The Florida High School Athletic Association Girls Weightlifting State Championship Series kicks off this week at the district level.
Winter Haven’s girls varsity soccer team has several reasons to be optimistic with postseason play on the horizon.
One of the standouts for the All Saints Academy girls soccer team (7-8-2 as of Jan. 19) has been senior Emma Cornejo.
Last week the Florida High School Athletic Association released its first set of boys basketball playoff rankings.
After winning a first round match 1-0 in the Judge’s Cup, the Bartow Soccer Club team ran through the rest of the tournament en route to winning the cup. Nicanor Moya, 14, plays midfield for Bartow Soccer Club and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
POLK COUNTY — Winter Haven (14.349 power rating) and Bartow (12.489) lead the way in the Class 6A-District 6 girls basketball playoff rankings and will assuredly be among the top two seeds when the district tournament tips off Feb. 4 at Bartow High. Lake Howell (4.045) was the only other sch…
Polk County played host to a high school senior all-star football game over the weekend.
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Lake Wales High School head football coach Tavaris Johnson was named the 2019 Buccaneers High School Coach of the Year Dec. 29 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
POLK COUNTY – Last year, around 2,500 Polk County area residents registered for the Polk Senior Games. Registration for the 28th Annual Polk Senior Games is now open.
Being a leader on a team is far from an easy task — let alone being thrown into that role in your first season with the team. Jasmine Edwards is in her first season for the Haines City Hornets (7-6) girls basketball team, after spending three seasons at John Glenn High School in Michigan. Ed…
The Bartow and Winter Haven boys varsity basketball teams entered the holidays on winning stretches. And hoop pundits appeared to notice.
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LAKE WALES – Several youth football teams made it to their respective Super Bowl games in 2019. One Polk County team was honored publicly last week.
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The Bartow Yellow Jackets boys soccer team has had a tremendous start to the season with a record of 11-1-1. One of the main catalysts for that is sophomore Ray Kinzy. Kinzy, who plays forward and occasionally plays defense, also, leads Bartow with 10 goals and also has six assists.
Being one of the top girls basketball players for a program like Winter Haven is nothing to scoff at. Trinity Hardy isn’t just that, but she’s the captain as well. Hardy is a junior and plays multiple positions for the Blue Devils. She is Winter Haven’s leading scorer at 18 points per game. …
The Lake Wales girls soccer team has gotten off to a strong start this season, with a record of 5-1-1 as of Dec. 16. One of the main catalysts for the Highlanders’ success has been Delaney Elder. Elder, a senior captain, leads the team with nine goals and plays forward and striker.
WINTER HAVEN — Brandon Giles took over the Polk State College men’s basketball program on July 5, 2017. He had only a few weeks until school started and a whopping seven roster spots to fill.
From a quantitative standpoint, the 2019 Polk County Hoopfest certainly merits attention among the myriad of holiday high school basketball tournaments.
The Winter Haven girls varsity basketball team brings a 5-1 record to Mayo Lafayette High School for this week’s Andy Hart Memorial Invitational.
HAINES CITY — On Friday, Dec. 13, the Feltrim Group will hold a ribbon cutting celebration for the grand opening of its Feltrim Sports Village project.
WINTER HAVEN - Team Rainey won the 2019 Andre Berto Turkey Bowl held Saturday afternoon, Nov. 30, at the newly-renovated Lake Maude Park.
WINTER HAVEN — The Polk State College men’s basketball team is off to a red-hot start — and people are taking notice.
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BARTOW — Tavaris Johnson knew the real work was just beginning.
WINTER HAVEN — When the sun came up back on Saturday, Aug. 31, things did not look so great for the Winter Haven High football team.
WINTER HAVEN — The Polk State men's basketball team opened the 2019-2020 regular season with an emphatic win, topping its guests from Advance Prep Academy 101-67 Nov. 1 at the college's Winter Haven campus.
The Lake Wales High girls golf team placed first at the regional tournament, thereby earning a trip to the state tournament.
Bartow’s Bryce Walker shot a 77 at the regional tournament.
The top finisher among Winter Haven’s four golfers was Rease Thompson, who tied for 31st place carding a 78.
