Area parks hosting events
This weekend, Global Sports Alliance Florida will host its Backyard Brawl VI tournament on multiple fields at the Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex, Mike Sansone Park, Ellis-Methvin Park, Snowden Park and the MLK fields. Games start at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Florida USSSA Baseball will host its Suncoast Fall State Warm-Up tournament at Plant City Stadium, the Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex, Mike Sansone Park, Ellis-Methvin Park and the MLK fields next weekend. Games start between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Oct. 12 and 13.
Don Bishop Invite results
Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest each sent their boys and girls teams to Brandon High School on Sept. 28 for the annual Don Bishop Invitational.
Each of the boys teams finished in the top 10 overall. Plant City placed fourth with 164 team points, Durant placed seventh with 202 points and Crest placed ninth with 294 points. Plant City’s Danny Ramirez was the fastest area finisher, completing the course in 17:19.90 to lock up 15th place in the run. Durant’s Haydon Patrick was right behind him with a 16th-place time of 17:19.20. The first Charger to finish the race was Colin Rockway, who did so in 17:52.20 to take 23rd place. Durant’s Jacob Malinchak finished in 17:35.00 to take 19th place and Plant City’s Gage Rasmussen finished in 17:46 and placed 22nd.
Strawberry Crest was the only team to place in overall points in the girls race, finishing in sixth place with 151 points. The Chargers were led by Paige Reagan’s eighth-place time of 20:54.30. Elizabeth West was the next-fastest Charger, finishing in 23:17.60 for 30th place, and teammate Kristina Chavez was close behind her with a 32nd-place time of 23:21.30. Plant City’s Cecilia Castillo finished in 21:15.30 to take 12th place and teammate Hannah Manley finished in 23:15.70 for 29th place. The fastest Cougar was Jayda Reece, who finished in 23rd place in 22:56.60, and teammate Kinsley Trlak finished in 23:31.80 to place 38th overall.
