Former St. Thomas University starting pitcher Orlando Rodriguez has signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization. Rodriguez joins the Reds organization following a brief independent ball career, pitching for the Schaumburg Boomers (Ill.). In two starts with the Boomers, Rodriguez pitched 13.1 innings, striking out 12 and allowing three earned runs. In three seasons with St. Thomas, Rodriguez holds the record for career...

Seven Florida International University swim and dive student-athletes have been named to the CSCAA Scholar All-American Team for the 2018-19 season. The award recognizes students that have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.For FIU, the entire Panther diving team made the list: Brooke Bouchard, Rachel Foord, Kaitlyn Fredericks, Maha Gouda and Brittany Haskell. Swimmers Oceane Peretti and Holly Shepherd also checked in on the...

The Monsignor Edward Pace High School (PACE) cheerleading team is ready to make history in 2020. The program’s elite status in high school cheerleading was solidified with the team’s success during the 2019 competitive season. The Spartan cheerleaders finished as runner-up champions in both the Extra Large Non-Tumbling division of the Florida High School State Championship and the District 4 Florida Regional Championship. As they embark on...

Registration for Miami Lakes summer camps in partnership with the YMCA is still open and camps will be open until August 16.Dance Camp provides learning different modalities of dance.Sports Camp helps young athletes have a quality sports experience as coaches train and develop campers to be strong, contributing team players on and off the field.Adventure Camp lets campers make friends, have fun, get active and discover who they are and what...

Miami Lakes welcomes the 15th season of USAFIT Miami, a training program designed with the goals of completing the Miami Marathon and Half Marathon and a number of other marathon events throughout the season.Participants will receive day-by-day training schedules, Saturday morning group runs/walks, access to trained coaches, informational seminars and a USAFIT Miami Marathon Training t-shirt.Training begins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, at...