TERRA bowling coach Garland steps down

He founded the bowling program at TERRA Environmental Research Institute and quickly turned it into a powerhouse among Miami-Dade high schools.

still takes pride in that.

That chapter of his life, though, is coming to an end.

Garland told the Miami Herald on Wednesday that he is stepping down from his duties as the TERRA boys’ and girls’ bowling coach at the end of this academic year. Miami-Dade Public Schools granted him a leave of absence so he can tend to family matters out of state.

Garland started the TERRA bowling team in 2012, and the team quickly showed its dominance. The Wolves have had an individual or team qualify for the state playoffs all eight years the program has been around. Garland, who also serves as a regional bowling representative for the FHSAA, has had four bowlers finish in the top 50 in the qualifying round at the state championship meet: in in in in 2015,

2016,

2017 and

2019.

He’s a five-time Miami Herald Bowling Coach of the Year and has had 14 players land on the Herald’s All-Miami-Dade bowling first team. Before becoming a bowling coach, Garland was TERRA’s first varsity basketball head coach and also coached at LaSalle

High School. He was also an assistant coach at St. Thomas University from 1992 to 1997.

MARLINS BEGIN FURLOUGHS

With no revenue stream coming in as the coronavirus pandemic keeps Major League Baseball at a standstill, the Miami Marlins will began temporarily furloughing members of their business operations staff, a source confirmed to the Miami Herald. About onethird of the department is impacted.

The furloughs will begin in mid-May. While they won’t receive their salaries at that point, employees impacted will still receive medical and dental benefits.

The news comes about a week after CEO

announced he would forgo his salary for the foreseeable future and told his baseball operations staff Monday they will receive full pay through at least

May 31. Members of the Marlins’ executive team are also facing pay cuts.

ETC.

will remain general manager of the New York Knicks after agreeing to a new one-year deal. Perry ran the team’s basketball operations after

was fired as president in February.

Delray Beach resident father of rising WTA star

was announced as the 2019 Team USA Developmental Coach of the Year by the U.S. Tennis Association. who grew up in Plantation, was honored as the Team USA Legendary Coach.