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...

  Five soccer players from Monsignor Edward Pace High School's girls soccer team were nominated to The Miami Herald’s All-Dade teams. Yasbec Sosa, a senior, named to the All-Dade Third Team, is the captain and goal keeper.  Sosa had an outstanding year and led the team to district semi-finals with her outstanding leadership and defensive play. She was also selected to the All-Dade All Star Team and the Dade-Broward All...

    Albeit Horane Allison is the new Trojan’s head football coach, he is not a stranger to Hialeah Miami Lakes High School.Allison was the running back coach under Keenan Lawhorne two seasons ago before he accepted a similar position at Norland High.And long before his coaching career started, Allison played right guard at his alma mater under then-head coaches Dallas Cameron and Jeff Rodriguez.“It feels so good to be...

  Registration is now open for Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department’s 2014 “Fit2Play” summer camps. Managed by recreation professionals and conveniently located at 31 parks throughout the county from June 9 through August 15, camps will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and offer 7:30 a.m. early drop-off and 6 p.m. late pick-up options. At $40 to $90 per week, the General...

  Miami Lakes Optimist Club held its Flag Football closing ceremonies on April 12 to end a successful season. More than 140 children participated in the Flag Football program this year. Mayor Wayne Slaton and Vice Mayor Manny Cid attended the event and helped present trophies to the young players. “With Flag Football being one of the fastest growing youth sports in the country, hundreds of our Miami Lakes children are now...