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Football preseason games
Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest are about to get back to business in tonight’s slate of preseason exhibition games. Each game begins at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Blake vs. Durant, 4748 Cougar Path
Plant City at Spoto, 8538 Eagle Palm Drive, Riverview
Seminole at Strawberry Crest, 4691 Gallagher Road, Dover (7 p.m.)
Adult softball leagues signing up
The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department is preparing for adult softball to go all-in.
Registration for the 2017 Adult Fall Softball League is open through Aug. 31, with men’s and co-ed divisions available to join. Co-ed games are held Monday nights and men’s recreational games are held Thursday nights, each at a cost of $310 per team for a 10-game season. Men’s doubleheaders are held Tuesday nights and cost $500 per team for an 18-game season. League play will start as early as Sept. 11.
Teams must provide their own softballs. Men’s division teams must bring .52/275 or .52/300 core compression balls but co-ed does not have a regulation. Game times will be available after Oct. 18 by calling (813) 659-4255 or visiting TeamSideline.com/PlantCity.
The department is also accepting registrations for the annual Women’s Softball Halloween All-Night Classic, an overnight slow-pitch tournament inviting players to don their best costumes and have fun on the Plant City Stadium and Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex fields. There are 28 camping spots with basic electricity, 26 30-amp spots for mid-size campers and several non-electric spots available.
The cost to register is $300 per team and the deadline to sign up is Oct. 13.
Registration forms are available online at TeamSideline.com/PlantCity and checks may be made payable and mailed to the City of Plant City Recreation and Parks Department, 1904 S. Park Road, Plant City, FL 33563. Credit card payments may be made in person at the Rec and Parks Department office.
For more information, call the department at (813) 659-4255 or go online at TeamSideline.com/PlantCity.
