1. Strawberry Crest High School cheerleading Some of these annual top five decisions are tricky to make. Others, not so much. This was the easiest call to make in the Observer’s short history. Were the Chargers executing perfectly on the mat in every competition? No, and they’ll be the first to tell you that. But, […]
Continue ReadingSports
Year in Sports: 2020
The year 2020 was a strange time for sports in Plant City (and far beyond, obviously), but we all got through it together. Our local athletes played their hearts out in their respective sports as soon as they could get back in action. They played hard before everything changed in March, too, and even won […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Joseph Escobar
Joseph Escobar has helped the Plant City Dolphins Midgets team stay unbeaten in league play in 2020.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 12.23.20
Area football players make East-West game roster Several Plant City-area high school football players made the cut for the Dec. 19 Hillsborough County East-West All-Star game, which was held at Sickles High School. All three local high schools had players on the East team’s roster that evening. Representing the Durant Cougars were defensive back Aashton […]
Continue ReadingBing House Museum building up Sports Hall of Fame
Efforts by the historic Allen Street museum to recognize some of the greatest athletes in Plant City’s history, young and old alike, are picking up.
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Wyatt Lawson
Wyatt Lawson was selected for the Hillsborough All-Star Game and signed with FIU last week.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 12.17.20
PCD Midgets complete perfect season The Plant City Dolphins Midgets football team just did something few teams can claim on a resume. With Saturday’s 47-0 win over the Polk City Jaguars in Plant City, the Dolphins finished the 2020 TCYFCC regular season completely unblemished — no losses and no points allowed — and extended their […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Arden Swindle
Arden Swindle got her first varsity pin last Tuesday.
Continue ReadingIt’s official: Williams signs NLI for Oklahoma
Plant City wideout Mario Williams, one of the top wide receivers in the nation, finally put pen to paper Wednesday morning and will join the Oklahoma Sooners on the gridiron and the baseball diamond next season.
Continue ReadingCrest soccer heads into break with pair of shutouts
The Strawberry Crest Chargers’ senior night soccer games couldn’t have gone any better for the hosting Chargers teams, which combined to shut out Middleton’s teams 11-0. First up were the girls, who ended their game at 8-0 with just under 25 minutes left in the second half on a Skylee Jones goal. Six different Chargers […]
Continue Reading
