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Due to hurricane, Lake Eva Hosts IRONMAN Nov. 4
HAINES CITY – Due to the devastation caused by the fiercest hurricane to ever strike the Florida Panhandle, the Florida IRONMAN event previously scheduled to take place in Panama City Beach will instead take place in Haines City at Lake Eva Park. PCTSM and the City of...
read moreGasparilla Invitational will test gymnasts’ skills Oct. 20-21
Twenty two years ago – with barely 300 competitors – Tim Keckler started the Gasparilla Invitational as a chance for less advanced gymnasts to test their skills. From Oct. 20-21, the 22nd Annual Gasparilla Invite at the RP Funding Center will have 915 athletes compete...
read moreThanks to Netflix, crossfit competition goes international
Netflix. Lakeland. Crossfit. Not normally three words you think of together. However, a Netflix documentary, filmed years earlier, has had an unintended effect on the Central Florida Throwdown, Lakeland’s signature crossfit competition – more competitors. “We’ve had...
read moreTarpons, Arena Football to return to RP Funding Center
Arena Football will return to the RP Funding Center next spring, with the Lakeland Tarpons hosting the inaugural A-League game on May 11. This will be the eighth straight season of arena football for the Tarpons, who will be joined by the Gulf Coast Fire...
read moreTournament hopes to help strikeout childhood leukemia
A baseball tournament this weekend hopes to do more than showcase young talent, it hopes to help strikeout childhood leukemia as well. Named after Samson Corbeil, the son of Polk State College’s head baseball coach Al Corbeil, proceeds from the tournament will help...
read moreFlorida Half Century takes to Polk fields this weekend
They may not be the Boys of Summer, but you’d never know it from the effort they give on the field. More than 60 softball teams from throughout Florida will come to Lakeland and Auburndale this weekend for a tournament. Organized by Florida Half Century, the teams are...
read moreFlrunners.com Invitational: It’s a record
It’s a record. With nearly 5,000 runners participating in the flrunners.com Invitational at Holloway Park this weekend, Sept. 28-29, this will be the largest event of its kind in the state. And the growing number of college, high school, middle school and even...
read moreThe newest weapon in amateur baseball? Data
Forget sliders and knuckleballs, data, not stats, is now the sport’s cutting edge LAKELAND – Peanut butter and chocolate. Bacon and eggs. Apple pie and ice cream. Some things just seem destined to be together. Serial entrepreneur and former minor league catcher Kevin...
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JUCO Twin Classic kicks off full slate of fall baseball
Teams from throughout Florida will descend on both TigerTown and Lake Myrtle Sports Park as the JUCO Twin Classic kicks off Friday, Sept. 21 and continues throughout the weekend. The 29 teams – 14 college teams and 15 high school showcase teams – will take the field...
read moreTable Tennis returns to Simpson Park Community Center this weekend
LAKELAND – Some of the greatest forehands, backhands and serves in the sport will be on display as the second to last table tennis tournament of the season takes place at the Simpson Park Community Center this Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Also on-hand will be...
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