Photo by Chelsea ParmMakenna Palmer Makenna Palmer is a 7th grader at Tomlin Middle School. She’s the catcher for the Plant City Rotary Club Majors softball team for Plant City Little League. What’s your favorite thing about softball? My favorite thing about softball is getting to hang out with my friends and play softball with […]
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Photo Courtesy of Peachy Brass Studio Zoe Surrency Zoe is a sophomore at Strawberry Crest High School, where she plays quarterback for the Chargers’ varsity flag football team. How long have you been playing flag football? I have been playing flag since I was in 5th grade. What’s your favorite thing about flag football? My favorite thing […]
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Brisen Tweedy Brisen is a starting pitcher for Strawberry Crest High School. How did it feel to get the big win against the city rival in Plant City Friday? It felt amazing, that game was a must-win for our team. We needed that win. Adrenaline was definitely pumping, that’s for sure. How important was it […]
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Photo Courtesy of USA Baseball Jake Carbaugh Jake is a junior at Plant City High School, where he is one of the starting pitchers for the Raiders’ varsity baseball team. How long have you been playing baseball? I have been playing baseball since I was 4 years old. My dad would always watch the Rays games […]
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Photo courtesy of Doug Garrett Madie Raley Madie is a senior at Plant City High School, where she is on the Raiders varsity cheer team. How epic was it winning Nationals and Worlds this weekend? Winning nationals and worlds was by far the most magical and epic experience of my four years competing in this […]
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Photo courtesy of Doug Garrett Sally Malloy Sally Malloy is a senior at Plant City High School and cheers for the Raiders Varsity Cheer team. How amazing was it to win states this past weekend? It was such a great feeling knowing all of our hard work had paid off. What’s been your favorite thing […]
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Photo courtesy of Tommy GarnerNoah Garner Noah is a 15-year-old, 10th grader at Hillcrest Academy. He takes Karate at Chris Welbon’s Karate Club. He won gold in three events at a tournament in West Palm Beach, including: Kobudo (weapons) Kata (forms) Kumite (sparring) How long have you been attending Chris Welbon’s Karate Club? I have […]
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Elizabeth Lyle Elizabeth Lyle is a 13-year-old who attends Tomlin Middle School. She plays rec flag football for the Under Armor league on the Ravens team and basketball for the Sparks at Sadye Gibbs. What’s your favorite thing about flag football? Being there with all of my teammates and getting to play. Do you like […]
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Evelyn Calderon Evelyn is a 16-year-old who plays for the Plant City Lancers and Armwood High School. How long have you been playing soccer? I’ve been playing soccer for 12 years. What position do you play in soccer? I play Center Midfield, mostly the Attacking position. What’s your favorite thing about soccer? My favorite thing about […]
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Photo courtesy of Gillman MediaLaurice Hamilton Laurice is a senior at Plant City High School, where he is a forward for the Raiders varsity basketball team. How long have you been playing basketball? I’ve been playing basketball since elementary school and started organized ball my 9th grade year. What is your favorite thing about basketball? My favorite […]
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