Polk College Sports

12/18/2023

Walter Clayton was back at the RP Funding Center last week. He's the leading scorer for the Gators after spending his first two seasons at Iona.

Bartow grad Walter Clayton became a father a week ago and he is leading the Gators in his first season after two years at Iona under Rick Pitino.

11/22/2023

This photo package with the first round of the national tournament with some player highlights in the captions. Four Polk players -- two from Lakeland Christian and two from McKeel -- made second team, allconference. There are about seven Polk grads on Southeastern.

Former Lakeland Christian and McKeel standouts were among the top players for the Southeastern woment's soccer team that fell a game shy of Final 16.

08/13/2023

The NCAA continues to embarrass itself.

05/27/2021

Let's Win Two! SEU Fire Athletics baseball going for 2nd NAIA World Series title

The 2021 NAIA World Series begins on Friday with Southeastern as the top seed and in search of a second title.

05/27/2021

College notes on SEU Fire Athletics women's golf and track and field teams at their respective national championships

Southeastern's women's golf team made the cut and Danielle Owens is still in contention for a title at the NAIA Women's Golf Championship.

04/07/2021

Another player of the year for Florida Southern's men's basketball team.

The senior was named the Sunshine State Conference player of the year and defensive player of the year, something never done before.

12/17/2020

Five Polk County football players sign to play Division I football on Wednesday and seven athletes overall sign, including one for women's basketball and soccer.

12/10/2020

No postseason for FSC

The Sunshine State Conference announced that basketball season is further delayed and no teams will be able to compete at the national championship tournament

12/09/2020

In 2014, the Buckeyes used an extra data point to take the final playoff spot. Now they’re benefiting from playing fewer games.

11/20/2020

Florida's Kyle Trask is on the shortlist of Heisman contenders, while Miami's D'Eriq King and UCF's Dillon Gabriel are also in the mix.

11/20/2020

The No. 5 Florida Gators (5-1) take a three-game winning streak into Vanderbilt against the winless Commodores on Saturday.

11/20/2020

The Seminoles (2-6) will look to pull another big upset when Trevor Lawrence and No. 4 Clemson (7-1) come to Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday.

11/18/2020

There's no guarantee USF will be able to play UCF next week. And if USF is able to play, how much time will the Bulls have to get ready?

11/12/2020

In many ways, it was the Bulls' best game to date. Yet it was the second time USF let a win slip away late.

11/11/2020

Running down a dream

Southeastern runs way to men's and women's TSC titles

11/06/2020

This is always a fan favorite.

College football game is always a fan favorite

11/06/2020

The Seminoles (2-4) come back from a week off to host Pitt (3-4) at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday.

11/06/2020

The No. 8 Florida Gators (3-1) and No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (4-1) renew their rivalry in Jacksonville in hopes of keeping their SEC title hopes alive.

11/06/2020

Florida's offense has been flying up and down the field all season, but now the Gators are running into the best defense they've played in Georgia.

11/06/2020

Brady White, a transfer from Arizona State, has started every Memphis game for the past three years and keeps getting better.

10/23/2020

No. 11 Miami looks to make it two wins in a row when 1-3 Virginia comes into Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday night.

10/23/2020

The Seminoles are coming off a big win against previously unbeaten North Carolina. They head to Louisville on Saturday to take on the Cardinals.

10/23/2020

The Royals (1-2) will play at defending Mid-South Conference Sun Division champion Keiser (4-0) on Saturday at 5 p.m. in West Palm Beach. Warner hasn't played since Oct. 3 when it lost 38-6 to St. Thomas.

Well-rested Warner gets tough road assignment

10/22/2020

Jordan McCloud has established himself at QB, the offensive line is playing as a unit, and Johnny Ford is getting hot. But so is Tulsa.

10/15/2020

The Seminoles host No. 6 North Carolina in prime time Saturday. It's the second straight week FSU faces a top-10 opponent.

10/15/2020

The No. 12 Miami Hurricanes suffered their first loss of 2020 last week. They look to bounce back against the Pitt Panthers.

10/15/2020

Coach Jeff Scott said McCloud distanced himself from the other QB's in last week's loss to East Carolina. But "this is not a season long contract."

10/15/2020

Of course, the Florida-LSU game could not be played when it was supposed to be played. Who didn't see that coming?

10/14/2020

Saturday's LSU-Florida game is the second SEC game this week postponed because of the pandemic.

10/09/2020

The FSU defense has played 29 players in two or more games this season as it tries to find the right group of guys to rely on.