Durant moved to 7-1 on the season and claimed the Redman Cup for the first time since 2017 with their 29-6 victory over Plant City on Friday night. “I think I lost to them four times when I was [at Durant],” head coach Claybo Varnum said. “It was always close but they’ve always been the […]
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Durant’s Claybo Varnum, Calub Connell nominated for Tampa Bay Area awards
Head coach Claybo Varnum and running back Calub Connell were both nominated for local weekly awards after their big win on Friday night.
Continue ReadingDurant High School to hold inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame induction during Redman Cup matchup with Plant City
The Durant Cougars will look to snap Plant City’s three-year Redman Cup winning streak as five former students are inducted to their Athletic Hall of Fame’s inaugural class.
Continue ReadingDurant baseball falls in 7A state semifinal
The Cougars lost to Spruce Creek, 1-0, in eight innings on Friday morning.
Continue Reading2021 Spring Football Jamboree at Plant City High School
The Raiders hosted the Durant Cougars, Strawberry Crest Chargers and Armwood Hawks on May 20.
Continue ReadingDurant baseball headed back to Final Four
The Cougars’ 2-1 win over Osceola on May 15 powered the team to its third-ever state semifinal appearance, which is scheduled for a 10 a.m. Friday start.
Continue ReadingDurant softball eliminated from FHSAA postseason in regional final
Just one night before the Durant baseball team punched its ticket back to the FHSAA state championships, the school’s softball team’s great run of 2021 came to an end in the Class 6A-Region 2 finals. Armed with one of the brightest green lights in softball, the free-swinging Viera Hawks put up a fight against the […]
Continue ReadingDurant only local school to advance to baseball, softball regional semis
Heading into this week, area baseball and softball fans still had one team left in the FHSAA playoffs to root for. Durant’s baseball and softball teams picked up a pair of wins in the regional quarterfinals on May 6 and 7 to advance to this week’s semifinal round. Strawberry Crest’s baseball and softball teams, as […]
Continue ReadingDurant, Crest take district softball, baseball titles
The Cougars and Chargers earned hosting privileges for this week’s regional tournament openers with a pair of wins last week.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 5.6.21
Track and Field state championship qualifiers Several athletes from Plant City High School will represent their school and their hometown at this weekend’s FHSAA Class 4A State Championships. The meet, which will be hosted in Jacksonville at the University of North Florida, runs from Friday through Saturday and will be live-streamed on both NFHSnetwork.com and […]
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