Archive for the ‘Football’ Category

Here is the most recent photoset from Lake Myrtle. These photos were taken December 13 as the baseball fields begin to take shape in preparation for Russ Matt Baseball Spring Training in February.

Hot off the press….here are some new photos of the construction going on out at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex. We will continue to update you on the progress out there with photos and information, so be sure to keep checking back here as we get closer to the big opening day.

It changes often, but as of 4:57pm, Lakeland High School football is featured as the main story on the front page of ESPN.com. Go there NOW to check it out.
If you are reading this AFTER 5pm, go here to see the story about the tradition of LHS Football and “Friday Night Lights” at Bryant Stadium.

You can tell football season is upon us as the college football posts here are starting to come fast and furious. I just thought it was interesting to note the impact several Polk County football players are making in big time Division I college football. Everyone always says Polk County high school football is the [...]

You don’t have to drive to Gainesville, Tallahassee, Miami or even Tampa to see a college football game this weekend (although there will be a good one in Tampa Friday night as #19 USF hosts #12 Kansas). As we told you about last month, when Webber International University released their football schedule, there is some [...]

As promised, here is the first of many Lake Myrtle Sports Complex construction photos. We will keep you updated here regularly on the progress of construction at the site and show you the progression as this empty land turns into Polk County’s largest sports venue. I admit, there isn’t much to see here as it [...]

The golden shovels in the dirt today at the future site of the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex could only mean one thing: Groundbreaking! With about 100 people looking on, County Commissioners, officials from the City of Auburndale and Polk County Tourism & Sports Marketing officially broke ground to begin construction on the massive sports complex [...]

We haven’t talked a lot here about the new Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, but don’t worry, there will be a lot of details here in the coming months as things take shape and construction begins on what will be the largest sports complex in Polk County history. This past weekend, Bay News 9 did an [...]

It is getting close to that time of year: College Football Season. Webber International University’s 2008 football schedule was released today as Polk County’s only college football program prepares for another NAIA football season. No cross country trips out west this year for the Warriors and seven games in the state of Florida might make [...]

You heard it here first: The 2008 Class of the Florida Sports Hall of Fame was just announced and the ceremony will be held on Saturday, August 16 at Cypress Gardens. Stay tuned right here for more information as the event gets closer. This year’s induction ceremony will be extra special as the 2007 and [...]