Saturday’s 7A championship game was the height of baseball irony. The Venice Indians (29-3) overcame uncharacteristically shaky starting pitching and exploded for their highest run total of the season, belting 21 hits and scoring in all but one inning en … read more.

Powerlifting Bench Press Women Age 50-54 Wt 148: 1. Lenore Devore 115 lbs new record. Age 55-59 Wt 181: 1. Gail Noland 70 lbs new record. Age 70-74 Wt 97: 1. Patricia Ashby 50 lbs new record Age 70-74 Wt … read more.

By any measure, it is difficult for a school sport to win a title, especially Coach of the Year. For any school to win more than one in a season leaves one in awe. But to win four Coach of … read more.

Don Hodgman, 70, scored a hole-in-one at the 150-yard par-3 12th hole at Providence Golf Club in Davenport on April 12. One of his playing partners, all from Haines City, remarked tongue-in-cheek at the time that Don had finally resolved … read more.

Badminton Singles Women Age 65-69: 1. Janice Gaskins. Age 70-74: 1. Marlene Swartzfager. Age 75-79: 1. Claudette Braswell; 2. Helen Grieshaber. Men Age 55-59: 1. Michael Snell. Age 60-64: 1. Dennis Bishop. Age 65-69: 1. David Cass. Age 70-74: 1. … read more.

Every weekend, more than 120 children in Leogane, Haiti, practice their soccer games, dreaming about one day playing professionally, maybe even scoring the winning goal in a World Cup contest. Soon, many of those children will be perfecting their moves … read more.

The deadline to register for the 20th Annual Polk Senior Games, scheduled for Feb. 25 to March 11, is fast  approaching. Entries must be postmarked by Wednesday, Feb. 8, or hand-delivered to the Polk Senior Games office at  515 E. … read more.

The Fort Meade Miners traveled to Haines City to face the Class 7A Hornets hoping to snap a two-game losing streak and break into the win column. The Miners would take the opening kickoff and drive 85-yards in nine plays … read more.

If you enjoy golf, or even if you don’t but believe in the wonderful work of Habitat for Humanity, you might want to sign up for the second Habitat for Humanity of East Polk County golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. … read more.

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