Athlete of the Week

Before coming to the Plant City Dolphins from the Plant City Eagles, De’Javian Jones, 13, never carried the football in a game. Last season, his first with the Dolphins, Jones scored three touchdowns on limited carries as a secondary running back. On Aug. 17, in the regular-season opener for the Dolphins junior varsity team, Jones […]

It didn’t take long for Judson Smith to find his passion. The 8-year-old Walden Lake Elementary student has been hitting golf balls since he was 3, but last fall, he decided to take up playing golf full-time, focusing on playing tournaments. He placed first in the 8-and-under division at Champions Gate earlier this summer and […]

Playing football is in Treshaun Ward’s genes. The 12-year-old’s uncle is Wayne Ward, head coach of Plant City High School and a former player at Virginia Tech. Treshaun plays running back, linebacker and safety for the Turkey Creek Trojans JV team, which he led to a Super Bowl win in Raymond James Stadium last year. […]

Plant City resident Dean Collins has been playing baseball for most his life. The 13-year-old Shiloh Middle School student recently wrapped up an All-Star season with the South Lakeland All-Stars in the Babe Ruth league, where the catcher had the opportunity to try out his arm from behind the plate. How long have you been […]

Tomlin Middle School student Ben Pues credits his hitting prowess to instruction from Basilio Cabrera, a hitting coach with the Lakeland Flying Tigers. Pues had a breakout Little League season this year and already has three home runs with his Plant CIty 11-12 All-Star team through four games. Pues is hitting .727, with nine RBIs. […]

Plant City High rising senior Nick Gorman, 17, qualified for the World Karate Championships in 2014, after winning the national championship for the 17 Advanced Kumite (fighting) division in Cincinnati. He will head to Detroit in early August for the Junior Olympics team trial, along with three other students from the Plant City-based Chris Welbon […]

Emily Longoria isn’t much of a talker, but she lets her game speak for itself. Longoria, 11, helped lead her 9-10 Plant City All-Star softball team to a district championship by beating North Lakeland 21-8 and then 6-0. She threw complete games for both, striking out 15 in 12 innings pitched. How long have you […]