Sports & Recreation

Pitch, Hit & Run

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Saturday, May 11th, 2013, 3:04pm

Pasco County, Florida -- Come test out your baseball skills at Veterans Memorial Park!

Pasco County Parks and Recreation and Veterans Memorial Park will host Pitch, Hit & Run.

Pitch, Hit & Run is a competition where participants get to try out different aspects of baseball. Competitors ages 7 to 14 get to pitch from a designated target, hit from a stationary batting tee for distance and accuracy, and run from second base to home plate for time.

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Come see the Southern Region In-Line Speed Skating Championships

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 10:42am

Come see the Southern Region In-Line Speed Skating Championships

Pasco County, Florida -- The City of New Port Richey is welcoming back the Southern Region In-Line Speed Skating Championships.

The two day event will take place at the Spinnations Skating Center on Congress Street on Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19.

Close to 200 speed skaters will compete in over 180 races over the weekend. Relays and metered races for all the divisions from Tiny Tot through to the Grand Veterans will compete on Saturday and on Sunday the Novice Division will skate. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. on both days.

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Sign up for summer camp!

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Monday, May 6th, 2013, 10:07am

Pasco County, Florida -- Register your kids for camp before summer starts!

Summer Day Camp at Shady hills Community Center will run for 7 weeks from June 24 thru August 9 for ages 5-13. Camp hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Make sure to bring the following info to registration: Proof of Pasco County residency, driver licnese or picture ID, emergency phone numbers and medical insurance info, cash or checks made payable to BOCC, birth certificate and proof of Kindergarten completion.

The cost of the camp is $15.00 per week.

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Durney Key Challenge

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 4:27pm

Pasco County, Florida -- The Durney Key Challenge is a 2.3 mile paddling race course around stilt houses in open water starting and ending on Durney Key, a small island just off the mouth of the Pithlachascotee (Cotee) River in Port Richey, Pasco County.

Along the course there will be 10 unique challenges testing paddling skills and endurance.

The race will take place on Sunday, April 28 and check in begins at 8:30 a.m. from 9:30 a.m. The Captain meeting is at 10 a.m. and the first wave of participants starts at 10:30 a.m.

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Zephyrhills square dance

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 12:05pm

Zephyrhills, Florida -- The Tourist Club of Zephyrhills is having its Monday square dance on March 25.

Music will be provided by Paul and Jr. If you like a good ole hoe down music and old fashioned barn dance then this is the place for you.

It begins at 7:30 p.m. It will be held at the Tourist Club of Zephyrhills at 5216 7th St., Zephyrhills.

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Gran Fondo National Championship Series comes to Dade City

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff

Thursday, February 28th, 2013, 12:30pm

Dade City, Florida -- Road cycling enthusiasts in the United States now have the opportunity to participate in races evoking the European tradition of scenic riding competitions with the Gran Fondo National Championship Series (GFNCS).

The GFNCS, launched and managed by former professional mountain bike rider Reuben Kline, consists of six unique and exciting routes in cities along the Eastern Seaboard and in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.

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4th Annual Little Everglades International Combined Driving

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, 6:15pm

4th Annual Little Everglades International Combined Driving

Dade City, Florida -- On Feb. 21-24, the public is invited to check out the country's top teams of drivers and horses compete at the International Combined Driving Event, a selection trial for the 2013 world championships.

This event tests carriage drivers and their horses in three different disciplines consisting of Dressage, Marathon, and Cones. You'll see drivers and horses from single ponies to FEI four-in-hand Teams that are here from all over the United States and the world.

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