Addison Snapp Photo courtesy of Judy Carrick Addison is a 5th grader who attends Cork Elementary, and she plays Volleyball at the YMCA. What first got you interested in playing volleyball, and how did you get started? I was taking a break from cheerleading this season, and my mom encouraged me to try another sport. […]
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Samantha Raines Photo by D1 digital studios Samantha is a senior at Plant City High School and plays Volleyball for the varsity Raiders team. What first got you interested in volleyball, and what made you want to stick with it? My junior year, Coach Brea convinced me to do it, and all my friends were, […]
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Photo courtesy of Hillary Hartline Callen Hartline Callen is homeschooled, in the 8th grade, and plays for Florida Baseball Heaven- Angels 14u. How did you first get interested in baseball, and what made you fall in love with the game? I’ve been playing since I was four years old. I’ve just always loved it; I […]
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Photo courtesy of Amy Ling David Ling David Ling is a 17-year-old who is a 12th grader at Durant High School, where he is a winger for the hockey team. What got you started playing hockey, and what made you fall in love with the sport? I got into hockey by going to Lightning games […]
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Bristol Wooten Photo courtesy of Michele Wooten Bristol is homeschooled and does Archery. How did you first get involved in archery, and what made you want to stick with it? My parents both shot 3D archery before I was born, and when I was about 4, my dad bought me my first bow, a tiny […]
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Photo by Andrew Sclavakis Sam Themar Sam is a senior who attends Durant High School and plays quarterback for the Cougars varsity football team. How long have you been playing football? I’ve been playing football for eight years. What’s your favorite thing about football? My favorite thing about football is how it brings a whole […]
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Photo Courtesy of Doug Garrett Chaeli Smith Chaeli is a senior who attends Plant City High School and cheers for the Raiders varsity cheer team. How long have you been cheering? I’ve been cheering since I was in 8th grade. What’s your favorite thing about cheering? My favorite thing about cheering is hitting new skills […]
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Macie Patterson Macie Patterson is a currently a Freshman at Lakeland Christian School where she played catcher and outfield for the varsity softball team last season as an 8th grader. Lakeland Christian finished their season with a 19-9 record and the title of District Champions. What first got you interested in playing softball? My parents […]
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Photo courtesy of D1Digital Studios Caleb Thomas Caleb will be a freshman at Plant City High School this school year. He plays for Plant City Little league and is hoping to join PCHS Baseball team. His favorite positions are catcher and short stop! How long have you been playing baseball? I started playing about 10 years […]
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Photo courtesy of Rene CarranzaSantana Carranza Santana attends Lincoln Elementary Magnet School. He is 9.5 years old and will be going into 4th grade this year. He plays center field for the Filthy Pelicans 9u team. How long have you been playing baseball? Since the age of 4/5, I’m 10 now What’s your favorite […]
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