Tag: Oldsmar Sports Complex
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Oldsmar scores partnership with Tampa Bay Lightning
Oldsmar is fast becoming known for its diverse sports tourism industry. In addition to the city’s Olympic-level BMX Supercross track, gold-level disc golf course and the only zipline aerial adventure park in the Tampa Bay area, Oldsmar officials engaged in a brief, and well documented, flirtation with the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Oldsmar Sports…
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Olympian Alise Willoughby wins 8th straight USA Cycling national championship at 2018 Gator Nationals
More than 1,100 American and international BMX riders, including 20 Olympians, from 15 countries and 30 states, descended on the Supercross track at the Oldsmar Sports Complex last weekend for the 2018 USA BMX Gator Nationals. The three-day event, which typically features many of the top riders in the world, was held under sun-splashed skies…
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More than 1,200 BMX riders expected in Oldsmar for 2018 Gator Nationals this weekend
More than 1,200 American and international BMX riders, including many former Olympians, are expected to descend on the Oldsmar Sports Complex this weekend for the 2018 USA BMX Gator Nationals. The event, which starts Friday, Feb. 23 and runs through Sunday, Feb. 25, typically features some of the best riders in the world competing at…
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Oldsmar Youth Soccer players meet and greet New York Red Bulls
For a young athlete, there’s no bigger thrill than meeting your professional sports heroes. Last week at the Oldsmar Sports Complex, dozens of local youth soccer players got the opportunity to do just that. Roughly 75 kids and their families got to attend a New York Red Bulls practice while the Major League Soccer club…
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Major League Soccer coming to the Oldsmar Sports Complex
Move over Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer is coming to Oldsmar! Thanks to a new partnership between Visit St. Pete Clearwater and the New York Red Bulls, the MLS team will hold a two-week training camp at the Oldsmar Sports Complex Jan 22-Feb 3, 2018. The deal is reportedly a one-year agreement and will…
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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 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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Canal Park to become Oldsmar Sports Complex
Last summer, the Oldsmar City Council agreed to create a new Master Plan for Canal Park, one that would transform the Tampa Road park into a world-class sports complex featuring BMX racing, soccer, baseball and more. Thanks to a recent decision the by the council, the park will be getting a brand-new name as well. The…