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Pace High School softball team wins state championship, defeats Bartow 2-0
PACE, Fla. -- Pace High School's softball team are state champions!. The team won the championship game on Friday night against the Bartow Yellow Jackets, the team that beat them in the championship game last year!. Pace took the lead in the third inning with a two-run homer by Jayden...
'I'm excited about the pass game': Haines City holds off Kathleen's rally in scrimmage
Haines City head football coach Pat Herrington saw some positive aspects in a scrimmage Friday night at Kathleen High School. Kathleen head football coach Saul Speights also saw some aspects his team can build off. That’s what happens when a scrimmage comes down to one possession. But Kathleen ran out...
Men Accounted for Nearly 60% of Polk’s Heart-Related Deaths in 2022
For decades, heart disease has remained the number one cause of death in the United States. June is National Men’s Health Month, and the Department of Health in Polk County wants to raise awareness about heart disease among men and how it continues to be a major health concern.
Leaping Labrador: Huckleberry, a Lakeland retriever, is headed to world championships
One of Polk County’s most accomplished athletes jumped out of his vehicle Thursday morning and eagerly trotted toward the training venue. Barking repeatedly, Huckleberry turned back toward his companion and trainer, Nancy Akin of South Lakeland, his posture urging her toward the pool. “He’s like Lassie,” Akin said over...
Picture of the Day: Skyhawk rays
Matthew Baker submitted this photo and note: “A very cloudy sunset with sun rays coming from the sky as a Cessna 172 makes its turn towards the airport in Bartow, Florida.”. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via...
Memorial Day in Polk County: 8 events to pay tribute to our country's fallen heroes
Memorial Day is often marked as the unofficial start of summer, as Polk's high school seniors have graduated and there's only a few days left for younger students. Temperatures have soared, and it's time to hit the beach. But there's a much more solemn meaning to the national holiday that...
Freshwater fishing: Bass might've slowed down a little, but bluegill are on fire in Polk
1. In Lakeland, bass are being caught at Saddle Creek on medium domestic shiners and are ranging anywhere from 3 to 5-pounds. At Tenoroc, on Cemetery Lake, catfish are biting chicken livers. Bass can be found using shiners. On Lake Parker, bluegill and shellcracker are active on crickets and worms, reports Phillips Bait and Tackle (863-666-2248).
Bartow stuns Doral with another improbable 7th-inning rally in 6A softball state semis
CLERMONT — Bartow wasn’t just satisfied with breaking Doral Academy’s hearts with another come-from-behind victory for the second year in a row, this time the Yellow Jackets amped up the degree of difficulty. The Yellow Jackets trailed by three runs going into the bottom of the seventh...
Woman arrested nearly a year after deadly hit-and-run crash in Lakeland
LAKELAND, Fla. – A woman surrendered herself to law enforcement nearly a year after a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist, according to Lakeland police. Cassidy Mullis turned herself in at a Polk County Sheriff’s Office processing center in Frostproof on Monday, according a news release. Investigators said...
Speeding Teen Arrested On Felony Drug, Gun Charge
A 17-year-old Fort Meade teenager was arrested on two felony counts and four misdemeanor charges after he was initially pulled over for speeding in a posted school zone along Florida Avenue in Wauchula. Zachary Simmons was arrested following the traffic stop and charged with being a minor in possession of...
3 transported as trauma alerts in Polk County crash
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A crash in the Avon Park area sent three people to the hospital as trauma alerts, according to Polk County Fire Rescue. Officials said the crash happened on U.S. 27 North near the intersection with South Scenic Highway around 4:05 p.m. All lanes of U.S....
Man mourns biker friend killed in hit and run
The best friend of a man killed in a hit-and-run in Poinciana is asking anyone with information to come forward. Starlyn Corporan said he and his best friend, Nelson Webber, did everything together. The two, who met in high school, shared many of the same interests, including riding motorcycles.
Spring football: Kowboys defense stifles in shutout of Edgewater, DeLand; Poinciana gets offensive in 30-20 loss to Horizon
The spring football games for Osceola and Poinciana Thursday night brought an end to the 2023-24 seasons, as graduations go on a couple miles away at the Silver Spurs Arena and students look to enjoy final couple of days of school. Poinciana's Cameron Brown ran for a touchdown and threw...
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