Category: Sports
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Oldsmar to host BMX Florida Cup Jan. 12-14, 2018
Oldsmar will host the Sunshine State BMX Association’s Florida Cup Friday, Jan. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 at the city’s Supercross track, located in the Oldsmar Sports Complex at 4120 Tampa Road. The event will feature two qualifying rounds for the state championship, which will be held May 4-5 in St. Cloud. While the Oldsmar…
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Oldsmar Council rejects hosting BMX World Cup qualifier at city’s Supercross track
The Oldsmar City Council voted 3-2 against hosting the 2018 UCI World Cup qualifier at the city’s BMX Supercross track Tuesday night, citing labor, cost and liability concerns. The split decision came after two lengthy discussions about hosting the event, which is put on by Union Cycliste Internacional (UCI); UCI is the world’s governing body…
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2017 Goals for a Cause kicks off with celebrity server event Saturday at Jack Willies
Organizers are preparing to host the 2017 Goals for a Cause fundraiser for the 1 Voice Foundation starting this weekend, and it promises to be one of the biggest in the event’s eight-year history. The fun kicks off with the popular celebrity server event at Jack Willies in Oldsmar on Saturday, Nov. 18, from noon…
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Tampa Bay Rays could have a new home, and it’s not in Oldsmar
Hillsborough County officials unveiled a new stadium proposal yesterday that would see the Tampa Bay Rays relocate to a site near downtown Tampa, potentially squashing Oldsmar officials’ dreams of bringing the team to town. The announcement by Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagen, who has been the point person for the stadium search, stated a group…
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Oldsmar Sports Complex Master Plan project enters initial stages
While the renovation of the neighboring Woodlands Square plaza, future home of Earth Fare Oldsmar, continues, City officials recently gave the go-ahead to begin initial work on the first phase of the Oldsmar Sports Complex Master Plan. Phase 1B of the project, which is expected to turn the old Canal Park into a “world class…
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Oldsmar City Council member Gabby McGee swims with bull sharks
Every summer, millions of Americans huddle around their flat screens and devour every morsel of Shark Week, a cable TV marathon of shark related documentaries, mockumentaries and harrowing accounts of close encounters with the toothy predators of the sea. And every year around this time, many viewers sit back and say, “that’s no big deal—I…
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Oldsmar’s Disc Golf Course at Sheffield Park officially opens to the public
Oldsmar’s Disc Golf Course at Sheffield Park officially opened to the public following a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 24, 2017. The 18-hole, championship level course, which measures more than 8,600 feet and features three levels of playability, is the latest addition in a string of eco-sports attractions in the city, including the zipline…
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Oldsmar City Council approves new names for Canal Park, disc golf course
The Oldsmar City Council approved new names for Canal Park and the incoming disc golf course at Sheffield Park on Tuesday night that are designed to increase the awareness of Oldsmar as a hub of eco and sports tourism in the area. As we reported in April, Canal Park will officially be called the Oldsmar Sports…
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Oldsmar designated a 2017 Playful City USA
It’s no secret that Oldsmar is committed to parks and recreation, evidenced by its 10 parks and more than 10 miles of trails and the numerous sports and activities available to children of all ages. Recently, national nonprofit KaBOOM! honored Oldsmar with a 2017 Playful City USA designation, the eighth time the city has received…
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Oldsmar disc golf course grand opening set for Saturday, June 24
Oldsmar is already home to a world-class BMX supercross track at the soon-to-be-renamed Oldsmar Sports Complex as well as the only zipline adventure park in the Tampa Bay area. Now, the city is about to add an elite-level disc golf course to its collection of high-quality sports facilities, as the Sheffield Park course is scheduled to have…