The Miami Laker's Facebook page www.facebook.com/MiamiLaker and Twitter page www.twitter.com/TheMiamiLaker are live and now launching giveaways and contests for all "likers" and "followers." Beginning the first week of April, The Miami Laker, in partnership with the Don Shula's Athletic Club, will be hosting a giveaway for a FREE 6-month membership to the Shula's Athletic Club located at 15150 Bull Run Road, Miami Lakes, a value...

  The Monsignor Edward Pace Track and Field teams concluded their season last week at the Class 2A District 16 Track & Field Championships. The meet, hosted by Jackson Senior High School at the Traz Powell Stadium at Miami-Dade College North Campus, included 12 teams and over 500 participants.   On the girl's side, the 4 x 800m was led by senior Nina Pulley who will be attending Oberlin College this fall. Juniors...

  The 40th annual William “B” Graham Memorial Golf Tournament for the benefit of the Boy Scouts of America has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 23, at Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. The event is sponsored by The Graham Companies and Publix Super Markets Charities. Check-in is at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start set for 8 a.m. Tournament sponsorships are available ranging from the Golden Eagle ($5,000), and...

  The Miami Lakes Optimist Club is holding its summer basketball registration for boys and girls on consecutive Saturdays, April 19 and 26, from 9:30 to noon at Miami Lakes Middle School. Registration cost is $145 for each player from ages 11-18. The season starts Monday, June 9. Games will be played at Barbara Goleman High School and Hialeah Gardens Senior High School. Parents must bring their kids to the registration along with their...

  Olympic Gold medalist Lauryn Williams made history as the first female American to medal in the Summer and Winter Olympics, and the Miami-Dade County Commission recognized her for the rare feat. Commissioner Barbara Jordan and her fellow commissioners proclaimed April 8, 2014 as Lauryn Williams Day for winning a Gold Medal in track and field for the 4x100 relay during the 2012 Summer Olympics and a Silver Medal in the two-man Bobsled...