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SPECIAL OLYMPICS
+ Local athletes set for state games
Special Olympics Hillsborough County has announced that it’s sending four teams in bowling and softball to this weekend’s State Games.
Two bowling teams are bringing six members: David Niver and Jimmy Penton, of the Fresh Princes of Plant City; and Jade Curran, Cheyenne Caldwell, Kiyana Levins, Daisy Lopez, of The Hotshots.
The softball teams Plant City Titans and Plant City Raiders will also compete.
From the Titans are: coaches, Jeannie Banks, Dan Kolopajlo, and Jay Snapp; and athletes, Matt Jones, Mark Romeo, Chris Revals, Tristan Snapp, Kevin Rogers, Josh McAlpine, TJ Banks, John Banks, Alyssa Delvalle, Alaina McMillon and Savannah Vida.
From the Raiders are: coach Lisa Goad; and athletes, Jacob Goad, Chris Sweeney, Brittany Harwell, John Straub, Javaras Stevenson, Sammie McQueen, Justin Bulgreen, Bud O’Callaghan, Jessica O’Callaghan, Chris McDarby, Thomas Shervington, Maurice Eston and Jesse Culpepper.
The Games are being held at the Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, and will wrap up on Saturday.
FLAG FOOTBALL
+ P.C. athletes win ‘Swamp Bowl’
The Hillsborough Argonauts flag football team, consisting of Plant City athletes, were invited to the Swamp Bowl tournament at the University of Florida Oct. 24 to 26. They ended up winning the whole thing and closed things out with a 34-7 win over the Leon County Thunder.
FOOTBALL
+ Superbowl pictures all set
There will be a Plant City-area team in all five games at this year’s Superbowl.
The first four — Mighty Mites, Pee-Wees, Midgets and Junior Varsity — will feature the Plant City Dolphins, who will face the Brandon Cowboys (Mites), East Bay Bucs (Pee-Wees and Midgets) and Brandon Lions (JV), respectively.
For the JV Dolphins, this is just the icing on the cake. Those guys are currently riding an undefeated streak, sitting at 13-0 on the season, and looked unstoppable in a 44-14 second-round win over Turkey Creek.
Speaking of the Trojans, the Varsity team will face the Lions in the final game of the Superbowl. The “Turkey Creek 12,” following a 19-16 win over East Bay, will face a Lions team that just posted a 21-0 shutout over the Dolphins.
The Superbowl will be held all day Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Brandon Lions‘ field, 7402 Taylor Road, Seffner.
