The Saladino Baseball tournament started during spring break on Monday when the Plant City Raiders hosted the Chamberlain Storm. Entering this game, the Raiders were 8-6, and the Storm 0-12. The game started with Merrick Smith at the mound for the Raiders. On a 3 pitch at bat, the leadoff batter for the Storm grounded […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 03.20.25
Photo courtesy of Jacob Dunkin Eli is a senior at Plant City High School who plays for the Raiders varsity baseball team. How long have you been playing baseball? I have played baseball since I was three years old. What’s your favorite career play? My favorite career play was when I was younger, and we […]
Continue ReadingRaiders Baseball Hands Bloomingdale Second Loss Of The Season
The game started with the Bulls lead off hitter flying out deep to right field for the first out of the game. The second batter for the Bulls popped up to the infield for the second out of the inning. With two outs, Jake Carbaugh walked the batter and put one on. Carbaugh struck out […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 03.13.25
Photo by Chelsea ParmMakenna Palmer Makenna Palmer is a 7th grader at Tomlin Middle School. She’s the catcher for the Plant City Rotary Club Majors softball team for Plant City Little League. What’s your favorite thing about softball? My favorite thing about softball is getting to hang out with my friends and play softball with […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 03.06.25
Photo Courtesy of Peachy Brass Studio Zoe Surrency Zoe is a sophomore at Strawberry Crest High School, where she plays quarterback for the Chargers’ varsity flag football team. How long have you been playing flag football? I have been playing flag since I was in 5th grade. What’s your favorite thing about flag football? My favorite thing […]
Continue ReadingDurant Baseball Defeats Sumner
The Durant Cougars entered Tuesday’s game with a 3-3 record and took on the Sumner Stingrays. The game started with Owen Franklin pitching for the Cougars. On the first pitch of the game, the Stingrays leadoff batter flew out to right field for the first out. Franklin then struck out the next batter on a […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 02.27.25
Brisen Tweedy Brisen is a starting pitcher for Strawberry Crest High School. How did it feel to get the big win against the city rival in Plant City Friday? It felt amazing, that game was a must-win for our team. We needed that win. Adrenaline was definitely pumping, that’s for sure. How important was it […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Crest baseball shuts out Plant City
The Plant City Raiders entered Friday’s game against the Strawberry Crest Chargers with a 2-1 record, while the Chargers were 1-2. On the first pitch of the game, Sal Jaramillo was hit by pitch for the Raiders and took first base. During Eli Thomas’s at bat, Jaramillo was caught stealing for the first out of […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week 02.20.25
Photo Courtesy of USA Baseball Jake Carbaugh Jake is a junior at Plant City High School, where he is one of the starting pitchers for the Raiders’ varsity baseball team. How long have you been playing baseball? I have been playing baseball since I was 4 years old. My dad would always watch the Rays games […]
Continue ReadingDurant Varsity Flag Football Wins First Game of The Season
This first game of the flag football season pitted the Plant City Raiders against the Durant Cougars. The game started with the Raiders getting the ball. They started with an end round run for decent gain. Nikeya King had a nice flag pull for the Cougars, but not before the Raiders got the first down. […]
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