Miami Dade Sharks

The Miami Dade Sharks category covers Miami Dade College athletics in Florida's NJCAA / FCSAA landscape. Florida Sports Blog follows schedules, scores, recruiting, player development, state and regional tournaments, national postseason opportunities and program news across the college's varsity teams. Miami Dade's athletic roots include the Dade North baseball program started in 1961 by legendary coach Demie Mainieri, which won a national championship in 1964 and produced numerous major leaguers. In 1998 the college consolidated separate campus athletic programs into one Sharks identity based at Kendall Campus. Miami Dade has since remained a national volleyball power and an important South Florida pipeline in baseball, basketball and other NJCAA sports.