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Miami Dade College men’s basketball coach Jorge Fernandez has added two new coaches—Adam Braswell and Blake Peterson—to his staff. The duo replaces Dillon “DJ” Jenkins, who left coaching, and Thomas Roque, who is now the athletic business manager/head boy’s basketball coach at Mater Academy in Hialeah Gardens. Braswell, 34,… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Baseball

Sharks Select Former Brewers And Marlins Scout As New Baseball Coach

September 14, 2023 Nikole Valiente MDC baseball

Miami Dade College athletics started a new era, hiring veteran scout Lazaro Llanes, who was in the Milwaukee Brewers organization for the past six years, to lead its baseball program. The 56-year-old has more than 30 years of baseball experience, including stints as a scout with the Miami Marlins,… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Men's Basketball

MDC Hires Former Arkansas State University Head Basketball Coach As Its Athletic Director

August 25, 2023 Nikole Valiente athletic director

Mike Balado, who was once an assistant to college basketball Hall of Famer Rick Pitino and has had coaching stints at five South Florida schools, has been selected as athletic director at Miami Dade College. Balado has never previously served as an AD. But he believes his 23 years… Read the rest at our website.

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Lady Sharks Appoint Daniela Tobar As An Assistant Volleyball Coach

August 23, 2023 Nikole Valiente Volleyball

Former Lady Shark volleyball player Daniela Tobar has been selected as an assistant volleyball coach at Miami Dade College. Tobar will assist with strategizing game plans, overseeing practices and running defensive and passing drills. “When you’re playing, you see the game in a certain way, but once you’re coaching,… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Volleyball

Lady Sharks Retool Roster, Welcome 10 New Players

August 11, 2023 Jisel Nuevo Volleyball, Season Preview

After coming within a victory of a national title, the Miami Dade College volleyball team is retooling its roster by welcoming 10 new players. The infusion of talent comes from all across the globe, including Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Turkey. “When [you] have something new, [you’re]… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Volleyball Sports

These MDC Volleyball Players Were Offered Transfer Scholarships

August 4, 2023 Jisel Nuevo

Months after falling one victory short of a National Title, nine Miami Dade College volleyball players still won after they received transfer scholarships. Romina Cornelio will be attending Florida Atlantic University, Anllelivis Fernandez will be transferring to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Mariela Jimenez will be going to Northwestern… Read the rest at our website.

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Lady Sharks Basketball Team To Hold Open Tryouts

July 31, 2023 Nikole Valiente open tryouts

The Miami Dade College women’s basketball team is hosting open tryouts on Sept. 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Kendall Campus gym, 11011 S.W. 104 St., Room G-210. Candidates will participate in shooting, dribbling, defensive and rebounding drills. To try out, students must be enrolled in… Read the rest at our website.

Sports North Campus Baseball News

Demie Mainieri Field Getting $2.5 Million Facelift After Being Dormant For 28 Years

July 13, 2023 Juan S. Gomez Baseball, Demie Mainieri Field

Paul Mainieri’s love for baseball blossomed in 1961 in the muggy dugout at Dade County Junior College as his dad Demie Mainieri coached the school’s baseball team—the Falcons. “I grew up in that dugout next to my father,” said Paul, who would return to that same field 16 years… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College Duo Selected In 2023 Major League Baseball Draft

July 12, 2023 Juan S. Gomez MLB draft

Wooyeoul Shin’s dream to play Major League Baseball was born in 2008 when he watched his countrymen from South Korea win a gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing. Fifteen years later, the Miami Dade College athlete inched closer to his dream when he was one of two Sharks… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Baseball Team To Hold Open Tryouts On August 12

July 3, 2023 Nikole Valiente baseball tryouts

The Miami Dade College baseball team is hosting open tryouts on August 12 at 10 a.m. at the Kendall Campus baseball field, 11011 S.W. 104 St. Candidates will stretch, run the 60-yard-dash and engage in catching, throwing and batting drills. “You just gotta have some tools and some ability,”… Read the rest at our website.

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