For the first time in school history, St. Thomas University men's and women's track and field teams are ranked in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll, which was released last month.The men's team made their debut in the rankings within the top 10, ranking eighth in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll. Jose Penalver leads the way for the Bobcats, currently holding the NAIA standard for the 800-meter (1:50.11), and he has qualified for the NAIA National...

Miami Dade College men’s basketball player Arseniy Andreev was awarded the Hal Chasey Scholar Athlete Award for his performance in the classroom and basketball court for 2018-2019.Arseniy is an outstanding student and an active second season participant of the Sharks basketball team. On the court he is a leader and great competitor. He is a two year captain and starter at the point guard position.As a Freshmen he averaged 9.0 points and 4.6...

Former American High soccer standout Jose Rodriguez recently signed to play at St. Thomas University, head coach Feliks Mats announced during a news conference. Rodriguez joins STU following four years at American Senior High School where as a senior, he was named Captain of the Patriots. Additionally, Rodriguez played for Miramar United Elite FC for the past three seasons. Rodriguez will be enrolling at St. Thomas University in the Fall of...

The Miami Lakes K-8 (MLK-8) Center Chess Club finished off a great year of strategic competition at the final District Chess Tourney on April 12 and narrowly missed placing among the county’s best schools.The Chess Club is composed of 17 players from second to eighth grades. The team coach and advisor is Oscar Badillo.The team meets to practice and hosts intra-school competitions twice a week and competes on weekends against schools...

The North Region Title 1 Chess Tournament held at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School during February was a thriller for Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) Explorers’ Chess Team. The 4-5 team placed fourth out of 20 schools. Out of 97 participants, third grader, Max Martinez placed second in individuals for the 2-3 category. Five students competed and represented SLE in the District Championship on April 27. Support for this newly formed team comes...