Author: Jose Tovar

Paola Pimentel
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Pimentel Expected To Provide Veteran Leadership For Lady Sharks This Season

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With a roster that features 12 new players from six different countries, the Miami Dade College volleyball team needs some veteran stability. Enter defensive specialist Paola Pimentel. The 19-year-old sophomore averaged 18.1 digs per match last season while helping the team finish third at the National Junior College Athletic… Read the rest at our website.
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North Campus Alum Chronicles Miami High’s Legendary Basketball Program In The Asylum

Jose Tovar ,  , 
No basketball program was more dominant in South Florida than Miami Senior High School from 1987 to 1998. The Stingarees won an unprecedented eight boy’s state championships during that span and produced future National Basketball Association players: Udonis Haslem, Doug Edwards, and  Steve Blake.  But in 1998, the Florida… Read the rest at our website.
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Lemon City Live Podcast Offers Passionate and Unfiltered Sports Talk

Jose Tovar ,  , 
Gustavo Chacon and Edwin Garcia have always been passionate about sports.  They met playing soccer in a recreational league at the Kendall Soccer Park nine years ago and have watched and attended hundreds of sporting events together. So when the duo couldn’t find a sports media outlet that went… Read the rest at our website.
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From London To Miami—Transfer Finds New Home At The Shark Tank

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Ciaran Sandy traveled more than 4,000 miles this summer to join the Miami Dade College men’s basketball team. In recent years, the London-born wing player has gotten accustomed to using his frequent flyer miles. Since 2016, he has played basketball at a high school in Maryland, a boarding school… Read the rest at our website.
Rudy Arias
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He Won A World Series With The New York Yankees—Now He’s An Assistant Coach At MDC

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When third baseman David Pereira arrived at Miami Dade College last fall, he didn’t want to play another position. But after hearing the team needed a backup catcher, he was up for the challenge. Soon, Pereira was spending hours at the Kendall Campus baseball field—under the guidance of assistant… Read the rest at our website.
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SportsKendall CampusMen's Basketball

Sharks’ Forward Attracting National Attention—He Has Received Seven D-1 Offers

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Victor Hart had a breakout season last year. As a freshman, the six-foot-seven-inch forward was the team’s best player averaging 16.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.  The stellar season earned him a spot on the National Junior College Athletic Association Region VIII All-State Team and the Florida College… Read the rest at our website.