The Miami Lakes Optimist Club recently concluded its Spring 2019 NFL Flag Football season. Over 390 children participated in the league this season receiving trophies at the league's closing ceremony event on Saturday, May 18, at Royal Oaks Park.Congratulations to the 8U division champion Chiefs, 10U division champion Ravens, 12U division champion Packers, and 14U division champion Colts.The season was made possible in part by the following...

Miami Dade College Shaks baseball has been crowned FCSAA Southern Conference Champions. The Sharks needed one win over Palm Beach State College to earn their spot for the tournament The Sharks defeated Palm Beach in a 8-1 win. The Sharks concluded the season (31-20) overall and (15-9) in conference play and ranked seventh in the State.The Sharks have had a great run at the FCSAA State Tournament winning two games and cruising out of the...

Cardinal Gibbons High baseball team defeated Monsignor Edward Pace High, 5-1, in the regional finals of the FHSAA baseball championships ending the Spartans’ quest for a second consecutive state title.The Chiefs, ranked the No. 11 in the state, held the Spartans scoreless for six innings while crossing home plate once in the second inning, two in the fourth and two in the sixth. Pace, ranked No. 16 in the state, defeated Key West, 5-3, in...

The middle school golf team at Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy (JMMAST) finished up their best season ever this past April. With matches against local schools Hialeah Gardens Middle and Highland Oaks Middle, the team of six golfers improved each round on their way to county invitationals. The co-ed team consists of two eighth graders, Jessica Ruiz-Camargo and Nathan Serpa, three seventh graders, Fabriano Ayala, Giovanni Cruz and Jay Dieguez and...

For the second time in St. Thomas University baseball history and the first time since 2015, the Bobcats have advanced to play in the Avista NAIA World Series championship game defeating the University of Science and Arts (Oklahoma), 10-2, setting up a rematch with top ranked Tennessee Wesleyan this week for the national title.The game is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4 at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.The Bulldogs defeated the Bobcats, 3-2,...