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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Photos courtesy of Kara HoytHolton Hoyt Holton is a 10-year-old who plays for the 10U Ostingers black. Holton had an incredible season, with a batting average of .564, only striking out four times all season. How long have you been playing baseball? I’ve been playing since I was 4 in t-ball at Plant City Little League. […]
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Photo courtesy of Thomas MarcheseRease Marchese Rease is a 17-year-old at Strawberry Crest High School. Rease plays multiple sports, including flag football, tennis, and swimming. How long have you been doing flag football, swimming, and tennis? I have been playing tennis for six years. And when I went to high school, I decided to join […]
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