Photo by Michael Egge Brantley Hayward Brantley is a senior at Durant High School where he is a catcher for the Cougars varsity baseball team. Brantley is having a great season. His stats include a .326 batting average, 14 hits, 9 runs batted in, and 2 home runs. How long have you been playing baseball? […]
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Athlete of the Week 03.27.25
Photo by Zalen Hicks Nico Cappucci Nico is a junior at Strawberry Crest High School where he plays for the Chargers Varsity baseball team. He’s having a great season so far, including a .362 batting average, 17 hits, 17 runs, and 13 RBIs. How long have you been playing baseball? I have been playing since […]
Continue ReadingChamberlain defeats Plant City
The Saladino Baseball tournament started during spring break on Monday when the Plant City Raiders hosted the Chamberlain Storm. Entering this game, the Raiders were 8-6, and the Storm 0-12. The game started with Merrick Smith at the mound for the Raiders. On a 3 pitch at bat, the leadoff batter for the Storm grounded […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 03.20.25
Photo courtesy of Jacob Dunkin Eli is a senior at Plant City High School who plays for the Raiders varsity baseball team. How long have you been playing baseball? I have played baseball since I was three years old. What’s your favorite career play? My favorite career play was when I was younger, and we […]
Continue ReadingRaiders Baseball Hands Bloomingdale Second Loss Of The Season
The game started with the Bulls lead off hitter flying out deep to right field for the first out of the game. The second batter for the Bulls popped up to the infield for the second out of the inning. With two outs, Jake Carbaugh walked the batter and put one on. Carbaugh struck out […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 03.13.25
Photo by Chelsea ParmMakenna Palmer Makenna Palmer is a 7th grader at Tomlin Middle School. She’s the catcher for the Plant City Rotary Club Majors softball team for Plant City Little League. What’s your favorite thing about softball? My favorite thing about softball is getting to hang out with my friends and play softball with […]
Continue ReadingDurant Baseball Defeats Sumner
The Durant Cougars entered Tuesday’s game with a 3-3 record and took on the Sumner Stingrays. The game started with Owen Franklin pitching for the Cougars. On the first pitch of the game, the Stingrays leadoff batter flew out to right field for the first out. Franklin then struck out the next batter on a […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 03.06.25
Photo Courtesy of Peachy Brass Studio Zoe Surrency Zoe is a sophomore at Strawberry Crest High School, where she plays quarterback for the Chargers’ varsity flag football team. How long have you been playing flag football? I have been playing flag since I was in 5th grade. What’s your favorite thing about flag football? My favorite thing […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Native Prepares For NFL Draft
Photo courtesy of Colby Grant of GrantVisuals Plant Ctiy native and Boston College alum Treshaun Ward has come a long way since his days playing football with the Turkey Creek Trojans. But those were spectacular days. In fact, the Plant City Observer featured Ward as its Player of the Week on Aug. 8, 2013, when […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Crest baseball shuts out Plant City
The Plant City Raiders entered Friday’s game against the Strawberry Crest Chargers with a 2-1 record, while the Chargers were 1-2. On the first pitch of the game, Sal Jaramillo was hit by pitch for the Raiders and took first base. During Eli Thomas’s at bat, Jaramillo was caught stealing for the first out of […]
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