Photo courtesy of IG: _ShotByAndrew_Banner Howton Banner, a sophomore at Durant High School, plays basketball for the Cougars varsity basketball team. How long have you been playing basketball? I have been playing basketball for nine years. What’s your favorite basketball memory? Winning the district championship in middle school. What’s your favorite basketball memory so far […]
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Josie Littrell Photo courtesy of Becca Littrell Josie is a seven-year-old who attends Grace Christian School in Valrico. She cheers for Grace Christian School’s tiny Patriots. How long have you been cheering? I have been cheering for three years. What’s your favorite thing about cheering? Being with my friends. What’s an area of cheering that you […]
Continue ReadingDurant loses close game to Newsome
The Wolves won the tip-off and started the game with a floater. Cougars Banner Howton got them on the board on their first possession with a baseline 3. After a flurry of passes, the Wolves responded with a 3 of their own. After a Cougar’s turnover, the Wolves had an and one on a fast […]
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Ethan Joyner Photo by Deanna Portrait Photography (Deanna Hurley) Ethan is a 14-year-old who attends Tomlin Middle School. Ethan plays tennis for the Plant City Recreational Tennis league, and his team’s name for the last tournament was the Berry Ballers! How long have you been playing tennis? I’ve been playing since I was 4 years […]
Continue ReadingDurant Basketball Gets Needed Win Against Lennard
The game started with the Cougars winning the tip-off and Nathan Moore got a layup. In Lennard’s first possession, they answered back with a layup of their own. Nathan Moore then got another layup for the Cougars. After a Lennard turnover, the Cougars’ Ethan Hood hit a 3-pointer. Lennard then turned it over with a […]
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Brett Brewington Photo courtesy of Ashley Brewington Brett is a 6-year-old 1st grader at Cork Elementary, and he plays travel ball baseball. How long have you been playing baseball? 3 and 1/2 years. Started when I was 3 years old. What position do you play? Catcher and second base Is there a position you haven’t […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Crest basketball starts season with win against Hillsborough
The game started with the Chargers winning the tip-off off and they quickly got to the free throw line, and Max Von Ancken was 2-2. Corteze Hill got the home crowd hyped with a shot-erasing block. The Chargers couldn’t convert on the fast break, but then the Terriers got a fast break layup to tie […]
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Photo By ZasvisualsJayson Lewis Jayson is a junior at Strawberry Crest High School, where he plays guard for the Chargers varsity basketball team. How long have you been playing basketball? I’ve been playing basketball since I was 4 years old, so 11 years What position do you play? I play Guard How important is your […]
Continue ReadingPlant City loses playoff game to West Orange
The West Orange Warriors got the ball to start the game. With a great return, they started the game near midfield. They started with a screen and a nice open field tackle by Te’Marce Miller. Momentum shifted as the Warriors picked up first downs on three consecutive plays, putting them at first and goal inside […]
Continue ReadingCougars and Bulls End in a Tie
It was the first soccer match of the season as the Durant Cougars hosted the Bloomingdale Bulls. The Cougars are coming off a 7-11 season, while the Bulls are coming off a 10-7-1 season. The first half started with the home team Cougars, getting the ball first. Both teams went back and forth with it […]
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