Kris Keprios

Winter Haven   Ahhh… finally some cooler, more pleasant weather has arrived and Bass have began to feed a little more during daylight hours. The water temperature has fallen below the 80 degree mark. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the fish have also started to scatter out somewhat and move around [...]

Major college rugby competition will be coming to Auburndale this weekend as the Florida Lady Gators will take on the UCF Lady Knights  this Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale. The match is part of a doubleheader hosted by Lakeland Spartan Rugby and the Lakeland Lady Spartans will be [...]

Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP) World Cup Dates: 10/21 – 10/24 Venue: Fantasy of Fight 1400 Broadway Blvd. S.E. Polk City, FL. 33868 – The World Cup of Paintball is the largest paintball event in the United States.  Drawing competitors and spectators from around the world to compete in this 5 day World Cup event. For [...]

Racing fans will have several opportunities to meet racing great Lyn St. James during this weekend’s Lake Mirror Auto Classic, but for those that may miss the opportunity this weekend, the Florida Sports Hall of Fame member will make an appearance at the new Florida Sports Hall of Fame in Auburndale on Monday, October 18 [...]

Independent Softball Association (ISA) Youth Halloween Havoc Dates: 10/16 – 10/17 Venue: Bartow 555 complex – Bartow – This ISA event will bring in over 400 participants and over 200 spectators. – For more information please visit www.isasoftball.com or www.centralfloridasports.com Lake Region Baseball Fall Baseball Classic Dates: 10/16 – 10/17 Venue: Chain of Lakes Complex [...]

Monster Planes USA Dates: 10/7 – 10/10 Venue: Lakeland Linder Airport – This event will bring in over 100 participants and over 1200 spectators. – Monster Places USA will bring over 100 participants from throughout the United States to showcase and fly custom and hand crafted remote controlled air crafts. This event truly is one [...]

United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Fall National Championships Dates: 10/1 – 10/3 Venue: Lake Myrtle Sports Park – Auburndale – This event will bring in over 300 participants and over 200 spectators to Polk County. – For more information please visit www.usssa.com or www.centralfloridasports.com Florida Half Century (FHC) Softball Dates: 10/1 – 10/3 Venue: [...]

Winter Haven  For the first time in years all 16 lakes on the South Winter Haven Chain are accessible. The canal from Lake Cannon to Lake Mirror is still very shallow but can be navigated. Fishing for the most part remains tough. Look for Bass to remain on Summer patterns until cooler weather arrives toward [...]

I just wanted to post a quick note of congratulations to one of our regular contributors here at Catch Central Florida. Zach Burek, who is the General Manager of the Lakeland Flying Tigers, was just named the Florida State League Executive of the Year. The Flying Tigers are the Detroit Tigers Single A affiliate and [...]

World Amateur Baseball Association (WABA) Dates: 9/24 – 9/26 Venue: Lake Myrtle Sports Park – Auburndale – This WABA event will be hosting over 35 teams and will bring in over 500 spectators to Polk County. – For more information please visit www.centralfloridasports.com FL Orange Blossom Series – September Classic – 2010 – Table Tennis [...]