Youth Sports

Eleven year old Plant City native Dax Drawdy was recently selected to USSSA’s 11U All-American baseball team. After receiving an invite from the competitive sports organization in January, Drawdy subsequently participated in a regional tryout in Tampa before being selected to participate with the 11U Southeast Red team at a showcase late last month in […]

Following the completion of their regular season championships, Plant City Little League has released nearly all of the rosters for this summer’s All Star teams — both for PCLL baseball and softball. With the rosters finalized, teams will prepare for a potential journey to the Little League World Series as they open district tournaments in […]

Kids from Plant City were crowned the winners in seven of the competition’s 10 age groups, earning their spot in the state round this December.

The Plant City Elks Lodge held their local iteration of the Elks National Hoop Shoot on Saturday. The annual free throw contest features both male and female participants over three different age groups ranging from eight to 13 years old, with each competitor fighting for a chance to advance through each stage and potentially earn […]

Several Plant City youth athletes took to North Carolina earlier in the month to chase gold at the 2022 AAU Junior Olympics.