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Are you in need of some outdoor fun? Come out to Triple Canopy Ranch and tear up the mud this weekend complete with excitement and thrill at the Benefit for Bailee event! This ATV weekend fundraiser hosted by Triple Canopy Ranch in partnership with SKY Powersports will benefit Bailee Kent, a local Polk County soccer [...]

It’s an exciting time for Polk County fishing, with three municipalities nominated for WFN’s Ultimate Fishing Town! Home to more than 550 lakes with hundreds of anglers competing in fishing tournaments weekly, Polk makes the perfect fit. What exactly is the Ultimate Fishing Town? The World Fishing Network has opened a contest for voters to [...]

  Event Links MidFlorida Mayfaire By-The-Lake Festival Ironman 70.3 Haines City  Sport Source Academy 3rd Annual Camp R.O.C. Interviews: Brenda Friedman, Mayfaire Coordinator Maya Beck, Mayfaire Coordinator Rich Humber, Source Sports Academy Patrick McGee, Ironman 70.3 Haines City Show Packages: Bartow High School Stinger Shoot Out  Detroit Tigers Major League Scramble Arts & Culture Update [...]

Lakeland Flying Tigers Dates: Now – September 1 Venue: Joker Marchant Stadium -The Lakeland Flying Tigers have returned to Lakeland for the 2012 season. -This week’s home games are: May 8 vs. Palm Beach Cardinals, 6:30 PM May 9 vs. Palm Beach Cardinals, 10:30 AM May 10 vs. Palm Beach Cardinals, 6:30 PM May 11 [...]

For all runners, walkers and those just looking to get into shape, the Carillon Classic 5k Run/Walk on May 26 is your opportunity to run a course that’s never been ran before! Held at the beautiful and historical Bok Tower Gardens, the Carillon Classic is an experience like no other. With a tranquil setting on 157-acres [...]

RussMatt Central Florida Baseball Invitational (Week 5) Dates: Now— March 30 Venue: Lake Myrtle Sports Park, Chain of Lakes Baseball Complex and other baseball fields around the county -Over 200 colleges annually in all divisions (NCAA D I, II, III, NAIA & JUCO), that’s more college teams than all other Florida spring break tournaments combined come [...]

As a young boy your mother expects you to play in the dirt, get muddy, ruin clothes and destroy shoes. Somewhere along the line you get older, take down the “no girls allowed” sign in front of the tree house, and eventually trade in the tree house for a real house in an effort to [...]

Polk County residents – and visitors alike – are fortunate to have the 2012 barbeque festival season looming on the horizon. Celebrate mouthwatering barbeque with the return of annual sanctioned competitions such as the Lakeland PigFest, Smoke on the Water, and Ribs on the Ridge. And this year, a new entrant joins the field… the [...]

Links: Southern Smokers BBQ Lake Wales Pioneer Days Bartow High School Girls Basketball Roar N’ Soar Red Trail Racing Lakeland Raiders Interviews: Richard Murvin, Bartow High School Girls Head Basketball Coach Jeff Meeks, Red Trail Racing Feddy Azofeifa, Operations Manager, Lakeland Raiders Jeremy Burnett, Defensive End, Lakeland Raiders Ingrid Burch, Event Coordinator, Southern Smokers BBQ [...]

Disney Soccer Showcase Dates:  12/27 – 1/3 Venue:  Lake Myrtle Sports Park The Boys Showcase Dates: 12/27-30/2011 Times: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 27th-29th, 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM 30th Games: 151, Unique Teams: 152 Athletes: Approximately 2,700 unique athletes Age groups: U15-U19 The Girls Showcase Dates: 12/31/11-1/3/12 Times: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 31st [...]