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HIGH SCHOOLS
+ Teams ready for fall season
With school back in session, high school sports are about to get rolling. Here’s what you need to know for each Plant City school’s season and home openers:
PLANT CITY
Cross Country: Lecanto Invite, 8 a.m., Sept. 6, (Lecanto)
Football: Jefferson (preseason), 7:30 p.m., Aug. 22; Steinbrenner (home/season opener), 7:30 p.m., Aug. 29
Golf: Steinbrenner (home/season opener), 3 p.m., Aug. 26, (Walden Lake)
Swimming: Brandon (home/season opener), 5 p.m., Aug. 28 (Walden Lake)
Volleyball: at Armwood (season opener), 7 p.m., Aug. 27; Strawberry Crest (home opener), 7:30 p.m., Sept. 8
DURANT
Cross Country: East Hillsborough Invite, 6 p.m., Sept. 10 (Durant)
Football: at Oak Ridge (preseason), 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22; at Armwood (season opener), 7:30 p.m., Aug. 29; Sickles (home opener), 7:30 p.m., Sept. 5
Golf: at Strawberry Crest (season opener), 3 p.m., Aug. 25; Riverview (home opener), 3 p.m., Aug. 28 (Riverhills)
Swimming: at Tampa Bay Tech, 7 p.m., Sept. 4; Riverview and Spoto (home opener), 5 p.m., Sept. 11
Volleyball: Brandon (home/season opener), 7:30 p.m., Aug. 28
STRAWBERRY CREST
Cross Country: Lennard Invite, 5 p.m., Sept. 2 (Lennard).
Football: Middleton (preseason), 7 p.m., Aug. 22; Bloomingdale (home/season opener), 7:30 p.m., Aug. 29
Golf: Durant (home/season opener), 3 p.m., Aug. 25 (Diamond Hill)
Swimming: at Plant City (season opener), 5 p.m., Sept. 2; Riverview, 7 p.m., Sept. 4 (Plant City YMCA).
Volleyball: at Hillsborough (season opener), 7 p.m., Aug. 27; Durant (home opener), 7:30 p.m., Sept. 10
Information from MaxPreps.com and c2cschools.com was used for Durant and Strawberry Crest high schools.
LITTLE LEAGUE
+ Registration open for Boys Juniors
Although most of Plant City Little League’s Fall registration deadlines have passed, there’s still time to register for the Boys Juniors division.
Parents now have until midnight Sunday, Aug. 24, to register their sons. The cost is $85, plus an additional $30 city fee, but parents also get a $30 discount on each additional child after that first one.
The fall season will begin Monday, Sept. 8.
To register, visit eteamz.com/PlantCityLL/ and click the green button on the font page.