Tropics Close Third Season in MASL with 6-4 Road Loss to Rival SeaWolves

April 14, 2019 - LAKELAND, Fla - Orlando broke a 4-4 tie midway through the fourth quarter Saturday night, and went to to defeat the Florida Tropics in the final game of the 2018-19 Major Arena Soccer League season for both sides. The two South Central rivals met six times this season, with Orlando holding a 4-2 edge. Florida finishes an unexpectedly difficult season at 6-18, while the expansion SeaWolves broke a six-game losing streak to finish at 9-15. Ricardo Diegues netted his team-best 24th goal just ... Full Story

Record Crowd Can't Root Home Tropics to Win as Blast Take 4-2 Triumph

April 6, 2019 - LAKELAND, Fla. - Despite a franchise record crowd of 4,031, the Florida Tropics again couldn't get much going offensively in falling to the three time defending Major Arena Soccer League champion Baltimore Blast, 4-2, Saturday night at the RP Funding Center. Baltimore took a 3-0 lead on two first-half goals from Ibrahima Keita and one from Sylla Salifou before Caio Ruiz banged in his sixth of the year to make it a 3 1 game at intermission. Ricardo Diegues got a nice feed from Ruiz and head... Full Story

Home Season Finale Saturday as Three-Time Defending MASL Champ Baltimore Blast Visits

April 5, 2019 - LAKELAND, Fla. - The Florida Tropics will look to finish at least the home portion of their 2018-19 schedule at .500 when they host the three-time defending Major Arena Soccer League Baltimore Blast on Fan Appreciation Night Saturday, April 6, at the RP Funding Center. Division rivals for the past two years, this is the only meeting of the two teams this year. Baltimore has already earned a spot in the league playoffs, with the Blast hosting Utica City on Saturday, April 20, in the opening ro... Full Story

Lakeland Magic Forward Amile Jefferson Named to All-NBA G League Third Team

April 3, 2019 - The NBA G League announced today that Lakeland Magic forward and Two Way Player, Amile Jefferson has been named to the All-NBA G League Third Team. Jefferson (6-9, 224) averaged 33.2 minutes, 18.0 points, 3.8 assist and 11.3 rebounds. He finished the NBA G League regular season ranking in the top 10 in field goal percentage. Jefferson has also appeared in 10 games for the Orlando Magic this season. The complete All-NBA G League, All-Rookie and All-Defensive Team results are below. The leag... Full Story

• Lakeland Magic Forward Amile Jefferson Named to All-NBA G League Third Team - Lakeland Magic (G League) April 3
• Tropics Can't Erase Four-Goal Deficit as Comets Roll to 6-2 Win - Florida Tropics SC (MASL) March 30
• Lakeland Secures Appearance in Eastern Conference Finals - Lakeland Magic (G League) March 29
• Tropics Hope to Repeat Success of Last Home Start as KC Comets Visit Lakeland Saturday - Florida Tropics SC (MASL) March 29
• Lakeland's Gabe York Receives 2018-19 NBA G League Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award - Lakeland Magic (G League) March 28
• Flying Tigers Announce Opening Day Roster - Lakeland Flying Tigers (FSL) March 28
• Lakeland Secures Round One Bye and Home Game in NBA G League Playoffs - Lakeland Magic (G League) March 24
• Five Goal First Too Much for Tropics to Overcome in 9-1 Road Loss in Milwaukee - Florida Tropics SC (MASL) March 24
• Magic Take Down 905 in Regular Season Finale - Lakeland Magic (G League) March 23
• Anthony Brown Suffers Season-Ending Injury - Lakeland Magic (G League) March 23
• Lakeland Clinches First Round Bye in Comeback Win over 905 - Lakeland Magic (G League) March 22
• Tropics on the Road to Take on Division-Leading Milwaukee Wave - Florida Tropics SC (MASL) March 22
• Historic Performance Earns Ricardo Diegues All MASL Team Honors - Florida Tropics SC (MASL) March 21
• Magic Secure 30th Win of the Season in Victory over Bulls - Lakeland Magic (G League) March 19
• Diegues Nets Team Record Five as Tropics Roll Past Kansas City Comets, 12-8 - Florida Tropics SC (MASL) March 17
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OurSports Central provides coverage of the following alternative and minor league teams in Lakeland, Florida:

• Florida Tropics SC (MASL)
• Lakeland Flying Tigers (FSL)
• Lakeland Magic (G League)
• Tigers East (GCL)
• Tigers West (GCL)

Other cities near Lakeland, Florida with alternative or minor league teams:

• Clearwater, Florida
• Dunedin, Florida
• Kissimmee, Florida
• Orlando, Florida
• Tampa, Florida
• Bradenton, Florida
• Osceola, Florida

April 22	FSL	St. Lucie at Lakeland	1:00 p.m.
April 20	FSL	Dunedin 6 at Lakeland 4	Final
April 19	FSL	Lakeland at Dunedin	Ppd.
April 18	FSL	Lakeland 2 at Dunedin 6	Final
April 17	FSL	Palm Beach 0 at Lakeland 1	Final
April 16	FSL	Palm Beach 5 at Lakeland 1	Final
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• SeaWolves end first MASL season with 6-4 win over Florida Tropics - MASL Osceola News Gazette (April 19)
• Athmann's HR lifts Lakeland over Palm Beach - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 18)
• SeaWolves end first MASL season with 6-4 win over Florida Tropics - MASL Osceola News Gazette (April 18)
• Flying Tigers bats struggle in 5-1 loss - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 16)
• Rodriguez sharp in Lakeland victory - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 12)
• Flying Tigers lose game and argument - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 11)
• Mize has another solid start as Flying Tigers win - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 10)
• Myers makes solid start as Flying Tigers win - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 9)
• Gilliam hits walk-off homer, Tampa beats Lakeland 3-2 - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 8)
• Flying Tigers take early lead vs. Tampa - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 6)
• Flying Tigers win FSL opener 4-3 - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 5)
• 'It's about development' - FSL Lakeland Ledger (April 4)
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