Home to year-round sports and host to seasonal professional teams, the Bradenton area has a lot to offer the sports enthusiast.
Area Sports Teams
The Bradenton area is home to a range of professional, semi-professional and college teams and individual competitors:
- Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club (Spring Training)
- Marauders Baseball AAA Club at McKechnie Field
- State College of Florida, Manatee-Saraosta (SCF)
- University of South Florida Bulls
- Ellenton Ice Olympic Figure Skaters — Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett, and Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig (competed in 2010 in Vancouver and finished 8th and 13th, respectively)
Events
2012 Events
2011 Events
- Florida State Senior Bowling Tournament — January 2011
- Fort Hamer Row Training — January - December 2011
- Florida Regulation Horseshoe Tournament — January - March 2011
- Bridge Club National Tournament — February 2011
- Southwest Baseball & Softball Camp — March - April 2011
- Sarasota Rowing Invitational — February 2011
- Tour De Cure Cycling Meet — March 2011
- Dragon Boat Regatta — March 2011
- Nations Baseball World Series — July 2011
Previous Events
| Summer Special Olympics State Competition | 2001 - 2004 |
| Tampa Bay Turner Gymnastics Events | 2001 - 2005 |
| NSA Girls Fastpitch Softball | 2005 - 2009 |
| AAU Baseball 14 & Under | 2005 - 2009 |
| Swamp Wrestling Competition | 2008 - 2009 |
For more information on specific sports in the Bradenton area, check out Our Sports.
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