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Highsmith breaks PCHS record
Cassie Highsmith was recently the second Plant City Raider ever to make the FHSAA girls cross country state championship meet. Last weekend, she left Tallahassee at the top of the school’s history book.
Highsmith finished the Nov. 11 4A state championship race with a time of 19:07, setting the new school record. Her effort netted her a 16th-place finish in the field of 182 runners.
Swimming finalists at states
Durant and Strawberry Crest had several swimmers place in the FHSAA 4A state finals on Nov. 11.
Girls 50 free
Katie Vasiloff (Durant) — 11th place, consolation final (24.10)
Girls 100 back
Celi Guzman (Crest) — second place (54.90)
Morgan Shinault (Durant) — fourth place (56.43)
Girls 100 fly
Katie Vasiloff — fifth place (55.26)
Celi Guzman — sixth place (55.37)
Girls 200 IM
Morgan Shinault — ninth place, consolation final (2:06.86)
Boys 100 breast
Zane Richardson (Crest) — eighth place (59.49)
Rob Haywood (Crest) — ninth place, consolation final (59.32)
Boys 100 free
Zane Richardson — seventh place (46.69)
Boys 200 medley relay
Strawberry Crest — 13th place, consolation final (1:41.65)
Fall Youth Fishing Derby winners
Five young anglers from Plant City took home trophies after the 2017 Fall Youth Fishing Derby, which was hosted Nov. 4 by the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department.
First overall bass: Georgie Rivera (1.2 pounds)
Biggest fish (5-10 age group): Mayson Kennedy (2.8-pound bass)
Biggest fish (11-15 age group): Seth Wynn (two-pound bass)
Most fish (5-10): Brody Cook
Most fish (11-15): Blake Chancey
Honorable mention (5-10): Alyssa Chancey, seven brim
