Florida International University junior linebacker and Monsignor Pace High School alumnus Sage Lewis was among his four teammates who earned 12 selections to Phil Steele’s 2019 Preseason All-CUSA teams.His teammates, junior offensive tackle D’Antne Demery, senior defensive end Teair Tart and senior quarterback and wide receiver Maurice Alexander, also made the publication’s first team laurels for the preseason.For Lewis and Alexander, the...

Three volleyball stars were selected this year to the Girls Select Team. Two of them were part of the Florida delegation last year where they won Gold. This is the first time three athletes have been selected from the same team and club in South Florida. Elaisa Villar, Angeles Alderete and Taylor Pagan all attend Mater Academy and play for High Voltage Volleyball Academy.The High Performance (HP) Championships are a major step in USA...

Florida International University’s swimming and diving team has been recognized by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) for student-athletes’ stellar performance in the classrooms. Combined, the two teams sport a 3.58 GPA and have been named to the Scholar All-America team announced by the league last week.“The ladies killed it in the classroom this year. They continue to raise the bar and exceed it, I could not be more...

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...