Posts Tagged ‘Polk County’

For the fourth consecutive year, the Homeschool World Series will return to Lake Myrtle Sports Park beginning this Sunday.  This year’s tournament will run over seven days, from April 28 through May 4 in Auburndale, with the top 25 homeschool high school baseball teams from across the country competing to determine national champions in three [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Each month, Catch Central Florida features sports venues across Polk County. Check out this month’s spotlight on Lake Myrtle Sports Park’s baseball facility. Then, look for April’s feature on Polk soccer complexes! If you happen to be looking for baseball action in Polk County on any given weekend, chances are that you will be able [...]

Each month Catch Central Florida will feature sports venues across Polk County. Check out this month’s spotlight on Tigertown, then look for March’s feature on Lake Myrtle Sports Park’s baseball facility! Polk County has a deep-rooted tradition when it comes to the sport of baseball, and perhaps no facility in the state of Florida epitomizes [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]