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Bartow’s own Ken Riley to be enshrined in NFL Hall of Fame

Feb 10, 2023 | Other

The world just learned something that Polk County knew long ago – Ken Riley deserves to be in the NFL Hall of Fame. After a 15-year career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Riley recorded at total of 65 interceptions – an amount only surpassed by four other players. As...

Hardball and softball fill fields this weekend

Feb 2, 2023 | Other

A Winter Haven softball team takes on the Tournament of Champions while Southeastern University brings the best in NAIA baseball to town WINTER HAVEN – While more than 80 softball teams from around the world will be playing throughout Polk County in the coming weeks,...

Not forgotten, Banana George lives on this weekend

Oct 27, 2022 | Other, Water Sports

WINTER HAVEN – Gone – but surely not forgotten – the spirit of longtime Polk County fixture Banana George will be on display as the 2022 Banana George Blairfoot Bananza will hit the waters of Winter Haven’s Lake Silver this weekend. Funds raised from the weekend go to...

One of nation’s largest fastpitch events coming to Polk

Sep 1, 2022 | Other

AUBURNDALE – One of the largest events in fastpitch softball, the USA Softball Junior Olympic (JO) Cup, is coming to Polk County. The DiamondPlex Softball Complex in Winter Haven and the Auburndale Softball Complex will host a week-long competition July 6-12, 2023,...