Posts Tagged ‘The Lakeland Center’

World Amateur Baseball Association (WABA) International Championship
Dates: 7/22 – 7/24
Venue: Lake Myrtle Sports Park – Auburndale
- This WABA event will host age groups boys 14U – 18U and will host 30 teams and bring in over 300 spectators to Polk County.
- For more information visit www.wababaseball.com or  www.centralfloridasports.com
Independent Softball Association (ISA) Adult D State Champions
Dates: [...]

What Does It Take To Be #1 – Basketball
Dates: 7/7 – 7/9
Venue: Auburndale High School – Auburndale
- This Auburndale Youth Basketball event will be a men’s street ball tournament and will bring in over 300 participants and 5000 spectators to Polk County.
- For more information on this event please visit www.auburndaleyouthbasketball.com or www.centralfloridasports.com
United States Specialty [...]

Let the games begin! The second weekend of the Sunshine State Games, Florida’s Olympic-style sports festival, comes to Polk County beginning Friday and will feature nine events this weekend. Here is the rundown of the events coming to the area this weekend:
Sunshine State Games
Dates: 6/18 – 6/20
Venue: Various Facilities County wide
- The Sunshine State Games [...]

Cowboys are coming to town! No, not the ones that just got knocked out of the NFL playoffs, the real cowboys. The Americom Pro Rodeo is riding into Lakeland January 29-30 for what could be one of the wildest weekends of the year. The top Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) cowboys and cowgirls battle it out for [...]

Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Girls Volleyball State Finals
Dates: 11/18 – 11/21
Venue: Lakeland Center 701 W Lime St, Lakeland, FL‎
- The volleyball state finals will showcase the best high school girl’s volleyball teams in the state. Over 500 athletes will compete for the state title. For ticket and schedule information please visit www.fhsaa.org/vbg/ or [...]

Florida Five Star Basketball NIT
Date: 7/17-7/19
Venue: PSC, Santa Fe High School, Auburndale High School, Sunrise Christian School
- Florida Five Star Basketball brings their NIT tournament to Polk County hosting 45 teams for the 3 days of Tournament play.
- For more information on Five Star Basketball check out www.5starbball.com and for all your local updates on [...]

If you were not able to attend the 2009 Polk County All Sports Awards, or if you would like to relive Polk County’s biggest sports celebration, the event will be televised on Bright House Sports Network this Sunday night at 7pm. Bright House Sports Network is Channel 47 on Bright House and can be seen [...]

Here is the impressive list of Polk County medal winners at the 2009 Sunshine State Games that were held in just a couple weeks ago. More than 4,000 athletes from around the state competed and many Polk County athletes came out on top.
Archery
Central Florida Bowhunters, Fort Meade
ADULT MALE COMPOUND RELEASE
1. William Kelly, Lakeland, 1346*
900 Round [...]

Tell me where else in the world you could have experienced the following day: Championship Boat Racing, Championship High School Basketball, top college baseball talent.
Here is a recap of the day you could have had in Central Florida’s Polk County today. It was a day that would make any sports fan happy.

12:30pm – First pitch [...]

Back in June we told you about the Lakeland/Winter Haven Kennel Club’s All Breed Dog Show at The Lakeland Center. We also posted some photos of the event. Well, if you missed all that, or if pictures just aren’t enough for you, tune in to ESPN this Sunday for the first airing of the event. It will [...]