Posts Tagged ‘Mulberry’

Ringing in a new year in Polk County heralds the return of barbeque festival season. Residents and visitors alike will find ample opportunity to savor mouthwatering barbeque at well-known annual competitions such as the Lakeland PigFest, Smoke on the Water and Ribs on the Ridge; which jump-start the season in January and February. These events include live entertainment and nominal, if [...]

This new year brings fantastic events to Central Florida! Over the next few months, sports from soccer, softball, basketball and baseball to cycling, wrestling, lacrosse and  paintball will take place throughout Polk County. We’ve highlighted some of these events to ensure that you won’t miss them, so take the time, and mark your calendars with the [...]

For the first time in its 19 year history, the Bike Florida Spring Tour will hold its week-long bicycle tour in Polk County. The seven-day event, titled the “Orange Blossom Express”, will be held March 22-29, 2013 and will bring more than 900 bicyclists from around the United States and Canada to Polk County to experience the [...]

Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) “We Got Game” Open Invitational Dates: 7/10 – 7/12 Venue: Berkley Middle, Polk Community College – The YBOA “We Got Game” will bring over 500 participants and over an estimated 1000 spectators to Polk County – For more information on YBOA events check out www.yboa.org and www.centralfloridasports.com ISA Youth Warm [...]

The countdown is now over and the 2008 Florida Sunshine State Games is now underway in Polk County. Florida’s only Olympic-style Sports Festival began last weekend with Flag Football and  the games continue this weekend all over Polk County.  More than 5,000 of Florida’s finest amateur athletes, between the ages of 4 and 88, will compete in over 20 sports [...]

“With the ……pick in the NFL Draft, the …… select…..”. These are words that every college football player longs to hear as they make the transition to the next step in their football careers. Several Polk County football players have heard these very words in the past. Names like Ray Lewis, Desmond Clark, Paul Edinger, [...]