Several members of the Town of Miami Lakes karate program had top finishes at the AAU National Championship held in Fort Lauderdale in July, said town spokeswoman Clarisell De Cardenas, who provided the photo.  The competitors took home numerous gold, silver and bronze medals. Front row, from left: Miguel Encarnación; Dylan Lozano; Silvano Valero; Ela Canaviri and Franco Folgueira. In back: Sensei/Instructor Miguel...

     October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Miami Lakes Athletic Club will have several events to raise donations for the Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative.      The Miami Lakes non-profit promotes disease prevention and patient education.      Nine classes  -- from Spin & Sculpt to Yoga to a Silver Sneakers circuit and more -- will be offered and listed on the...

     The Miami Lakes Athletic Club celebrated the end of summer with a “Zumbathon”.      About 250 gym members danced for over two hours the night of Sept. 13, led by eight instructors from the club, General Manager Anthony Artiles said.       To make it even more fun, there was a DJ and conga drummer to keep the energy going.      “The whole gymnasium...

     Students in grades K-12 in Miami-Dade and Broward County schools are invited to submit their art to the annual Orange Bowl Creative Art Contest.      This year’s theme is “Courage Creates Champions.”      Student work should include visual representations of South Florida, college football, the contest theme and OBIE, the Orange Bowl mascot.      Every...

How to finally fix the dreaded slice Here is great way to work on fixing your slice, and all it takes is a couple of extra range balls the next time that you’re practicing. Many golfers suffer from an “over the top” swing, which causes a big curve of the ball (from left to right for a right-handed golfer) because of a bad swing path or direction.  Here’s how you can try to fix it. First...