The Tanglewood Pickleball Club signed up its 100th member last week, an impressive figure considering its enrollment less than two years ago. ...more

March 11, 2009

It has been an annual tradition since the mid-1980s at the Homes of Regency Cove to celebrate Gasparilla with an invasion and parade of its own ...more

February 11, 2009

Beating multiple teams from Tampa, Sarasota, Brandon, Winter Haven, Punta Gorda and Venice, the soccer team of local players has represented the Heartland area well. The U12 season ends on Saturday with a home game at the new County Sports Complex at 11 a.m. ...more

February 9, 2009

SEBRING — You don't have to be a star athlete to win a medal at the Heartland Senior Games. "The motto of it is 'Just Play,'" said Becky Rousch, director of community education at South Florida Community College. "The senior games have less of an emphasis on competition than it has on living a healthy lifestyle, staying active and trying new things." In the spirit of trying new things, a new sport has been added to this year's line-up – pickleball, a sport similar to badminton that is played with a wooden paddle and wiffleball. "Pickleball has been all the rage across the state and is very popular with senior citizens," Rousch said. "This is the first year we have been able to offer it, and we are very excited to be able to do that." ...more

February 25, 2008

SEBRING –– Let the games begin. The 2008 Heartland Senior Games, sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation, are scheduled for March 4-28 in venues throughout Avon Park and Sebring. Open to amateur athletes age 50 and older, the local qualifiers will advance to the Florida Senior Games State Championships later this year. ...more

February 25, 2008

It may not be the fountain of youth, but 86-year-old June Beem Reynolds said the longer and harder she swims, the better she feels. ...more

January 17, 2008

It may not be the fountain of youth, but 86-year-old June Beem Reynolds said the longer and harder she swims, the better she feels. ...more

January 16, 2008

TAMPA – Hillsborough's senior citizens are showing they still have the right stuff as they tackle sports and recreational activities in the 27th Annual Tampa Bay Senior Citizens Games. ...more

October 5, 2007