On April 8, two Hialeah Miami Lakes (HML) students, Erik Fernandez and Naomi Valdez, were honored at a ceremony recognizing the achievements of athletes in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Both students received the Outstanding Scholar Athlete award and scholarship from the Junior Orange Bowl Committee. The scholarship award was $1,000 per student.Fernandez, a senior, participated in cross country, soccer and tennis during his four years at...

Bob Graham Education Center’s (BGEC) cat Dancers held their end of year dance recital on May 23 at the Barbara Goleman High School auditorium.During the past year, the Bobcat Dancers, made up of 25 girls from 6 to 8th grades, performed and competed at several local, regional and sate events winning awards along the way.The theme of the final performance as “Once Upon A Time” with the team performing 29 solo, duet and group dances all set to...

Mater Academy High’s Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble recently competed at the World Strides Heritage Festival in Virginia and walked away with some top honors. The Wind Ensemble received a Silver rating and the Jazz Ensemble received a Gold rating. The group also received the Sweepstakes Award, Best Instrumental Group Award, and Adjudicator Award. One of the jazz ensemble members, Harry Garcia, was awarded the prestigious Maestro Award for...

The Optimist Club of Miami Lakes will be holding registration for its fall baseball/softball season, on three Saturdays, July, 28, August 4 and August 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the club house, 6411 N.W. 162 Street.Boys and girls ages 5 to 16 must bring copies of their birth certificates at the registration.The fee is $175 per player.Participants will have baseball and softball tryouts on August 13, 14 and 15 at Miami Lakes Optimist...

Five local high school baseball teams punched their tickets to the regional playoffs this week as they try to knock off some tough competition from teams from Miami-Dade and Broward counties.For girls’ softball, three local teams fell in the regional quarterfinals after winning their district championships.Defending state champion Monsignor Edward Pace High’s baseball team started the postseason strong with a victory over St. Brendan (9-1),...