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This Weekend in Sports

Posted on October 28th, 2009 by kris

Categories: Baseball, General, Soccer

World Amateur Baseball Association (WABA) High School Team Showcase
Dates: 10/31 – 11/1
Venue: Chain of Lakes 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd. SW  Winter Haven, FL  33880
- WABA brings High Schools teams from throughout the US to showcase in front of major league scouts.
- For more information on WABA baseball events please check out www.wababaseball.com and for local [...]

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October Begins with A Flurry of Sports

Posted on October 10th, 2009 by kris

Categories: Baseball, Basketball, General, Soccer, Softball, Water Sports

Polk County is starting the month of October on the right foot with a busy week of sports. This week alone, Polk County will host a total of six events ranging from a barbecue competition to a world championship paintball event. The six events are poised to bring 15,000 people to the area.
The busy week [...]

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This Week in Sports: Busy Holiday Weekend

Posted on September 3rd, 2009 by kris

Categories: Auto, Baseball, Basketball, Cycling, Fishing, General, Golf, Running, Soccer, Uncategorized, boxing

Independent Softball Association (ISA) E Nationals
Dates: 9/4 – 9/6
Venues:Auburndale Softball Complex 299 Florida Citrus Blvd, Auburndale, FL  33823, Diamondplex 900 Polk Community College Rd, Winter Haven, FL
- The ISA event will bring in 1200 participants and an estimated 650 spectators to watch this Division E softball tournament.
- For more information on ISA events check out [...]

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This Week In Sports

Posted on June 9th, 2009 by kris

Categories: Baseball, Basketball, General, Running, Soccer, Softball, Water Sports

Do you usually go out to eat and find teams filling up restaurants or see sports event participants walking down major streets near hotels? If so, this new weekly feature on CCF should help you identify why. Since we do host more than 200 sporting events a year here, we understand how it could get [...]

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Fields of Dreams Take Shape at Lake Myrtle

Posted on December 16th, 2008 by kris

Categories: Baseball, Cycling, Football, General, Soccer

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.

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New Lake Myrtle Photos

Posted on October 31st, 2008 by kris

Categories: Baseball, Football, General, Soccer, Softball

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.

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Land Almost Cleared at Lake Myrtle

Posted on September 16th, 2008 by kris

Categories: Baseball, General, Soccer, Softball

Here is your second (of many) updates on the progress of the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex construction. Clearing and grubbing are almost complete and construction is about to begin in several areas. I’m still not sure what grubbing is, but as you can see from the photo, it makes a big difference. This photo shows [...]

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Lake Myrtle Construction Begins

Posted on August 21st, 2008 by kris

Categories: Baseball, Cycling, Football, General, Soccer

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 [...]

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Lake Myrtle Sports Complex Groundbreaking

Posted on August 11th, 2008 by kris

Categories: Baseball, Basketball, Cycling, Football, General, Soccer, Softball, Water Sports

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 [...]

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“Sports Mecca in the Making”

Posted on July 16th, 2008 by kris

Categories: Baseball, Basketball, Football, General, Soccer, Softball

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 [...]

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