Hialeah Miami Lakes High student-athlete Damian Ortega was selected to take part in the inaugural Geico High School Baseball Series in Chicago where he competed with the team from Miami.The tournament was played July 8-11 at Curtis Granderson Stadium at the University of Illinois-Chicago.Ortega’s team lost to New York in a pool play to determine the competitors for the championship game.The contest featured four teams that played a total of...

Florida International University baseball player Logan Allen continues to make history as the ace became the first Panther to be named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.Allen, who was named to the All-CUSA First Team in 2019, built on his Freshman All-American campaign in 2018 by placing second in C-USA with 120 Ks in 84 innings pitched for a 12.86 Ks-per-9 innings ratio to place top 15 in the nation in that category. His pitching...

Tim Sada, St. Thomas University's all-time three-point leader, has signed a professional contract with Al Mouttahed Club to play overseas in Tripoli, Lebanon for the 2019 season. Sada will be playing for his hometown team while in Tripoli as his family is from Courier.The contract is a two-year deal with a player option for the 2020 season.NBA star Hassan Whiteside played with the Lebanese club in 2013 before returning to the United States...

Juan Argulo, a midfielder from Homestead, has signed to play Men's Soccer at St. Thomas University, according to head coach Feliks Mats.Argulo raduated from Keys Gate High School where he captained the Men's Soccer team for two seasons. Argulo played competitively with HSA for seven seasons while being captain for four years. He also has played for the Coral Estate Strikers for the past four years.Argulo comes to St. Thomas as a freshman for...

Growing up in Miami Lakes Lorenzo Hampton Jr., knew baseball was his game.His dad is former Miami Dolphins running back Lorenzo Hampton Sr., but his son decided not to follow in his footsteps and try America’s favorite pastime instead.It paid off.Hampton,who just finished his senior season at Florida International University was recently drafted in the 28th round of the 2019 MLB draft by the Miami Marlins.He was assigned to the Marlins Gulf...