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In this Issue
Tumbling to Town
FHSAA Chooses Clermont
Successful Seminole Soccer
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Ready. Set. Run! Central Florida businesses and corporations are lacing up their running shoes once again for the annual Corporate 5K in Orlando. The
3.1-mile race, which attracted more than 600 businesses and 10,000 runners last year, will be held on April 15th at at 7:15pm at Lake Eola.
Bragging rights are on the line. But mostly, it's all about fun. The run/walk is open to all businesses and includes a great post-race party at the lake. It's not too late to sign up. Check out www.corporate5k.com and click here to see highlights of last year's race. See you at finish line!
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KEEP UP WITH US!
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A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM SAM
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 It's time to tee it up in Central Florida! Hope everyone is having a great spring as our community welcomes the stars of the PGA Tour. The Arnold Palmer Invitational is today-Sunday at Bay Hill. The weather looks great for the King's event, especially on the weekend. Tickets are still available---just click here. Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Steve Stricker are all there. Remember, when you buy API tickets, you're also supporting its two great charities: the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.
On the women's side, some of the future stars of the LPGA Tour are headed to Daytona Beach April 9-11. The Duramed FUTURES Tour makes its annual stop in Volusia County at the Daytona Beach Invitational at LPGA International.
How is your March Madness bracket? Busted yet? Congrats to the men's hoops teams at both Rollins and Embry-Riddle. The Tars made Division II's South Regionals and finished the season with a school-record tying 27 wins. The Eagles soared into the NAIA National Quarterfinals before bowing out after a 30-win season.
In this Community Newsletter, we'll update you on several Sports Commission events in Central Florida. They range from softball to soccer to gymnastics. Have a great April! |
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Best Regards,
Sam Stark
President/CEO
Central Florida Sports Commission |
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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT |
Courtesy: Orlando Sentinel
 | He's Doc's son, but Austin Rivers has made a name for himself in the world of high school hoops. The Winter Park High School junior is one of the top prep players in the nation. Earlier this month, Austin led the Wildcats to the state championship and was named the Florida Dairy Farmer's 6A Player of the Year. He was also a finalist for the Gatorade National Player of the Year after averaging 24 points a game. Austin's dad, Doc, coaches the Boston Celtics and used to coach the Magic.
Austin and the Wildcats still have some games to play. Winter Park will head to Baltimore April 1-3 for a national high school invitational event. The games will be shown on ESPN and include eight of the country's best boys teams, regardless of classification. Winter Park is the highest ranked public school in the tourney. Lake County's Monteverde Academy and Lake Mary's girls team are also headed to Baltimore. |
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| JUMPING AT THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BEACH |
Daytona Beach is packed with spring breakers these days, but not everyone is there to only relax on the beach. More than 350 athletes from around the Western Hemisphere are at the Ocean Center through Saturday at the 2010 Trampoline and Tumbling Pan American Championships. The boys and girls competition features competitors from the USA, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Some of them can jump 30 feet in the air on the trampolines! Some ualifiers will move on to the Youth Olympics in Singapore, China coming up this August. This is the first time the event, which is organized by USA Gymnastics, is in Central Florida. |
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| LAKE LANDS STATE SOFTBALL |
Softball is the latest high school state final to crack the Central Florida Sports  Commission line-up. The Florida High School Athletic Association has awarded the State Softball Finals to Clermont's Legends Way Ballfields at the National Training Center. The tournament will be played this May 10-15 and again in May of 2011. The Sports Commission, NTC, Lake County Public Schools and the Lake County Department of Business and Tourism Development will serve as the hosts.
Softball will be the sixth FHSAA State Final hosted by the Sports Commission this school year. Football, swimming and diving, lacrosse, water polo and tennis are the others. |
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| SOCCER SUCCESS IN SEMINOLE |
Seminole County was the place to be for soccer fans on March 13-14. Eighty-four teams and 1,400 athletes competed at the US Club Soccer Florida Cup. The two-day event was played for the first time at Sylvan Lake Park and Seminole Soccer Complex in Sanford. The Florida Cup featured U-15-16-17-18/19 boys and girls teams. The U11-U14 Florida Cup Final Four was also staged at the complexes at the same time, providing another huge soccer weekend for Seminole County's economy. |
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| JOIN THE CLUB---THE SPORTS CLUB |
The Sports Commission has unveiled an exciting new concept for Central Florida---the Sports Club. This is an important program that provides value and benefit to you, supports the local sports scene and helps our local economy.
Take a look at the benefits, tickets and fun by clicking here! This is your Central Florida "sports ticket" and it can't be beat for price and quantity. Use the tickets as employee rewards and incentives, for customer appreciation and retention, or for friends and family. Our team will manage the benefits for you and serve as your "concierge," sending you the tickets timely and periodically instead of all at once.
The Sports Club is affordable, valuable, fun adn supports the community and economy in so many ways. We hope you will find the level that's best for you. Sign up today!
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