Each month, Catch Central Florida features sports venues across Polk County. Check out this month’s spotlight on Polk Soccer Complexes. Then, look for May’s feature on Lake Eva Park! With the development and renovations to local facilities over the past few years, Polk County has quickly become a hotbed for soccer activity in the state [...]

THIS WEEK IN CENTRAL FLORIDA SPORTS For a complete listing of upcoming events in Polk County, please visit our website at: CentralFloridaSports.com/events.aspx. Download Central Florida’s free app on your smart phone at: Explore Central Florida on the iOS or Android market. AAU Spring Folkstyle Tournament of Champions Date: Friday, April 26 – Saturday, April 27 Venue: George Jenkins High School, Lakeland – [...]

Bike Florida Partnership Draws More Than 700 Cyclists for Event Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing worked with Bike Florida to plan and execute the 2013 Bike Florida Spring Tour, March 23-29. PCTSM was the catalyst in bringing together several community groups, local chambers of commerce and city governments, to provide an educational and entertaining [...]

The Lakeland Flying Tigers return home for a seven-game homestand beginning Wednesday, April 17 at Joker Marchant Stadium. Lakeland will host the Brevard County Manatees April 17, the Dunedin Blue Jays April 18-20 and the Clearwater Threshers (Phillies) April 21-23. Wednesday, April 17 vs. Brevard County Manatees (Brewers) @ 6:30 p.m. (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.) [...]

Join the Lakeland Flying Tigers and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association for the annual Taste of Polk event on Thursday, April 18 at Joker Marchant Stadium. You’ll find flavorful food, a great baseball game, live music and plenty of fun as area restaurants serve up tasty samples from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and the [...]

THIS WEEK IN CENTRAL FLORIDA SPORTS For a complete listing of upcoming events in Polk County, please visit our website at: CentralFloridaSports.com/events.aspx. Download Central Florida’s free app on your smart phone at: Explore Central Florida on the iOS or Android market. National Collegiate Paintball Association’s National Championships Date: Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21 Venue: Central Florida Paintball, Lakeland – The [...]

National Collegiate Paintball Association’s Nat’l Championships The National Collegiate Paintball Association National Championships are coming to Lakeland the weekend of Friday, April 19, 2013 – Sunday, April 21, 2013! Some of the nation’s best high school and college paintball teams converge on Lakeland to duke it out for the Championship. Held at Central Florida Paintball, [...]

The Lakeland Flying Tigers return home Tuesday to take on the Brevard County Manatees (Brewers), April 9-10 at Joker Marchant Stadium. Tuesday, April 9 vs. Brevard County Manatees @ 6:30 p.m. (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.) The Ledger 2-1 Ticket Offer Check The Ledger for a special two-for-one ticket offer compliments of The Ledger Media [...]

THIS WEEK IN CENTRAL FLORIDA SPORTS For a complete listing of upcoming events in Polk County, please visit our website at: CentralFloridaSports.com/events.aspx. Download Central Florida’s free app on your smart phone at: Explore Central Florida on the iOS or Android market. SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo Presented by FRLA Date: Tuesday, April 9 – Sunday, April 14 Venue: SUN ‘n [...]

Join the Lakeland Rotary Club for the 2013 Child of the Sun Urban Triathlon! On Saturday, April 6, The Child of the Sun Jazz Festival kicks off at Lake Mirror in Downtown Lakeland, with the unique opportunity to participate in an urban triathlon. For the third year running, athletes will get the chance to swim [...]