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SSAC Basketball State Quarter Finals this weekend
LAKELAND – High school teams from throughout Florida will gather in Winter Haven this weekend for the Sunshine State Athletic Conference (SSAC) Basketball State Quarter Finals. More than 30 teams will be involved over the weekend. Teams participating include: SSAC...
USA Softball Women’s National Team to hold Training Camp in Lakeland
OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball is proud to announce that the 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) will hold a training camp in Lakeland, Fla., prior to the start of the “Stand Beside Her” tour. Held at Barnett Athletic Complex, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive,...
Fieldhouse has new internationally known tenet
WINTER HAVEN – The recently opened AdventHealth Fieldhouse and Conference Center has its first tenant. And they are an internationally renowned powerhouse. YBOA – Youth Basketball of America – will be relocating their national headquarters to Winter Haven, thanks to a...
Polk County Hoopfest to be first event at fieldhouse
After 14 months of hard work, the recently named AdventHealth Fieldhouse and Conference Center will host its first event. Featuring more than 50 teams, the Polk County Hoopfest will bring boys and girls basketball teams from across the state to test their mettle on...
2021 IPSC PCC World Shoot coming to Polk County
FROSTPROOF – The fastest growing segment of shooting sports will have their first world championships in Polk County. The International Practical Shooting Confederation announced recently that the United States Practical Shooting Association and Universal Shooting...
The best international show water skiers will compete in Winter Haven in 2022
AUBURNDALE – The best show water skiers in the world will perform on Lake Silver in Winter Haven, Florida, as part of the 2022 IWWF World Water Ski Show Tournament, the International Waterski and Wakeboard Foundation (IWWF) announced today. The tournament is...
Holloway Park is Run City during invitational
Everyone knows that Lakeland is the Swan City. But when it comes to competitive cross country, Holloway Park has earned the moniker of Run City. More than 5,000 runners from throughout the state – from elementary school to collegiate athletes – competed at this...
More than 5,000 expected at flrunners.com Invitational
Everyone knows that Lakeland is the Swan City. But when it comes to competitive cross country, Holloway Park is Run City. More than 5,000 runners from throughout the state – from elementary school to collegiate athletes – will compete at this weekend’s flrunners.com...
VIC served as information hub for duration of Dorian
When the weather forecasters had monster storm Hurricane Dorian targeting the heart of the State of Florida, the employees at the Central Florida Visitor Information Center – known as the VIC to most folks – knew their mission was about to change. Traditionally the...
A water ski show without limits
Cypress Gardens skiers hold adaptive event WINTER HAVEN – Who doesn’t like a fun day at the lake? For the sixth year, the Adaptive Water Ski Event on Lake Silver in Winter Haven will bring the excitement and camaraderie of the sport to people with disabilities and...