Kayden Smith Photo by D1 Digital Studios Kayden is a senior at City High School where she cheers for the Raiders varsity cheer team. How long have you been cheerleading? I have been cheering since I was 8 years old. What’s your favorite thing about cheering? My favorite thing about cheer is the bond I have […]
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Athlete of the Week 10.23.25
McKenna Davis McKenna is a senior at Strawberry Crest High School, where she cheers for the Chargers’ varsity cheer team. How long have you been cheerleading? I’ve been cheering for about 7 years, including all four years of high school. What’s your favorite thing about cheering? My favorite part of cheer is the bonds I’ve […]
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Photo courtesy of Victoria MooreJaylyn Moore Jaylyn Moore is a 9-year-old who plays for the 10U Plant City Dolphins football team as a 2-way starter, playing both the wide receiver and corner position. How long have you been playing football? Since I was 5 years old, so about 4 years. What’s your favorite thing about […]
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Photo courtesy of D1 Digital StudiosBrynlee Bollinger Brynlee Bollinger is an 8th grader and a cheerleader for the Plant City Dolphins. How long have you been cheering? I have been cheering for 3 years. What’s your favorite thing about cheering? My favorite thing about cheering is tumbling and being with my friends. What’s an area […]
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Photo Courtesy of Peachy Brass StudiosSevin Bagnato Sevin is a senior at Strawberry Crest High School and the quarterback for the Chargers varsity football team. They are currently 5-1. How long have you been playing football? I have been playing football since I was in 8th grade, so about 5 years. What’s your favorite thing […]
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Photo courtesy of Plant City High School Yearbook TeamMadi Vega Madi is a 17-year-old at Plant City High School who plays volleyball for the Raiders volleyball team. How long have you been playing volleyball? I have been playing volleyball for about 9 years. What’s your favorite thing about volleyball? My favorite thing about volleyball is my […]
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Picture courtesy of D1 Digital StudiosGeorgia Hicks Georgia Hicks is a 14-year-old freshman at Durant High School. She’s cheered for the Plant City Dolphins for the past four years and has done gymnastics for almost eight years. How long have you been cheering? I have been cheering for approximately five years. What’s your favorite thing […]
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Tyler Landis Photos courtesy of Recoil Racing Videos Tyler is a 17-year-old race car driver who attends Plant City High School. How long have you been a race car driver? I’ve been racing for over three years now, and each season has helped me grow and improve as a driver. How often do you race? […]
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Photos courtesy of D1 Digital Studios & Jill EshlemanTolee Eshleman Tolee Eshleman is 14 years old, cheers for the Plant City Dolphins varsity team, and is homeschooled. How long have you been cheering? This is my 5th season cheering. I did take a break for a year or two to focus on barrel racing and […]
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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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