A pair of athletes with local ties recently competed in major international events for their native country, Colombia.Camila Gomez helped Colombia win a silver medal at the Pan American Games earlier this summer. And Santiago Patino played for Colombia’s national soccer team in qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.Gomez is a former Miami-Dade College student. Patino played at Florida International University.Gomez, 24, helped lead...

Mater Academy alumnus Chris Mejia, who played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University, has returned home to finish his college career at Barry University.In August, the school announced Mejia’s transfer to the Miami Shores campus, where the 6-foot-3 guard is expected to make an immediate impact.“As we wrapped up the signing class, we were very fortunate to have signed an experienced player that was available this...

A college softball coach with a winning record was brought south from Alabama State to Florida International University.The Panthers announced the hiring of “proven winner” Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson, 43, on Aug. 6. She replaces Heather Gelbard, FIU softball’s interim coach.In her 13-year career, Steiner-Wilcoxson has compiled a 436-328-2 record, and won two Southwestern Athletic Conference titles, FIU said."I am so...

The Pace Starletts look forward to a bright new season. “The work is worth it!” said senior, Anais Gonzalez. This is the mindset that the Starlettes will uphold and continue to carry out throughout the summer. After holding tryouts at the end of the school year, the Starlettes are eager to start working together as a new team.The team commenced their training with a “Starlettes Boot-Camp”, which consisted of a week and a half of high...

Mater Academy’s girls’ volleyball team took home first place among 40 other schools at the University of Florida Team Volleyball Camp and Competition.The Lady Lions beat out their competition during the three-day event which included training and competition, watched a demonstration from UF volleyball players and participated in the tournament won by Mater Academy.The event concluded with an awards ceremony recognizing the Lady Lions for...