Michael Montoya III won third place overall at the 64 Square Foundation's 2018 - 2019 Grand Prix Chess Tournament at Divine Savior Academy on February 9. Montoya represents Miami Lakes K-8 Center's (MLK-8) Chess Team and is an up and coming star of the chess program. He plays in the K3 division and won four out of five games and is a third grade student at MLK-8. He will also be playing in the 2019 National Elementary Championship this May...

Former longtime Miami Dade College head baseball coach Demie John Mainieri, who led the Sharks to the 1964 NJCAA National Championship, died on March 13 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.He was 90.A devout Catholic, Mainieri was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on October 21, 1928 to John and Julia Mainieri. He was the youngest of a large Italian family including 11 children (eight sisters and two brothers) and was the last surviving member of his...

Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee will host the next Community Bike Ride on Saturday, March 16.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. for the 5.5-mile family-friendly loop with the ride starting at 9 a.m. from Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W, 82 Avenue.
Pre-registration is recommended by visiting http://febbikeride.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/nic.

A new Miami Lakes Optimist Club travel baseball team has already made its presence felt. The Avengers, consisting of 7 and 8-year-old kids, recently won the Grapeland championship and three other tournaments in only their second season as a team. The team has won tournaments in Miami, Pembroke Pines and Miramar and is seeking a bigger championship when the Avengers play at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Disney Youth Baseball Championship this...

Mater Lakes Academy’s wrestling team ranked second place in the 1A 4 regionals, as the Bears shattered all program records with an amazing regional tournament finishing a close second place as a team and sending nine wrestlers to the state tournament. The Bears dominated the district tournament as the wrestling team had a program best six wrestlers win an individual district title. Danny Martinez, Nick Luna, Gonzalo Perez, Omar Armengol,...