The Plant City YMCA 8- and 9-year-old basketball team, the Celtics, finished the season undefeated Aug. 17.
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TOPSoccer still open for fall season
The Brandon TOPSoccer Program, which gives children with special needs an opportunity to learn and play soccer, is accepting registration until Sept. 8.
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Registration is under way for the 46th season of the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist Youth Flag Football Program.
Continue ReadingRegistration ongoing for adult softball league
Registration for the fall season of the Plant City Parks and Recreation Department Adult Softball League will continue through Aug. 31.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: FCW wrestling at Plant City Armory
The next crop of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Superstars were in action over the weekend, as the stars of Florida Championship Wrestling brought their NXT Tour to the Plant City Armory Aug. 18. The event consisted of eight matches, including two tag team matches, a Divas match and a triple threat main event including the […]
Continue ReadingTOPSoccer focuses on fun
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Darius Way is just a normal teenager. The 17-year-old Plant City resident does well in school and has a close group of friends. And through the Brandon TOPSoccer program, Darius, diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, has enjoyed weekly soccer games for 11 years.
Continue ReadingA GROWING DYNASTY
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer It may not be considered a dynasty just yet, but the girls golf team at Plant City High is quickly building a tradition of winning. The team has gone undefeated in the regular season the last two years and is coming off winning both a district and region championship […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Dealing with the learning curve
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Let me begin by saying that this isn’t my first rodeo. I’ve been covering high school sports for about five years, and I thought I had mastered the craft. Until I moved to Florida. It’s a whole different ballgame down here, compared to covering prep sports in Savannah, Ga.,while […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Tate Whatley
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Stats are thrown around a lot, but the numbers Tate Whatley put up in the Little League World Series Southeast Regional Tournament last week are rare. The catcher for the Plant City 11-12 All-Stars batted .714 in four games, with 11 RBIs and seven runs scored. He also had […]
Continue ReadingMADD tourney begins on Saturday
The MADD Softball Benefit Tournament in Memory of Jean McCarthy will be Aug. 18 and 19, at Plant City Stadium and Randy Larson Softball Four Plex.
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