January 22, 2021
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Big Boss: Alysia Dyer was promoted to director of athletics at Miami Dade College in March. She has worked at MDC for more than 13 years.
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Dyer Relishes New Role As Director Of Athletics At Miami Dade College

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When Miami Dade College’s volleyball team won the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship in 2016, Alysia Dyer did

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Sports Return
They're Back: The Florida College System’s Council of Presidents approved the Council of Athletic Affairs’ plan to bring sports back in late August. REPORTER FILE PHOTO/JUSTIN MARCANO
COVID-19 News Sports 

Sporting Events At Miami Dade College Scheduled To Return This Fall Semester

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By Heidi Perez-Moreno and  Jose Tovar It’s been more than three months since the baseball and softball seasons at Miami

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Dev Ostrowski posing for the camera.
Basketball Star: Dev Ostrowski, a 6-foot-1 inch freshman point guard on the Shark's basketball team, spent four years of his life in an orphanage in Haiti until he was adopted by a family from Connecticut at six.
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Kendall Campus News 

Haitian Native Finds New Home On MDC Basketball Court

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Dev Ostrowski can’t imagine his life had he not been adopted from an orphanage in Haiti.  He recalls his time

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Photo of Anthony Fiorenza.
Goodbye: Anthony Fiorenza, who has worked at Miami Dade College in several capacities for more than three decades, retired in September.
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Kendall Campus News Sports 

Fiorenza Hangs Up His Cleats After Three Decades

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A home crowd’s vivacious roars filled the arena. Anthony Fiorenza had experienced this hundreds of times before. But this time,

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Mike Ryan Ruiz standing next to an artwork based on the show.
Sloppy By Design: Mike Ryan Ruiz, a Miami Dade College alumnus, is the executive producer of ESPN Radio's The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz. He has helped lead the program, and its improvised hijinks, to become one of the most-listened to sports shows in the nation.
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From Fan To Executive Producer, Mike Ryan Ruiz Shepherds One Of ESPN’s Top Programs

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The night of Feb. 27 will go down as one of the most emotional moments in recent South Florida sports

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