Mater Lakes boys’ varsity soccer team fell to LaSalle, 2-0, in the regional semifinals ending the Bears’ season who finished 12-2-2 including going undefeated in district play.LaSalle avenged its district championship loss to Mater Lakes which trailed 2-0 with eight minutes left in the game and rallied to send the game into overtime which the Bears won in penalty kicks.The soccer team was ecstatic with the achievement they made as a team...

With less than a week until first pitch, the Florida International University baseball duo of junior Austin Shenton and sophomore Logan Allen were named to the Conference USA Preseason team, the league office announced last week.Shenton, a Bellingham, Washington native, slashed his way to a .344 average with 11 doubles, 9 home runs and 29 RBIs in 2018 for the Panthers. The third baseman was named second All-Conference last season before...

Barbara Coleman High boys’ soccer team fell to Pines Charter, 2-0, in the regional quarterfinals last week, ending the Gators’ season which included a clash with district rival Mourning High in the postseason. Morning defeated the Gators, 1-0, for the district championship after the two teams split the regular season contests. The Gators finished the season 10-7-2 after missing the postseason last year with a 7-6-1 record.

Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s cheerleaders finished in second place at the FHSSA state championships at Stephen O’ Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida. The Gainesville Sports Commission hosted the Florida High School Competitive Cheerleading State Championships, where more than 20 high school teams competed in several different cheerleading routines and dances. The Spartans qualified for the state competition after they finished in...

Recent Florida International University graduate and diver Rebecca Quesenel is one of 14 recipients of the Conference USA Jim Castaneda Postgraduate Scholarship Award, the league announced last week.Quesnel is a three-time C-USA Diver of the Year and First Team All-American, now ready to obtain her master's in architecture. She owned a 3.73 GPA in criminal justice with a minor in art. She was named FIU’s Athlete of the Year twice and became...