Photo courtesy of Kelsey Grant/Arizona Diamondbacks Parker Messick Parker is a 24-year-old who was born and raised in Plant City. During his senior year at Plant City, Messick led the entire state in strikeouts with 125, which helped him secure an 11-1 record and 1.06 ERA. After playing at FSU, he was drafted by the […]
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Athlete of the Week 08.21.25
Myles Scruse Photo Courtesy of Athletic Edge Pro IG @athleticedgepro Myles Scruse plays quarterback with Plant City Dolphins (14U). He is 13 years old and goes to Independence Academy. How long have you been playing football? I have been playing football for 7 years. I started with the Wesley Chapel Bulls in 2018 when […]
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Photo courtesy of mysticaphotography_ossRocco Musto Rocco is 11-years-old and in his second year of homeschool. He does Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Carlson Gracie Plant City. How long have you been doing Jiu-Jitsu? 6 1/2 years I was told you just got your yellow/black belt, congrats! How happy were you when you received them? I was really […]
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Marco Del Valle Photo by Whit’s Photography Marco is 5 years old and is home-schooled, entering kindergarten this year. The most recent baseball team he played for was for Wish Farms, and their team name was “The Blue Dragons.” What’s your favorite thing about baseball? I like my coaches… this past season was Mr. Ryan […]
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Photo courtesy of D1 Digital StudiosAidan Caine Aiden Caine is a 13-year-old who attends Lakeland Christian School. He plays baseball for The Plant City Filthy Pelicans. How long have you been playing baseball? I have been playing baseball since I was 3 years old. What position do you play, and what’s your favorite thing about […]
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Photo by Cathie YoumansCaleb Youmans Caleb Youmans is a 13-year-old who plays shortstop for the Plant City OutKast baseball team. How long have you been playing baseball? I’ve been playing baseball for one and a half years. What position do you play, and what’s your favorite thing about playing it? I play the position of […]
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Cuttler Gill Photo By Glossy Finish (Pigeon Forge) Cuttler is a 12-year-old who attends Seffner Christian Academy and plays for the FBH Miracles. How long have you been playing baseball? Since I was 4 years old. What position do you play, and what’s your favorite thing about playing it? My main position is 3rd […]
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Austin Kroslak Photo By Ripkin Experience Austin is a 12-year-old who attends Seffner Christian Academy and plays baseball for the FBH Miracles. How long have you been playing baseball? I’ve been playing since t-ball. What position do you play, and what’s your favorite thing about playing it? Catcher is my main position- the best thing about […]
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Photo by Elaina PedronMadelina Diaz Madelina will be a sophomore at Plant City High School and she just made the Raiders varsity cheer team. How long have you been cheering? I’ve been cheering for about 5-6 years before City Girls, and this is my first year with them. Was this your first year trying out for […]
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Photo by Thomas MarcheseReagan Marchese Reagan is a 12-year-old who attends Tomlin Middle School, where she plays for the volleyball team as well as competitive tennis outside of school. How long have you been playing Tennis? I have been playing tennis for 6 years. How long have you been playing volleyball? I have been playing volleyball for […]
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