The MIA Flag Football team representing Miami Lakes won the 16U age division title at the Youth Flag Football World Championships held in January at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The team went 6-1 in seven games during the tournament and faced squads from Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Canada and Mexico.       From left in the back row: Michael...

    “Drive for show, putt for dough.”        There’s a reason why that became a cliché in golf: It’s because it’s true.       The best way to lower your score is to become a better putter. It’s that simple.        If you’re three-putting more often than you one-putt, you’ll almost certainly never be shooting the score that...

 The Optimist Club of Miami Lakes kicked off its 2024 baseball and softball seasons with a visit from Billy the Marlin. The Miami Marlins mascot joined the teams on Feb. 23 at Optimist Park for the opening night ceremonies. Danny de Varona, president of the Optimist Club, said that over 500 kids are participating in this season. Boy Scout Troop 566 presented the colors before the ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by Mayor Manny Cid,...

 Miami Lakes Golf Club and First Tee Miami welcomed more than 500 students from 17 Miami-Dade County Public Schools for its special needs golf program in February. Volunteer instructors as well as staff professionals taught students who traveled from as far as Homestead how to putt, drive and chip golf balls. 

      It’s one of the great quirks of golf: A player could place a ball exactly 150 yards from the hole one day, then place a ball in the exact same spot and hit to the exact same pin a day later, only to have the shots seem wildly different.      The reason: Wind.      There’s no escaping the elements, particularly in South Florida, where we can get breezes at any time from just...