Cuttler Gill Photo By Glossy Finish (Pigeon Forge) Cuttler is a 12-year-old who attends Seffner Christian Academy and plays for the FBH Miracles. How long have you been playing baseball? Since I was 4 years old. What position do you play, and what’s your favorite thing about playing it? My main position is 3rd […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 07.10.25
Austin Kroslak Photo By Ripkin Experience Austin is a 12-year-old who attends Seffner Christian Academy and plays baseball for the FBH Miracles. How long have you been playing baseball? I’ve been playing since t-ball. What position do you play, and what’s your favorite thing about playing it? Catcher is my main position- the best thing about […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 07.03.25
Photo by Elaina PedronMadelina Diaz Madelina will be a sophomore at Plant City High School and she just made the Raiders varsity cheer team. How long have you been cheering? I’ve been cheering for about 5-6 years before City Girls, and this is my first year with them. Was this your first year trying out for […]
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Photo by Thomas MarcheseReagan Marchese Reagan is a 12-year-old who attends Tomlin Middle School, where she plays for the volleyball team as well as competitive tennis outside of school. How long have you been playing Tennis? I have been playing tennis for 6 years. How long have you been playing volleyball? I have been playing volleyball for […]
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Photos courtesy of Kara HoytHolton Hoyt Holton is a 10-year-old who plays for the 10U Ostingers black. Holton had an incredible season, with a batting average of .564, only striking out four times all season. How long have you been playing baseball? I’ve been playing since I was 4 in t-ball at Plant City Little League. […]
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Photo courtesy of Thomas MarcheseRease Marchese Rease is a 17-year-old at Strawberry Crest High School. Rease plays multiple sports, including flag football, tennis, and swimming. How long have you been doing flag football, swimming, and tennis? I have been playing tennis for six years. And when I went to high school, I decided to join […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 06.05.25
Photo by Gabriella Hurtado with Emerald Sky Photography Lily Hunter Lily will be an 8th grader at Tomlin Middle School next school year, and she is quite the athlete. Lily plays multiple sports, including Cheerleading for the Plant City Dolphins, Volleyball for the YMCA, Soccer for the Plant City Rec, and she was on the […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 05.29.25
Photo by Kara HoytPayton Maraman Payton just finished her freshman year at Plant City High School where she cheers for the Raiders varsity cheerleading team. How long have you been cheerleading? I started cheer when I was 5 years old, so that would be 10 years! How did it feel to make varsity as a freshman? […]
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Photos by Timothy Mabins JrHayden Compton Hayden Compton is a 15-year-old freshman at Durant High School who competes in wheelchair track, where he participates in the 100, 200, 400, and 800 meter races. How long have you been doing wheelchair track? I have been competing for 5 years! Out of the 100, 200, 400, and 800m […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 05.15.25
Photo by Diana Michelle Cole Begley Cole is a 13-year-old at Tomlin Middle School and plays hockey for the Grey Wolves at TGH IcePlex as well as the Spring Training team for Durant High School. How long have you been playing hockey? About 8 years. I started when I was five and just never stopped. […]
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