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HIGH SCHOOLS
+ PCHS to host poker tourney
In a joint effort to raise some money for Plant City High School athletics, the Raider baseball and football teams are joining forces to host a Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament this month.
On Saturday, March 28, any local poker stars will be able to play for the benefit of the teams at Walden Lake Golf & Country Club. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the tournament will start at 7 p.m.
The buy-in will be $100 per seat, with re-buys available, and tables can be sponsored for $150 per table. Prizes will be awarded for the first, second and third-place finishers.
There will be a limited number of seats at the event, so all who are interested are encouraged to sign up and reserve their spot as soon as possible. For more information, call Armand Cotnoir at (813) 967-7417.
COLLEGES
+ Spring training games coming
Who’s ready for Plant City to host 150 collegiate baseball and softball games over the course of this month?
Hopefully, that applies to everyone. The NCBA and NCSA tournaments, annual Plant City staples, are about to come to the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World for the 10th consecutive year.
Throughout March, these college teams will use the fields at Mike Sansone Park, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center and Plant City High School. Full schedules can be found online at ncbaspringtraining.weebly.com and ncsaspringtraining.weebly.com.
For more information, contact Director of Operations Savannah Ahrens at savannah.ahrens@collclubsports.com.
FISHING
+ Youth Fishing Derby set for March
This spring’s Youth Fishing Derby has been set for Saturday, March 21, though it will be missing an important part.
Longtime title sponsor T.J. Vail, who sponsored the event for 18 years, has since died, so the upcoming derby will be held in his memory. He was last able to attend the March 2014 event, before health problems prevented him from catching the fall derby.
“T.J.’s passion was, ‘Keeping Kids Fishing,’” program manager Deborah Haldane says.
As always, the derby is open to anyone ages 5 to 15, and participants will fish at Plant City Stadium’s back parking lot on Gordon Food Service Dr. from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m.
For more information, contact Haldane at dhaldane@plantcitygov.com, or visit PlantCityGov.com.