TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The 2019 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, Series Qualifier events, sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation, are gearing up to take place throughout the Sunshine State starting February 2, giving opportunities for athletes 50 and above to Bring Your Game to competitions in the state of Florida. The 21 local series […]
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla., January 25, 2019 – Visit Panama City Beach is looking ahead to summer 2019 with great anticipation, with plans to open its world-class Panama City Beach Sports Complex managed by Sports Facilities Management (SFM). The brand-new $37 million complex will offer visitors on ‘play-cation’ a place to enjoy multiple sports and activities including soccer on its […]
The last four years of the Florida Senior Games have been a homecoming for Doug Covert, a Tallahassee athlete, who has been a regular on the bowling lanes but laced up a different pair of shoes to compete on the track lanes in 2018. Covert and his family moved to Dunedin when he was in […]
2019 FSG Series Qualifiers As the 2018 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, registration deadline counts down to Sunday, Florida’s Senior Athletes can start filling in dates for 2019 Florida Senior Games competitions statewide. The Florida Sports Foundation, in conjunction with 20 local communities around Florida, announces the 2019 Florida Senior Games schedule of local […]
During the month of January 2019, the Florida Sports Foundation, a Division of Enterprise Florida, Inc., proudly supports the following eight events, projected to bring approximately 68,126 visitors and $58.8 million in economic impact to the state, through its quarterly grant program. NIRSA Flag Football National Championships Dates: January 3-6, 2019 | Organization: Pensacola Sports […]
Photo Gallery from the 2018 Governor’s Baseball Dinner Media Credential Request TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Governor’s Baseball Dinner, a celebration of a new season of Major League Baseball Spring Training in Florida, makes its second stop in Palm Beach County in the last five years when the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, in West […]
Photo Gallery Results TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The 2018 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, came to a close on Sunday, December 9, at 7:02 p.m., at the North Greenwood Recreation Center when Bob Gill, of Weeki Wachee, and Michael Goodrich, of St. Joseph, Mich., defeated Steve Arlen, of Kissimmee, and John Trafalski, of Hernando, 11-5, […]
The State of Florida added three more collegiate national titles to its trophy case in Fall 2018 as the Sunshine State continues to produce some of the nation’s best collegiate athletic teams, programs, and student-athletes in the country. Since January 1, 2018, the State of Florida as a whole has displayed multiple championship performances as […]
Photo Gallery Results CLEARWATER, Fla. — The 2018 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, Mixed Doubles Tennis 70-74 age group featured an interesting match-up on its opening day Wednesday at Innisbrook Resort and Spa. Multiple gold medal winners, Judi and Aubrey Whitaker, of Lake Wales, were paired on the courts against Michelle and Julian Rainwater, […]
Photo Gallery Results CLEARWATER, Fla. — The fourth day of the 2018 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, started wet and cloudy at Countryside Country Club for the Golf competition. The clouds cleared by midday for the 177 golfers and then returned in late afternoon with a drop-in temperature. By 5:15 p.m., light was fading […]