Intensity Dancer's Studio is celebrating the achievements of students Jeanelle Gomez, who was selected as one of 24 dancers to join the Miami Heat Dancers team for the 2013-2014 season, and Kandis Terry and Katie Camero, who completed an intensive program with the Rockettes, a New York based dance group. Gomez, daughter of Miami Lakes residents Teresita and Jose Gomez, was selected out of over 500 dancers who auditioned for a spot on...

  Monsignor Pace High School was one of only two local area football teams to record wins this past weekend as the Spartans trounced Inlet Grove of Riviera Beach 69-0. Sparked by three passing and three running touchdowns, two interception returns for scores, a kickoff return for a score and a punt return for a touchdown, the Spartans were far ahead by halftime, the second half was regulated by a running clock. Pace remains undefeated...

  Dade Christian School hosted its first annual Crusader Inshore/Offshore Family Classic Fishing Tournament on September 6-7. Undeterred by a dash of inclement weather on Saturday morning, the tournament, sponsored by Flanigan’s Restaurants, Media Mart and Hopkin’s Carter, to name a few, was a tremendous success. The event was a benefit for the FACE Foundation (Foundation for the Advancement of Community and Education), and...

Miami Lakes resident Mario Muxo, 16, was awarded the Outstanding Academic All-American for his achievements in the water and in the classroom by the non-profit organization, USA Water Polo. USA Water Polo, recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for water polo in the U.S., hosts championship events annually and oversees the Olympic water polo program, including senior, junior, youth and cadet...

  More than 150 anglers and guests descended upon La Siesta Resort and Marina in Islamorada for the fifth annual Spartan Fishing Tournament held on August 23-24.  Organized through Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Anglers Club, the tournament raised funds for the high school’s Spartans-4-Spartans Program, which helps students that encounter extreme financial hardship in their junior and senior years at Pace. On...