Gabriella Perez-Robles, an 8th-grade student at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School, was honored as one of the February Academic/Sportsmanship Team Players before the February 3 Miami Heat game against the Detroit Pistons at American Airlines Arena. Each honoree received a Certificate of Achievement, a Heat gift pack, and two Heat tickets. After meeting Heat players Shane Battier, Udonis Haslem, Rashard Lewis, Roger Mason Jr., and...

  The Miami Lakes Optimist Panama Mutiny Elite won a bid to play in the popular 2014 Elite World Series scheduled for play at Walt Disney World. The Mutiny Elite was among 19 teams that competed in the USSSA North Florida Dual Super Nit tournament in Gainesville and advanced to the World Series with a 6-0 record and the USSSA championship. The Mutiny had early pool game wins against the Orlando Stingers (11-2) and Orlando’s top...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s men’s and women’s track and field teams have shown continued improvements during competition action as they matched up against Coral Reef, Belen, Lourdes and Barrington High School.   The female Spartan’s 4x800m relay team recorded their fastest time of the year when they ran 11:21.36. The relay team consisted of Natalie Fernandez, junior (2:44), Naja Murphy, sophomore...

  Attention golfers: 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...

  Miami Lakes resident Erika Castroman is a softball superstar. Playing for Miami Lakes Optimist since the tender age of eight, the shortstop has starred on her recreational team, the Heat, and her travel team, Miami Lakes Lil Heat, which competed against elite teams throughout the state of Florida. And for her stellar performance on the diamond, Erika was recognized by La Copa Dorada (the Gold Cup), which is a program started by Roly...