Catch Central Florida » Sun n Fun http://catchcentralflorida.com Central Florida Sports News and Events from the Sidelines Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 This Week in Sports -Weee’re Baaaack! http://catchcentralflorida.com/2011/03/21/this-week-in-sports-weeere-baaaack/ http://catchcentralflorida.com/2011/03/21/this-week-in-sports-weeere-baaaack/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:21:04 +0000 admin http://catchcentralflorida.com/?p=918 Central Florida Sports is happy to bring back the “This Week in Sports” weekly blog series.  Here you will find all the local sports information for Central Florida’s Polk County.  Have a question about an event?  Feel free to contact us at our HQ at 863-551-4750 or visit www.centralfloridasports.com   In the meantime, keep an eye out for all of our sporting events. 

This week, we wind down from the RussMatt Collegiate Central Florida Invitational and gear up for the 37th Annual Sun n’ Fun International Fly-In and Expo.  Be sure to check these events out!

Central Florida Collegiate Baseball Invitational – RussMatt Baseball Dates: 2/18 – 3/28
Venue:  Lake Myrtle Sports Park – Auburndale, Chain of Lakes Ball Park – Winter Haven

For more information on RussMatt Baseball please visit www.russmattbaseball.com  and for local sporting events and news check out www.centralfloridasports.com

Florida’s Natural Charity Classic – LPGA Futures Golf Tour
Dates: 3/26-27
Venue: Lake Region Yacht and County Club

This event will bring in over 155 participants and over 250 spectators to Polk County. The LPGA Futures Golf Tour showcases professional women golfers as they earn their LPGA card to get on the tour. For more information on this event please visit www.floridasnaturalcharityclassic.com or www.duramedfuturestour.com 

High School Pre-season Challenge – Auburndale Hoops’
Dates: 3/25 – 3/27
Venue: Auburndale High School – Auburndale

For more information please visit www.eteamz.com/auburndaleyouthbasketball 
 

9th Annual Lady Fire Shootout Classic – Fire Youth Sports, Inc.
Dates: 3/25 – 3/27
Venue:  Various High School Basketball Gymnasiums – Lakeland

Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA) State Cup Round 1 
Dates: 3/26 – 3/27
Venue: Lake Myrtle Sports Park – Auburndale

This FYSA event will host 39 elite youth teams from around the state with ages ranging from 11 to 19 to Polk County.  Over 580 participants are expected along with over 1,000 spectators. For more information visit www.fysa.com or www.centralfloridasports.com

Bartow March Madness – Independent Softball Association (ISA) 
Dates: 3/26 – 3/27
Venue: Bartow 555 Complex – Bartow

For more information please visit www.isasoftball.com or www.centralfloridasports.com

 
Men’s Senior Baseball League/Men’s Adult Baseball League – Grapefruit Classic
Dates:  3/26 – 3/28
Venue:  Chain of Lakes Baseball Complex – Winter Haven

This adult men’s baseball tournament will bring 25 teams to the area for three days of competition at the Chain of Lakes Complex. For more information, please visit www.centralfloridasports.com or www.msblnational.com

 
Sun n Fun International Fly-In & Expo – Sun ‘n Fun, Inc. – Aviation
Dates: 3/29 – 4/3
Venue: Lakeland Linder Regional Airport – Lakeland

The Sun ‘n Fun Fly In will bring in people from around the world for one of the world’s largest Air shows truly making this an international event. Plan to join as this year the event will showcase the popular Blue Angles Precision Jet Demonstration Team! For more information on this event please visit www.sun-n-fun.org on local sports and news check out www.centralfloridasports.com

]]> http://catchcentralflorida.com/2011/03/21/this-week-in-sports-weeere-baaaack/feed/ 0 Thunderbirds Returning to Sun ‘n Fun http://catchcentralflorida.com/2009/12/08/thunderbirds-returning-to-sun-n-fun/ http://catchcentralflorida.com/2009/12/08/thunderbirds-returning-to-sun-n-fun/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:26:03 +0000 Kris Keprios http://catchcentralflorida.com/?p=515 One of the Sun ‘n Fun Fly In’s most popular performers will return this year as the United States Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds military jet team announced today that the SUN ‘n FUN  Fly-In  has been selected  as a general aviation event venue on their 2010 Thunderbirds appearance schedule. The announcement was made today at the International Council of Airshows (ICAS) Convention currently underway in Las Vegas, NV.  The 2010 SUN ‘n FUN  Fly-In & Expo will be held April 13 – 18 in Lakeland. This year will mark Sun ‘n Fun’s 36th year and there will be plenty of celebrations planned in addition to the Thunderbirds, who were a huge hit two years ago. 

 The Thunderbirds plan to arrive at SUN ‘n FUN during the second half of the six day SUN ‘n FUN event.  They may engage in individual media flights and a team training flight prior to their scheduled performances on Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18. Advanced discounted ticket packages to SUN ‘n FUN are available on the SUN ‘n FUN website at www.sun-n-fun.org. They will perform approximately 30 maneuvers during their demonstration. The entire Thunderbird performance, including ground and air routines, runs about an hour and fifteen minutes.

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