin Hernandez’ office to celebrate her college signing day. Montalvo accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Nova-Southeastern University and will join the Lady Sharks softball program for the 2014-2015 campaign. The senior catcher is projected to contribute immediately upon her...

  Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK-8) held the attention of the crowd at the American Airlines Arena (AAA) on Wednesday April 2. The school's junior varsity (JV), varsity, and salsa teams performed at the AAA during the Miami Heat-Milwaukee Bucks game.  At half-time the crowd cheered on as the JV cheerleaders danced on the arena floor followed by the varsity squad who leaped and tumbled as the fans roared, whistled and applauded. To...

  American High’s baseball team is two wins away from its first state title after the Patriots captured the Regional 4-7A Championship last week with a 2-0 win over Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer.  American plays either Tallahassee’s Chiles or Oviedo in the state semifinal on Friday, May 16 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. The Patriots (24-5) will pick up where they left off last year, when they were shut out, 6-0, by Plant...