Lakeland United FC announces new investors as it continues to elevate soccer development in Polk County.

LAKELAND — Lakeland football was poised to be upset Friday night, as Niceville led by 12 points early in the third quarter in a game in which the Dreadnaughts’ offense was ineffective. Two-time ...

Football players from just one area high school team that began playing practicing in early August for their fall season are still playing in the first week of December, and those athletes play ...

LAKELAND — The Lakeland football team had a guest speaker at practice on Wednesday — former wide receiver Paul Wilson, who played on the three-straight title teams in 2004-07 and was part of the ...

Somebody between Kathleen and George Jenkins was going to get to its second win of this season in Polk County high school football. And in Week 7 of the Polk County football season, it was the Red ...

The Lakeland Dreadnaughts secondary has easily been one of the more reliable Florida high school football units in the 2025 FHSAA Football State Championships. And there is one unsung hero who ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Coaches at Lakeland High School were preparing for spring training last month when they suddenly noticed several of their football helmets were missing. The strange realization ...

Note: Tuesday, July 30, marked the official start of the local high school football season as players and coaches from across the Lackawanna Football Conference gathered at the Regal Room for Media ...

The First Academy defeated Lakeland 35-28 in a double-overtime high school football game. The Royals erased a 21-7 fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime. The game-ending play was a fourth-down stop ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday for threatening a mass shooting at George Jenkins High School in Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Around 2:20 ...