Charles Stemmer, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Juan Miguel Fernandez is having a breakout season for the Miami Dade College baseball team. The sophomore is the crown jewel of the Sharks starting staff with a sterling 8-1 record, 73 strikeouts and a 2.67 earned run average. Those numbers lead the team in wins and strikeouts; he… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Soccer

Lady Sharks Hire Two Assistant Soccer Coaches

April 3, 2024 Charles Stemmer Soccer

Miami Dade College’s fledgling soccer program, which will officially take the field for the first time this fall, has added two assistant coaches to its women’s squad. Mario Concha, who has served as an assistant coach for various Major League Soccer academy teams, and Bianca Mandrini, who played at… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Baseball Sports

Sophomore Catcher Providing Leadership And Offense For Sharks

March 19, 2024 Charles Stemmer catcher

After a freshman season that saw him post a paltry .167 batting average, Geremy Garcia knew he had to make a change. So this summer, the Dominican-born catcher went to work. He focused on a weight training regiment that strengthened his legs—a catcher’s foundation—and added 20 pounds of muscle… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Women's Basketball

Quimby Remains Resilient During Tough Season For Lady Sharks

March 6, 2024 Charles Stemmer Women's Basketball

The Lady Sharks basketball team endured a tough season, losing 25 of 31 games, but one bright spot was point guard Shameir Quimby, who led the squad with 21.8 points and 2.5 assists per game and a 48.1 % shooting percentage. “She is an unselfish player, but has taken… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Men's Basketball

Sharks Lose Sophomore Guard To Season-Ending Wrist Injury

February 20, 2024 Charles Stemmer Men's Basketball

Shooting guard Ibrahim Zahran, a key reserve on the Miami Dade College men’s basketball team, will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his right wrist in a game last month. The injury occurred on Jan. 10 at Kendall Campus versus Indian River State College after Zahran took… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Soccer Sports

MDC Hires Coaches To Lead Its Soccer Program

February 8, 2024 Charles Stemmer Soccer

Eight months after announcing it was resurrecting its soccer program, Miami Dade College has hired the coaches who will lead them. The College last fielded a soccer team 34 years ago. Giuseppe DePalo, who previously served as Nova Southeastern University men’s soccer coach, will fill the same role at… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Men's Basketball

Latimer Fitting Into Leading Role On Men’s Basketball Team

January 24, 2024 Charles Stemmer Men's Basketball

Point guard John Latimer is accustomed to being a leading man. At Apopka High School, he was a four-year starter, amassing 1,275 career points. That output was good for fourth best in school history. Now Latimer is replicating his floor general role at Miami Dade College. The 6-foot-2 sophomore… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Women's Basketball Sports

Lady Sharks Working Through Tough Stretch At Start Of 2023-24 Season

January 10, 2024 Charles Stemmer Women's Basketball, Lady Sharks

The Miami Dade College women’s basketball team is slogging through a tough start to the 2023-24 season that saw them lose nine of their first eleven games. Those losses include three by at least 30 points, including a 45-point defeat to Northwest Florida State College to start the regular… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball Team Overhauls Its Roster

December 7, 2023 Charles Stemmer Men's Basketball

After his top two players—Jamichael Stillwell and Tyriek Weeks— transferred and both his assistant coaches left the program, Sharks Head Coach Jorge Fernandez knew he had a major rebuild on his hands. So the veteran coach, who won a state title at Doral Academy Preparatory School in 2018 and… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Volleyball

Lady Sharks National Title Hopes Fall Short Again In Championship Game

November 21, 2023 Charles Stemmer Volleyball, Lady Sharks, NJCAA

For the second consecutive year, Miami Dade College’s National Title hopes were dashed by Florida Southwestern State College in the National Championship game. The Buccaneers (31-1) defeated the Lady Sharks (19-25, 25-16, 25-19 and 25-18) on Nov. 18 in Hutchinson, Kansas to claim back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association… Read the rest at our website.

Author: Charles Stemmer

Juan Miguel Fernandez Anchoring Sharks Pitching Staff