Posts Tagged ‘Polk County’

The welcome of Ironman 70.3 Florida this month kicks off a thrilling new era for Polk County! Over 2,300 competitors from across the county, state, nation and even world will make their way to Haines City this weekend for the start of Ironman 70.3 Florida. Here, these triathletes will test their athletic abilities, stamina and [...]

Are you in need of some outdoor fun? Come out to Triple Canopy Ranch and tear up the mud this weekend complete with excitement and thrill at the Benefit for Bailee event! This ATV weekend fundraiser hosted by Triple Canopy Ranch in partnership with SKY Powersports will benefit Bailee Kent, a local Polk County soccer [...]

It’s an exciting time for Polk County fishing, with three municipalities nominated for WFN’s Ultimate Fishing Town! Home to more than 550 lakes with hundreds of anglers competing in fishing tournaments weekly, Polk makes the perfect fit. What exactly is the Ultimate Fishing Town? The World Fishing Network has opened a contest for voters to [...]

For all runners, walkers and those just looking to get into shape, the A-C-T Carillon Classic 5k Run/Walk on May 26 is your opportunity to run a course that’s never been ran before! Held at the beautiful and historical Bok Tower Gardens, the A-C-T Carillon Classic is an experience like no other. With a tranquil setting [...]

Join us March 30th on the banks of Lake Cannon in Winter Haven for Race for the Kids, and take the chance to help the Citrus Center Boys & Girls Clubs while watching some thrilling Hydroplaning boat racing. There will be a series of classes racing for the event, which will begin preparation on March [...]

As a young boy your mother expects you to play in the dirt, get muddy, ruin clothes and destroy shoes. Somewhere along the line you get older, take down the “no girls allowed” sign in front of the tree house, and eventually trade in the tree house for a real house in an effort to [...]

Polk County was filled with accuracy, athleticism, speed and triumph as the 20th Anniversary Florida International Games and State Championships swept through Central Florida this past week. For the first time since its two-year run in 2001 and 2002, this nine-day, Olympic-style competition returned to Polk County and featured 22 events in which 1,834 athletes, [...]

For the first time in eight years, the Florida International Senior Games and State Championships, an Olympic-style competition for athletes age 50 and over, will return to Polk County for the 20th Anniversary Games. The nine-day event, featuring 23 sports at various locations across Polk County, will take place Saturday, December 3 through Sunday, December [...]

 There are a lot of 5K races that take place throughout the year, but one that you should mark on your calendar every year is the Race for the Arts. It is for a good cause and is always a lot of fun. Make plans (and start training) to be a part of this fun [...]

As we told you in this week’s edition of “This Week in Sports” the ISA Winter Nationals were set to kick off this weekend, the first of four consecutive weekends of competition, but even the Winter Nationals can only take so much of this cold weather. Due to the incoming weather for this weekend, the [...]