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Recapping A Year Of Sports And Fun At Miami Dade College

June 29, 2023 Juan S. Gomez Athletes

As my time as editor-in-chief of The Reporter comes to an end—I have 34 days left but who’s counting—I’m getting a bit nostalgic. So naturally, I’ve turned to something that has comforted me since I was a kid in Bogota, Colombia—sports. Fútbol has always been my favorite sport. Two… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College Announces Plan To Field Soccer Teams In Fall Of 2024

June 20, 2023 Juan S. Gomez Soccer

Move over Lionel Messi, soccer is coming to Miami Dade College. “Beginning fall of 2024, Miami Dade College will have men and women’s soccer,” the schools president Madeline Pumariega announced at Tuesday’s monthly Board of Trustees meeting. “And we are kicking it off.” The news comes on the heels… Read the rest at our website.

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A Unified Soccer Team Created By MDC Student Wins Special Olympics Gold Medal

June 15, 2023 Nikole Valiente Special Olympics

In 2007, Maya Alvarez watched in amazement as her mom, Jodi English, created and coached a Special Olympics team at Miami Southridge Senior High School for students with intellectual disabilities. Ten years later, Alvarez’s brother, Logan, started a Unified Special Olympics team to allow people at the school without… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Sports Wolfson Campus Volleyball

Lady Sharks Volleyball Team To Hold Open Tryouts

June 13, 2023 Nikole Valiente tryouts

The volleyball team at Miami Dade College, which was 24-9 last season, is hosting open tryouts on June 27 at 4 p.m. at the Kendall Campus gym, 11011 S.W. 104 St., Room G-210. Candidates will participate in drills such as hitting, blocking and serving. “We’re looking for someone that… Read the rest at our website.

Baseball Briefing Sports Kendall Campus

Sharks’ Morales Tabbed Southern Conference Coach Of The Year

June 9, 2023 Nikole Valiente coach of the year

Miami Dade College head baseball coach Adrian Morales was selected as the Southern Conference Coach of the Year. This is the second straight year Morales has earned the honor. The Sharks finished this season with a 34-16-1 record including a 15-6 mark in conference play. Morales started as the… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Baseball

Two Sharks Garner First-Team All-State Honors

June 1, 2023 Nikole Valiente Florida College System Athletic Association

Miami Dade College pitcher Herick Hernandez and right fielder Wooyeol Shin were selected to the Florida College System Athletic Association First-Team. Shin led the Sharks offense in almost every major offensive category this season including home runs (15), RBI (47), batting average (.407) and slugging percentage (.772). The sophomore… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Baseball

Sharks Lose Two Of Three Games At State Tournament In Lakeland

May 18, 2023 Juan S. Gomez

The Miami Dade College baseball team’s journey for a national title ended at the State Tournament in Lakeland. After winning their first game—4-3—versus State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota on May 12, the Sharks lost the next two games versus the College of Central Florida and Northwest Florida State College.… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Softball

Lady Sharks End Softball Season On Seven-Game Losing Streak

May 4, 2023 Juan S. Gomez Softball

After a promising 11-5 start, the Miami Dade College softball team lost 21 of their last 24 games to finish the season with a 14- 26 mark. The Lady Sharks had three losing streaks of at least six games and ended the season on a seven-game slide. They won… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Softball

Freshman Infielder Providing Spark To Lady Sharks Softball Team

April 18, 2023 Scarlling Manzanarez

Alexis Ortega was destined to be a star on the softball field. As the only girl in a four sibling family, she started her career when she was three, playing baseball with her brothers—Christian, Anthony and Ryan. Five years later, she joined the Lady Gators, a recreational squad in… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Sports Kendall Campus

Athletic Department To Launch MDC Sports Buzz Show On YouTube

April 13, 2023 Nidley Charles

The Miami Dade College athletic department is launching MDC Sports Buzz, a 10-15 minute series on YouTube. Their first episode is expected to air later this summer. Episodes will feature behind the scene commentary, interviews with student athletes and coaches, and analyses of past and current seasons. The series… Read the rest at our website.

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