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FOOTBALL
+ NextLevel makes IMG tourney cut
The NextLevel Sports Academe Nighthawks football team will have a chance to compete for national gold in June.
The Plant City-based football program, which develops athletes from all over Tampa Bay, earned a spot in the 2015 IMG 7v7 National Championship tournament, which is to be held from June 19 to 21 in Bradenton. The invite-only tournament will be held at IMG Academy, 5650 Bollettieri Blvd.
SOCCER
+ Rec and Parks to host Tri-Star
On Saturday, May 2, the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department will host the 18th annual Tri-Star Soccer Skills Competition.
Boys and girls 6 to 14 can sign up for free and compete in dribbling, passing and shooting drills throughout four separate age groups (6 to 7, 8 to 9, 10 to 11 and 12 to 14), with awards going to the top three finishers in each group.
The event will be held at the Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex, 2602 E. Cherry St., and any interested athletes just need to show up to the competition between 9 and 11 a.m. to enter. Anyone playing in the city’s youth rec soccer program can stay after their 8:30 a.m. game to participate, or may do so before their later game.
For more information, contact Tim Hanlon at thanlon@plantcitygov.com, or call (813) 659-4255.
TENNIS
+ P.C. Tennis Center offers classes
It’s time to sign up for the next month of classes at the Plant City Tennis Center.
Tots beginner (4 to 7), youth beginner (8 to 16), adult beginner lessons, and team tennis for intermediate and advanced juniors are all offered by the tennis center, headed by local pro C. Shane Johnson. All beginner lessons are held six times over three weeks, and team tennis is held two to three times per week.
Tots practice Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m., and the registration cost is $50 per person. Youths practice Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 6:30 p.m., at a cost of $25 per person. Adults practice Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., at a cost of $50 per person. Team tennis is held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with two-days-a-week sessions costing $80 per person per month, and with three-days-a-week sessions costing $100 per person per month.
For more information, contact Johnson at sjohnson@plantcitygov.com, or call the tennis center at (813) 707-7485.
