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Kendall Campus Selects Sports Information Coordinator

January 31, 2024 Nikole Valiente sports information

Stephen Delgado Cruz was appointed as the sports information coordinator at Kendall Campus. He began his position in January. Delgado will oversee the Miami Dade College athletics’ social media platforms, track game statistics and write articles for the department’s website. “Our goal is to be one of the best… 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.

News Sports Kendall Campus Baseball

Kendall Campus Hosts First-Ever On-Campus Night Baseball Game

January 24, 2024 Nikole Valiente lights, Night Baseball Game

When Rudy Arias was a catcher for the Kendall Campus baseball team in the late 1970s, he never played a home night game because the field had no outdoor lights. Forty-seven years later, that has changed. On Jan. 19, the Sharks played their first-ever night game in the campus’… Read the rest at our website.

News Sports North Campus Baseball

North Campus Reopens Demie Mainieri Field After 28 Years

January 10, 2024 Nikole Valiente Baseball, Demie Mainieri

Nick Belmonte still remembers the words that nearly snatched his baseball dreams away more than 50 years ago. After struggling through fall ball, Belmonte was summoned to the office of Miami-Dade North’s legendary baseball coach Demie Mainieri. Mainieri, a man who was small in stature but tall in heart,… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Women's Basketball

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 Volleyball Sports

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.

Sports Kendall Campus Volleyball

Lady Sharks Volleyball Team Qualifies For National Championship Tournament

November 8, 2023 Charles Stemmer Volleyball, national tournament

The Lady Sharks are headed back to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Volleyball Championship Tournament. To qualify, Miami Dade College (20-5) defeated Monroe College 2-1 in a see-saw battle that was played throughout two days after a medical emergency caused the 2023 NJCAA Atlantic District B… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Volleyball Sports

Freshman Middle Blocker Brings Power To Lady Sharks Lineup

October 26, 2023 Charles Stemmer Volleyball, Lady Sharks

Lady Sharks middle blocker Esthefany Rabit has taken the 2023 volleyball season by force—literally. The towering 6-foot-four inch freshman known for her booming spike is second on the team with 212 total points and 158 kills in 22 matches. She also leads the National Junior College Athletic Association with… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Women's Basketball

Lady Sharks Hire New Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

October 19, 2023 Benjamin Vera Lady Sharks

Veteran basketball coach Mario Miller has been selected as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Miami Dade College. He started the position in July. His responsibilities include assisting with practice, recruiting and strength and condition training. “This is where coaching has taken me,” Miller said. “Hopefully, further along, I’ll… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Baseball

Sharks Add Two Assistant Coaches To Baseball Staff

October 9, 2023 Charles Stemmer Baseball, Sharks

Nelson Santovenia, a catcher who spent six years in the Major Leagues, and Andrew Cabezas, who pitched in the Minnesota Twins minor league system, have joined the Miami Dade College coaching staff. Santovenia, 62, will serve as the team’s hitting coach and assist with player development. Cabezas, 26, will… Read the rest at our website.

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