Miami Lakes Boy Scouts Luca Romagnoli and Ricardo Santana from Troop 529 recently completed one of their Eagle Scout projects, giving a touch up to Miami Lakes Optimist Park. Romanoli refurbished the batting cages and Santana painted the basketball courts at the town’s oldest and decrepit recreation park. “MLOP has needed some TLC for sometime now and these two young men stepped up to help our town,” said Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid. The...

Monsignor Edward Pace High School has a new head football coach.Mario Perez, who was an assistant at Plantation American Heritage, takes over for Joe Zaccheo, who also resigned as the school’s athletic director.Long time head baseball coach Tom Duffin fills the role of overseeing the work of coaches and related staff involved in athletic programs.Perez has a household name in South Florida football, leading one of the most powerful offenses...

St. Thomas University baseball players Orlando Rodriguez and Jackie Urbaez were recently named to the NAIA Preseason All-American team.Rodriguez, the senior ace of the Bobcat's pitching staff, is coming off a stellar junior season. In 2018, Rodriguez finished the season with a 14-1 record, a 2.75 ERA and led STU with 125 strikeouts in 98.1 innings pitched. Rodriguez's 14 wins placed him second in the NAIA in the category as he was named as a...

Florida International University’s swimming and diving team keeps racking up conference awards. Last month, the Panthers claimed both the Conference USA Swimming and Diving awards, as freshman Maha Gouda was named Diver of The Week, while sophomore Stephanie Hussey earned Swimmer of the Week honors. For Gouda, it marks the third time she has earned the honor and it comes after her record breaking performance in a dual meet with Nova and...

Mater Lakes Academy’s swimming and diving team competed in the state championships, as seven swimmers and divers earned medals at the tournament. The boys’ team finished 4th overall in the state, while the girls finished 17th overall at the state competition. The boys’ 200 yard medley relay team finished in second place at the event.The state championship results included:Boys 200 yard medley relay- 2nd (silver medal);Girls 200 yard IM-...