Young golfers enrolled with First Tee Miami took over the Miami Lakes Golf Club to help fill divots. They ran behind a golf cart to fetch green sand with small trowels and fill holes on the course.       “It’s an egg hunt, but a really hard egg hunt,” one of the boys on the golf course exclaimed working to fill the divots. It was only the first part of the day for 80 First Tee students on April 2....

First Tee Miami  June 10 to Aug. 9  Ages 7 to 16      All abilities welcome to learn and hone skills at First Tee Miami’s summer golf camp. Weekdays 8:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., no camp July 4th and 5th. $395 per week, $275 per week for Miami Lakes residents with proof of residency or children of first responders. Campers get a T-shirt, hat and bag tag and should bring their own lunch. Register for First Tee...

The MIA Flag Football team representing Miami Lakes won the 16U age division title at the Youth Flag Football World Championships held in January at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The team went 6-1 in seven games during the tournament and faced squads from Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Canada and Mexico.       From left in the back row: Michael...

    “Drive for show, putt for dough.”        There’s a reason why that became a cliché in golf: It’s because it’s true.       The best way to lower your score is to become a better putter. It’s that simple.        If you’re three-putting more often than you one-putt, you’ll almost certainly never be shooting the score that...

 The Optimist Club of Miami Lakes kicked off its 2024 baseball and softball seasons with a visit from Billy the Marlin. The Miami Marlins mascot joined the teams on Feb. 23 at Optimist Park for the opening night ceremonies. Danny de Varona, president of the Optimist Club, said that over 500 kids are participating in this season. Boy Scout Troop 566 presented the colors before the ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by Mayor Manny Cid,...