The Optimist Club of Plant City and Plant City Parks and Recreation Department kicked off May with their annual Tri-Star Soccer Skills Contest, which puts Plant City youth age 6-14 to the test on the pitch.
The competition has three parts: a timed dribbling exercise around a set of flags, a passing exercise with targets to hit and a shooting drill where specific zones are targeted. The top three participants in each of the four age groups won a trophy for their efforts.
WINNERS
Age 6-7 Girls
1st: Zoey Vazquez, 157.5 points
2nd: Javetzi Sanchez, 77.5 points
3rd: Sailor Showalter, 72.5 points
Age 6-7 Boys
1st: Duncan Moody, 137.5 points
2nd: Angel Espinosa, 127.5 points
3rd: Liam Wilkerson, 72 points
Age 8-9 Girls
1st: Abela Cisneros, 187.5 points
2nd: Rosalyn Salgado, 177.5 points
3rd: Autumn Skipper, 77.5 points
Age 8-9 Boys
1st: Nathan Gonzalez, 222.5 points
2nd: Casey Giddeons, 197.5 points
3rd: Ethan Rios, 177.5 points
Age 10-11 Girls
1st: Natalie Medina, 222 points
2nd: Madeline Lopez, 182.5 points
3rd: Saherlyn Martinez, 175 points
Age 10-11 Boys
1st: Cirkson Martinez, 207.5 points
2nd: Aizen Banda, 192.5 points
3rd: Alan Crispin, 180 points
Age 12-14 Girls
1st: Serena Peterkin, 227.5 points
2nd: Evelyn Calderon, 155 points
3rd: Thalia Gonzalez, 112.5 points
Age 12-14 Boys
1st: Cesar Jaramillo, 257.5 points
2nd: Luis Nava, 222.5 points
3rd: David Ling, 217 points
Results and names courtesy of the Plant City Parks and Recreation Department.