The Optimist Club hosted its 17th annual Tri-Star Soccer Skills Competition on Saturday at Otis M. Andrews Park. Dozens of kids came before or after their soccer games to test their skills, and the top three finishers in each age group got big trophies to take home. Drills included dribbling around a series of flags, […]
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SWING KING: Cody Colding
Cody Colding would live in the Mike E. Sansone Park batting cage, if his parents let him. Colding, 17, says his entire world has revolved around the game of baseball from a young age, and his fifteen years of dedication are paying off. The Plant City High School junior was named to the Baseball Factory’s […]
Continue ReadingDurant flag football sets sights on perfect season
At the end of overtime April 17, coach Brad Brunson and the Lady Cougars knew they had something special. Durant’s flag football team had just come out on top of a clash of the titans, beating Bloomingdale by one point — 21-20. After the Lady Bulls whiffed on a two-point conversion, the pass sailing over […]
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SOFTBALL + Lady Cougars claim district title The fans at Brandon High almost saw both high seeds get knocked out in a pair of softball district semifinal games, but Plant City scraped its way into the championship game. Strawberry Crest, on the other hand, was shocked by Durant. The Lady Raiders held a 1-0 lead for […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ryan Robinson
Plant City Little League’s Akin & Porter Produce team is having a good year, with a 7-2 record. One of the reasons for this solid season, according to coach Steven Hill, has been versatile leadoff hitter Ryan Robinson. The lefty leadoff hitter has had little trouble getting on base lately, and is picking up playing […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Winning is sweeter for underdogs
Who was expecting Durant softball to do what it did last weekend? The third-seeded team in the Class 7A-District 7 tournament played like a top seed all week, trampling both Strawberry Crest and Plant City in the process. The Lady Cougars and Lady Raiders were previously the only two teams in the district that had […]
Continue ReadingSOFTBALL: Durant Stuns Plant City in Five for District Crown
Another day, another great underdog story at Brandon High School. But, last night, the Durant Lady Cougars didn’t play like they were seeded lower than Plant City. They stunned the Lady Raiders, 11-0, in five innings to win the 7A-District 7 title. Although the Lady Raiders’ offense was able to come through late in their […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: 7A District 7 Softball Semi-Finals
They say that conventional wisdom gets thrown out the window when it’s playoff time, and that was the case in both of Wednesday’s district matchups. The fans at Brandon High School almost saw both high seeds get knocked out in a pair of intense games, but Plant City just managed to scrape its way into […]
Continue ReadingBudding career steers local racer Aidan Keel overseas
One of the great things about sports is the ability for young athletes to use it as a ticket to another city, state or even a continent. Aidan Keel found out for himself earlier this month. Keel, 12, was invited to compete in Race 1 of the 2014 Rotax Max Euro Challenge — part of […]
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BASKETBALL + Tigers win in second tourney online pharmacy actos no prescription Once again, the Plant City Tigers’ 10th-graders are champs. They played in a tournament last weekend in Auburndale, and nearly swept the competition. They started April 12, with a loss, 84-64, to the Auburndale Hoops 11th-graders, but that was the only mishap. They then […]
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