Two area athletes finished the FHSAA tournament on the podium last weekend.
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Quick Hits 3.14.19
Free swim lessons at Plant City YMCA The Plant City Family YMCA and nine others in the Tampa Bay area are offering free swim lessons from March 18-21, hoping to turn around a disturbing trend. According to the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, 11 children drowned in Hillsborough County in 2018 — more than any other […]
Continue ReadingDurant Hockey Club to host player evaluations
Anyone interested in playing high school hockey can try out on March 18 and 25 in Brandon.
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Hendon Haley
Haley was the only Plant City-area wrestler to win a regional championship over the weekend.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 3.7.19
Four area wrestlers make states Three Strawberry Crest wrestlers and one Durant Cougar are set to compete for state championship glory this weekend in Kissimmee. Jarrett Affronti (126 pounds), Triston Davidson (160 pounds) and Amneous Chambers (182 pounds) will represent Crest in Silver Spurs Arena. Affronti and Davidson each placed second overall in their weight […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Festival Showdown at SCHS
The inaugural track and field tri-meet was held Tuesday evening.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 2.28.19
Crest wrestling three-peats districts Strawberry Crest’s wrestling team won its third consecutive district championship on Feb. 22. The Chargers’ team score of 157.0, almost 10 points higher than runner-up Newsome, got the job done that day at George Jenkins High School. Four Chargers also won first place in their weight classes. Aaron Ortiz beat Newsome’s […]
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 2.21.19
Hillsborough County wrestling championships Strawberry Crest wrestling had the best showing of any Plant City-area school at the Hillsborough County Championships, which wrapped up this week at Wharton High School. Crest placed third out of 27 teams with a team score of 115, finishing behind Brandon (281.5) and Riverview (210.5). Crest’s team score of 176.5 […]
Continue ReadingPCHS hosts boys basketball districts
Tuesday’s quarterfinal round saw Durant and Plant City advance.
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Kirsten Grindel
Kirsten Grindel, Durant’s top sophomore, is averaging a career-best 14 points and 3.5 steals per game in 2019. Her 26 points, five steals and four assists against Plant City on Jan. 8 helped push the Cougars past the Raiders, 61-38, in the crosstown rivalry game. Know someone who deserves an Athlete of the Week feature? […]
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