Sports Archive

Note: The following post is a new regular feature you can find here on Catch Central Florida. Monte Goodman, from Central Florida Bucketmouths guide service will be providing regular fishing forecasts to help you know where to find the fish in Polk County. So, now that you know where they are…it is up to you [...]

Get your walking shoes on and join the Marine Families of Polk County (M.F.P.C.) for the Inaugural Freedom Walk at Joker Marchant Stadium on September 3. The walk will take place right before the Flying Tigers play the Daytona Cubs at 7pm and will honor  active, retired and fallen military veterans, along with law enforcement, firefighters [...]

With more than two months remaining in the Trek Ten Again in 2009 Program, 83.3% of the 30 who have mailed Validation Cards to date have all 15 trails stamped.  In its second year, organizers of the Trek Ten Trails Program are ecstatic with early returns – 50% live outside PolkCounty and 80% of those [...]

Note: The following post is a new regular feature you can find here on Sunny Central Florida. Monte Goodman, from Central Florida Bucketmouths guide service will be providing regular fishing forecasts to help you know where to find the fish in Polk County. So, now that you know where they are…it is up to you to [...]

Do you know where you are going to be looking up at the sky this July 4th? Several communities around Polk County have celebrations planned, so check this list before you head out to make your plans to celebrate July 4.
Haines City – Thunder on the Ridge (July 4 from Noon-10pm): The 2009 Thunder [...]

You have all heard of  those”Christmas in July” sales, but it looks like The Lakeland Center is getting into the Christmas Spirit, or at least the winter spirit in July this year as public ice skating returns next month. According to their website, you can put on your skates throughout the month of July and beat [...]

National Tourism Week begins on Monday and there will be events and celebrations going on around the country. Polk County will celebrate the occasion with our annual National Tourism Week luncheon at The Lakeland Center on Thursday, May 14. Bill Hardman, who is President and CEO of the Southeast Tourism Society will be the keynote [...]

Good morning from day 4 at Sun n Fun. Driving in to this sight wasn’t a bad way to start the day….

 
10:00am – I just spent the last two hours with a crew from CNN who was here filming a segment on the “Roadable Airplane” that is creating a lot of buzz around here (and throughout [...]

As the sun rises on the third day (actually the second day of the actual Fly in), it is Earth Day around the world…and at Sun n Fun. For the first time ever, Earth Day falls on one of the days of SNF and the air show is joining in the celebration. SNF has a [...]

Opening day at Sun n Fun is well underway. Check back throughout the day for updates on what is happening at Sun n Fun.
9:23am -The sun is up after an overcast day yesterday. Things are definitely happening here now and the media center has been very busy all morning. The biggest news to come out [...]