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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Josiel Ricardo Rosales-Castro Photo courtesy of Nohemi Castro De Rosales Josiel goes to Mango Elementary. He just turned 10 years old and is going into the 5th grade. He played for the Plant City Filthy Pelicans 9U team. He plays shortstop, 3rd base, left and all of outfield but his main spot is shortstop. He loves […]
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Photo courtesy of Jade McConnell and Julia Kimbrell Ryker Gilboe Ryker is a 12-year-old who attends Tomlin Middle School and is going into 7th grade. He plays for the Plant City Warriors travel baseball team. He is primarily a center fielder and catcher but is a utility player that plays all over. How long have […]
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Jaysen Richards Photo courtesy of Esteban Corrales Jaysen Richards is a 17 year old who does Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling and attends Plant City High School. How long have you been doing jiu-jitsu? I’ve been training jiu-jitsu at Carlson Gracie in downtown Plant City for about three years now. What’s your favorite thing about jiu-jitsu? […]
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Photo courtesy of D1 Digital Studios Alexis Garza Alexis Garza is a 16-year-old at Plant City High School and is a member of the Plant City High School Varsity Cheer Team. How long have you been cheerleading? Answer: I’ve been doing cheerleading since I was 5 years old with the Plant City Dolphins. What’s your […]
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Raelynn Torbert Photo courtesy of Smokey Da Bear Productions Raelynn is a 12-year-old who plays volleyball and is an outside hitter for Volleyball Academy. How long have you been playing volleyball? 2 years What’s your favorite thing about volleyball? Being on the court. It is my happy place where my problems go away. My teammates […]
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