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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Photo courtesy of Dallas Cline Saylor Austyn Saylor is 4 years old and plays for the Plant City Recreational league. Her team name is the Bashfuls. How long have you been playing soccer? 2 days What’s your favorite thing about soccer? I get to play If you could change your team name, what would you change […]
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Toby Highsmith Photo courtesy of Molly Beattie Toby is a junior at Strawberry Crest and is the starting catcher for the Chargers’ varsity baseball team. How long have you been playing baseball? I started playing baseball at East Point when I was about four years old. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rank […]
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Photo courtesy of JDPixelsRiley Clark Riley is a junior at Strawberry Crest High School, where she plays for the Chargers flag football team. Riley led the Chargers in every statistical category on offense, including 86 catches (School Record), 797 yards, and 10 touchdowns. How long have you been playing flag football? I played it in middle school, […]
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Gage Deal Photo by Justin Gentry Gage is a 12-year-old 6th grader at Turkey Creek Middle School. He pitches and plays 3rd base for the Miracles travel ball team. How long have you been playing baseball? 8 years, since I was 4. What’s your favorite thing about baseball? Having fun and hanging out with my […]
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Photo Courtesy of Vanessa TomerKileigh Tomer Kileigh Tomer is a 17-year-old senior at Durant High School and plays Lacrosse for the Cougars Lacrosse team. How long have you been playing lacrosse? I have been playing for 3 years now. What made you want to try out for the team at Durant? My cousin played the […]
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