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...

  American Senior High School’s boy’s soccer team and senior Anthony Cardona were chosen to play as All Dade All Stars on February 22. On March 1, 18 of the 40 All Dade All Stars were chosen to play in the Senior All Stars game (Dade vs. Broward) at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale. Three of American’s senior players, David Chiu-Hung, Santiago Velez, and Camilo Martinez, were selected for the game. The coaches chosen...

  Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School’s Primary Gold basketball team finished their season undefeated with a record of 8-0. The team captured the All Catholic Conference (ACC) North Division championship for a second consecutive year with a two-year record of 15-2. OLL’s JV baseball team finished undefeated with a 10-0 record to clinch the ACC North Division championship and have not lost a game in two years. The Cheetahs...

  Miami Lakes resident and St. Thomas University standout, Melony Poviones, was recently signed to play for the Houston Aces of the Women's Professional Soccer League (WPSL). Poviones has an extensive list of accomplishments, including Broward County Player of the Year and Collegiate All American. Poviones is also very involved in the growth of the local soccer teams where she coaches girl’s soccer for the Miami Lakes Royal Oaks...

  Last Fall, Sergio Fernandez coached a softball travel league team, the Miami Stars, to an undefeated season that featured most of his players from American High School. Their success has spilled over to the Spring regular season, as the Patriots are 8-0 and armed with perhaps the best two hitters in Miami-Dade County, and a pitching staff loaded with so much talent that opposing teams were left scratching their heads following its...