The American High baseball team, ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll for Miami-Dade, and moving down to Class 7A while returning eight starting players, should make their goal of returning to the state tournament a little easier, as the Patriots are armed with heavy hitters and penurious pitchers. Former Boston Red Sox shortstop Ricky Gutierrez is starting his sixth season as American’s head coach and nothing will suit him more...

  What a way for Kayvon Webster to cap off his NFL rookie season! The Denver Broncos cornerback played in Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey at Met Life Stadium. After a regular season in which he replaced injured Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey in the starting line-up for 14 games, and returned to play in the playoffs following hand surgery, Webster, a former Monsignor Edward Pace High standout, helped the Broncos and record-breaking...

Bob Graham Education Center’s Bobcat Cheerleaders started their cheer year with a bang winning first place in the South Florida Regional Cheer Competition. Under the direction of coach Alexandra Rosa, this group of young ladies were able to overcome all of the adversities they were faced with this year and demonstrated their willingness to fight against all odds to rise to the top yet once again. “Coaching this team has been such...

  Miami Lakes Automall presented Barbara Goleman High School with a check for $2,680 on behalf of the school’s fundraising efforts during the Ram Gridiron Challenge Fundraiser sponsored by Chrysler. Barbara Goleman was awarded monetarily based on the 134 test-drives they got in late October. High school’s such as Goleman select a day or a school event, and through the Ram Gridiron Challenge Fundraiser, a local participating...

  A group of local high school student-athletes made The Miami Herald’s All-Dade teams in football and bowling. For 5A-Independent football, Dade Christian senior offensive lineman Jonathan Perez made the All-Dade first team, and did Pace’s junior linebacker Sage Lewis, who recorded a season high 120 tackles. Second team offense includes Pace quarterback Kelly Benson, Pace’s offensive lineman and Pace’s athlete...