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),...

Barbara Goleman High student-athlete Alyssa Moore recently did her school proud by winning the the Greater Miami Athletic Conference (GMAC) singles championship in badminton.Her victory marked the third consecutive year the Gators won the GMAC title in the sport under longtime head coach Debbie Perez who guided her players to victory during the GMAC and district competitions. Badminton is a sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock...

American High’s softball team won its ninth consecutive district playoff championship with an 9-5 victory over Krop.American senior captain Viviana Reyes, a Miami Lakes resident who transferred from Goleman, finally captured a district title with the Patriots after losing out on three opportunities with the Gators.Reyes led her team to a 18-5 victory over Hialeah in the district semifinals and against Krop to claim the championship.American...