Posts Tagged ‘central florida’
Posted on June 18th, 2013 by Rebecca Thompson
Categories: General, Uncategorized
Each month, Catch Central Florida features sports venues across Polk County. Check out this month’s spotlight on The Lakeland Center. Then, look for July’s feature on Lake Hollingsworth. Looking for the perfect indoor facility to host your next sporting event? Or an affordable place to hold your organization’s next meeting or convention? How about an [...]
Tags: central florida, Polk County, Polk County All Sports Awards, Sunshine State Games, The Lakeland Center
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Posted on May 31st, 2013 by Rebecca Thompson
Categories: triathlon
May of 2013 wrapped up the second year that the Ironman 70.3 Florida triathlon was held in Polk County at Haines City’s very own Lake Eva Park. 2012 marked the event’s first year in Polk County, and 2013 continued the success over the course of three days, May 17-19, with more than 2,220 athletes. Friday: [...]
Tags: central florida, Haines City, IronKids, Ironman 70.3 Florida, Lake Eva Park, Polk County
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Posted on March 20th, 2013 by Scott Sandlin
Categories: Uncategorized, Water Sports
Located in Winter Haven, Absolut Aqua Sports is a tax-exempt not for profit business that helps fund On The Edge Children’s Foundation (OTE), who’s sole purpose is to provide a means to enrich the lives of children and adults through water sports. Absolut Aqua Sports is a company that everyone needs to know about. Their [...]
Tags: Absolut Aqua Sports, central florida, On The Edge Children's Foundation, Polk County, Winter Haven
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Posted on March 14th, 2013 by Rebecca Thompson
Categories: Cycling, Upcoming
Get on your bikes, and ride the 2013 Orange Blossom Express! Join Bike Florida and more than 900 cyclists as they tour the beautiful scenic views that Polk County has to offer. The Orange Blossom Express is a week-long cycling tour that takes participants throughout Polk County. The tour will start in Lakeland, then make [...]
Tags: Bacchetta, Bike Florida, Bok Tower Gardens, central florida, Clermont, Fantasy of Flight, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Legoland Florida, Orange Blossom Express, Polk County, Sun n Fun, TerraTrike
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Posted on February 15th, 2013 by Rebecca Thompson
Categories: Baseball, Upcoming
Spring training baseball is in the Polk County air again, with the first pitch for the 2013 RussMatt Central Florida Invitational set to be thrown on Monday, February 18 as Warner University will open play by facing Brandeis University from Massachusetts. More than 220 NAIA, JUCO, Division I, II, and III colleges and university baseball [...]
Tags: Auburndale, central florida, Central Florida Collegiate Invitational, Chain of Lakes Park, Lake Myrtle Park, Polk County, russmatt, Winter Haven
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Posted on February 7th, 2013 by Rebecca Thompson
Categories: Football, Uncategorized, Upcoming
Your Lakeland Raiders are returning for another exciting season of hard-hitting, tough-nosed football! The Raiders look to continue last season’s success in the UIFL after posting a 7-6 campaign and making it to the Conference Finals. To kick things off for this season, the Raiders will once again be hosting their Fan Fest! Fan Fest [...]
Tags: central florida, Indoor Football, Lakeland Raiders Fan Fest, Polk County, Raiders 4 Kids Youth Football League, The Lakeland Center, UIFL
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Posted on February 5th, 2013 by Rebecca Thompson
Categories: Softball, Uncategorized, Upcoming
The national Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST) will play an exhibition game against the Senior Softball-USA All-Stars on Wednesday, February 6 at 7:00 p.m. as part of a doubleheader. The game will take place at the Auburndale Softball Complex, 99 Florida Citrus Blvd., Auburndale, FL 33823 (near the Auburndale Speedway), following the Senior Softball-USA [...]
Tags: All-Stars, Auburndale Softball Complex, central florida, Polk County, Senior Softball USA, Tournament of Champions, Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team
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Posted on January 31st, 2013 by Scott Sandlin
Categories: Running, Upcoming
Join the Junior League of Greater Winter Haven as they host their Light Up the Night 5K and Community Celebration on Friday, February 22! Come run, jog or walk a 5k through Central Park in Downtown Winter Haven with coworkers, colleagues, family and friends. The race kicks off at 6:30 p.m. with the after party to follow at [...]
Tags: central florida, Central Park, Junior League of Greater Winter Haven, Polk County, The Chris Walker Band
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Posted on January 29th, 2013 by Rebecca Thompson
Categories: Soccer, Upcoming
As a result of negotiations by Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing and the Florida Youth Soccer Association, Florida was awarded the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup, which will be played at the Lake Myrtle Sports Park in July of 2013. The US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup is the final stage in the [...]
Tags: Auburndale, central florida, Florida Youth Soccer Association, Lake Myrtle Sports Park, Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing, US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup
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Posted on January 28th, 2013 by Rebecca Thompson
Categories: Lacrosse, Mud Run, Soccer, Softball, Uncategorized, Upcoming
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. 3d Lacrosse Blue Chip Dates: Friday, February 1 – Sunday, February 3 Venue: Northeast [...]
Tags: 3d Lacrosse Blue Chip, central florida, Florida Youth Soccer Association, FYSA, Independent Softball Association, ISA Winter nationals, Polk County, Triple Canopy, Warrior Dash, Westgate River Ranch
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