Downtown Fort Myers has not hosted a professional baseball game since 2011, but the Fort Myers Miracle are about to change that. City of Palms Park, the former spring training home of the Boston Red Sox, will host the Miracle’s game against the Bradenton Marauders on Wednesday, May 23. It’s Throwback Day for the Miracle, [...]
Southwest Florida residents are invited to attend the annual Community Prayer Breakfast in observance of the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3. Hosted by the city of Fort Myers, this year’s event will be emceed by Mayor Randy Henderson and held at City of Palms Park, 2201 Edison Ave. in Fort Myers. The [...]
This October, well-known annual sporting events, including the 29th annual Roy Hobbs Baseball World Series and the 2017 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – River Romp, are returning to Lee County. October events are anticipated to attract new sports visitors to the region, while providing a range of activities for local sports enthusiasts to enjoy. [...]
Lee County is pleased to announce it will host the USA Softball Women’s National Team for a training program Tuesday, Aug. 1, through Wednesday, Aug. 2, at City of Palms Park. Spectators can see members of the Women’s National Team, vying for a chance to represent the United States at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, [...]
Lee County will host two international softball teams for summer training events this June. The German National Softball Team will conduct a training program in Fort Myers from June 2-10, and the Nova Scotian Provincial Softball Team will be here June 5-10. Both teams will use the Lee County Parks & Recreation’s CenturyLink Sports Complex [...]
Baseball players from around the world will convene in Lee County for the 28th annual Roy Hobbs Baseball World Series from Oct. 22 to Nov. 19. Over the course of the four-week tournament, a total of 240 teams of adult, amateur baseball players will compete within seven divisions, taking the fields in five Lee County [...]
One of baseball’s biggest scouting events, the Perfect Game Memorial Day Classic, returns to Lee County May 27-30. Lee County will host tournaments for 14-and-under, 16-and-under and 18-and-under teams. Approximately 160 baseball teams from across the nation will hit the fields in Lee County to compete in the WWBA classic, which is part of the [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – PHOTO ATTACHED Photo courtesy of Roy Hobbs/Greg Wagner: Vinnie Troncaso of Stars of Herrera (Dominican Republic) celebrates winning the 38+ AAAA Division Championship during the Roy Hobbs World Series 2012 in Fort Myers. Lee County hosts 25th annual Roy Hobbs World Series Oct. 26 – Nov. 23 Amateur baseball tournament generates [...]
