Peter Carrera

Men’s Basketball Team Selects New Head Coach

October 3, 2016 Peter Carrera Head coach

The Miami Dade College men’s basketball team has a new head coach after Kevin Ledoux, who served as an assistant on the team for the past three years, was selected to lead the Sharks. Ledoux, 46, was promoted in late September. The college had been searching for someone to… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Men's Basketball

Sharks To Feature Fast-Paced Offense With New Head Coach

October 3, 2016 Peter Carrera Sports, Basketball, Men's Basketball

Last year, the Miami Dade College men’s basketball team finished the season 16-15, missing out on the Florida College System Activities Association State Tournament. It was a setback for a program that had made back-to-back appearances in the tournament while posting 21-11 records in both years. Several issues plagued… Read the rest at our website.

Students huddled together at basketball tryout.

Kendall Campus Men's Basketball Sports

MDC Hoops Hopefuls

September 9, 2016 Peter Carrera MDC, Sports

The Miami Dade College’s men’s basketball team held open tryouts on Aug. 31 in the gymnasium at Kendall Campus. It featured more than 30 hopefuls looking to join the team. Students in attendance were split into groups of five and played against each other in a series of scrimmages… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Volleyball

Benoit Continues Winning Legacy At MDC

September 9, 2016 Peter Carrera MDC, Head coach, Lady Sharks

Origenes “Kiko” Benoit has an unquestionable passion for volleyball. He has spent 20 years at Miami Dade College, the past 10 seasons as head coach of the Lady Sharks volleyball team. During his tenure as head coach, Benoit’s athletes have won seven state titles and finished as the National… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Baseball Sports

Six Players With MDC Connections Drafted In MLB Draft

August 17, 2016 Peter Carrera 0 Comments MLB, Drafted

During this year’s Major League Baseball Draft, which took place from June 9 through 11, six players were drafted that have played for Miami Dade College. Three of the players played for MDC this past season; the other three had played recently at MDC several years ago. The players… Read the rest at our website.

Stephen Cowherd and the team sitting on the side during a game.

Sports Kendall Campus Men's Basketball

Cowherd Accepts Assistant Coaching Position At The University Of Louisiana At Monroe

August 17, 2016 Peter Carrera 0 Comments Head coach

Stephen Cowherd, who served as the head coach of the Miami Dade College men’s basketball team for the past five years, has accepted an assistant coaching position at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Cowherd had been the head coach since 2011 after the previous head coach, Matthew Eisele,… Read the rest at our website.

Group photo of MDC Lady Sharks volleyball team.

Sports Kendall Campus Volleyball

Lady Shark’s Retool Roster; Recruit Athletes With International Experience

August 17, 2016 Peter Carrera 0 Comments Lady Sharks

Last season, the Miami Dade College Lady Sharks volleyball team finished with a 13-17 record and did not qualify for the Florida College System Activities Association State Tournament. The year prior however, the Lady Sharks were only a few points from winning a national title. With the MDC volleyball… Read the rest at our website.

Softball Sports

Softball Teams Suffers Rollercoaster Season

June 13, 2016 Peter Carrera 0 Comments Lady Sharks

It was an up-and-down rollercoaster year for the Miami Dade College Lady Sharks softball team. They finished the season with a 23-24 record. In conference they were 11-9, which placed them in third place at the Southern Conference. The Lady Sharks started the season winning seven of their first… Read the rest at our website.

Coach Price along with some players watching a game.

News Sports Baseball

Sharks Forfeit Seven Games Due To Ineligible Players

April 18, 2016 Peter Carrera Sharks

The Miami Dade College baseball team was forced to forfeit seven games—four of which were versus Southern Conference opponents—after it was discovered that two of the team’s athletes were academically ineligible during the games. In question were games played between Feb. 24 and March 9. As a result of… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

The Violin Brothers, Sons of Mystro Spread Their Legacy

March 18, 2016 Peter Carrera Student Spotlight, Music, violin

During the day, Umoja McNeish is a freshman Miami Dade College student studying music business/creative production. However, once Umoja leaves campus, he and his older brother, Malcolm McNeish, continue their intertwined journey as the Sons of Mystro, a pair of violin virtuoso brothers who play in live performances. Born… Read the rest at our website.

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