After a successful first year with the FIU women's tennis program, the freshman duo of Basak Albas and Kamila Umarova recently earned All-Conference USA honors as voted on by league coaches. The two Panthers were named to the All-CUSA Doubles First Team while Akbas earned spots on the All-CUSA Singles Second Team and the C-USA All-Freshman Team.For both student-athletes the recognition reflects the impressive seasons that each one of the...

The Sierra Volleyball Club of Miami Lakes 12U and 14U teams each won first place at the NVL RIZE 2019 Tournament in Port St. Lucie, Florida where they qualified to compete in the NVL RIZE Global Challenge Junior Championships this month at Club Med. The two teams are bidding to compete in the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games in Santa Monica, California in July. Pictured (from left 12U and 14 U players- Sophia Valbuena and Paris Vinuela,...

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...