Releases in ‘Youth Sports’
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More Than 27,000 Athletes Competing in World’s Largest Volleyball Event This Month, With Matches Held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Marquee AAU event expected to bring more than $52 million to Central Florida during eight-day event; 43rd annual event has more than doubled in participants over last five years ORLANDO, Fla. (June 7, 2016) – More than 27,000 athletes from across the country, including thousands of Orlando-area athletes, are expected to bump, set and spike during […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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More Than 27,000 Athletes Competing in World’s Largest Volleyball Event This Month, With Matches Held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Marquee AAU event expected to bring more than $52 million to Central Florida during eight-day event; 43rd annual event has more than doubled in participants over last five years ORLANDO, Fla. (June 7, 2016) – More than 27,000 athletes from across the country, including thousands of Orlando-area athletes, are expected to bump, set and spike during […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Ocoee, St. Petersburg Teams Advance to Pop Warner Super Bowl Semifinals at Disney
Both Central Florida teams contend for spots in their division’s National Championship in nation’s largest youth football event at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex The Ocoee Bulldogs and the St. Petersburg Silver Raiders are competing in their respective Pop Warner Super Bowl semifinal games this week. The Bulldogs (Unlimited division) face the Calumet City Thunderbolts (Illinois) […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Pop Warner Super Bowl, Youth Sports
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Orlando-Bound Youth Soccer Athlete Overcomes Tremendous Medical Odds and Competes in Disney Cup International
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 13, 2015) – Like thousands of other youths, Alana Rodriguez, a 14-year-old girl from Puerto Rico competed in the Disney Cup International soccer tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex this week – a thrill doctors said she’d never experience. At just nine months old, Rodriguez was diagnosed with […]
Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Youth Soccer Team from Trinidad Uses Soccer to Escape Hardships at Home and Competes in Disney Cup International
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 13, 2015) – Amidst gang violence, poverty, and religious turmoil, one group of children from Chaguanas, Trinidad found opportunity, friendship and even magic on their journey to compete in the prestigious event at Walt Disney World. Crown Trace FC is comprised of kids from Chaguanas, an impoverished area rife with […]
Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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South Florida Youth Soccer Club Wins Prestigious DANONE Nations Cup Qualifier at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney
Disney victory earns Weston FC spot at world’s biggest 12-under youth soccer tournament in October; Weston FC to take on elite youth teams from 32 participating countries in Morocco LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (May 26, 2015) – An elite South Florida youth soccer club earned a spot in the world’s largest soccer tournament for U12 […]
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VIDEO ADVISORY: Philadelphia Prep Baseball All-Star Excels During Disney Spring Training This Week Despite Major Hardships
Weslly Delgado dreams of overcoming impoverished childhood and supporting his family through baseball LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 11, 2015) – Weslly Delgado, a blossoming inner-city Philadelphia baseball prospect, is bucking tremendous odds as he pursues a career in baseball in order to overcome a fractured childhood and eventually support his mom and younger brother despite being […]
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New Event Dates Announced for 2016 Disney Field Hockey Showcase
Late February dates provide athletes with enhanced guest experience; Event again to feature top high school field hockey players at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2015) – The Disney Field Hockey Showcase will shift dates slightly for the 10th annual event in 2016, Disney Sports announced today. Following […]
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VIDEO ADVISORY: Long Island Sisters Work Through Their Cystic Fibrosis on Way to Disney Field Hockey Showcase
Elite New York athletes have overcome genetic condition to become highly touted field hockey recruits Two New York City area field hockey athletes have fought through Cystic Fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic illness, on their way to being highly recruited by Division I, Division II, Division III and Ivy League schools across the country. The Disney […]
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VIDEO ADVISORY: New York Girl Fights Through Brain Surgery to Finish Soccer Career at Disney
New York City area athlete endured significant obstacles to compete in coveted youth soccer event at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex A New York City area youth soccer player has overcome tremendous adversity on her way to competing at Walt Disney World Resort in one of the top youth soccer tournaments in the nation. […]
Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Youth Sports