And now, for something positive about Strawberry Crest football. It’s been a while since I was able to tell you how good the Chargers looked in a game, whether they won or lost, but the drought is ending. The team played a good game against Durant last week. Sure, the 27-14 final score suggests that […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 10.16.15
Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. FOOTBALL + TCYFCC Week 9 recap Plant City Dolphins Every Dolphins team picked up a win over the Brandon Cowboys Saturday, Oct. 10. The Mighty Mites won, 33-12, in the day’s opener. The Pee Wees and […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KIARA HERNANDEZ
Taekwondo green belt Kiara Hernandez competed in the International Martial Arts Festival from Thursday, Oct. 8, to Sunday, Oct. 11, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. She took home three gold medals. Hernandez has also competed in Sarasota and Austin, Texas this year, earning five gold and two silver medals between the three events. […]
Continue Reading2015 Gridiron Report: Week 8
The Plant City Times & Observer brings you another installment of our 2015 weekly podcast, the Plant City Times & Observer Gridiron Report, breaking down high school football match-ups in the Plant City area for the entire 2015 season. Sports Editor Justin Kline is the host of the podcast, which features a weekly “Game of […]
Continue ReadingDurant at Strawberry Crest: Hometown rivalry
In the grand scheme of things, the Durant-Strawberry Crest football rivalry isn’t the most celebrated in the area. Both schools are fairly new and have little history against each other. But that doesn’t give local fans the right to sleep on this week’s matchup. After last week’s action, it’s fair to say that this year’s […]
Continue ReadingDolphins team makes waves
Things couldn’t be going better for the Plant City Dolphins Pee Wees. As the only undefeated team in the division the Pee Wees has seven wins, no losses, an offense averaging nearly 40 points per game and a defense allowing just under five per game. Ask head coach Chad Morrow about it, and he’ll say […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes 10.09.15
I knew that the Friday, Oct. 2, Plant City-Tampa Bay Tech game was over in the second half once the Raiders’ offense started scoring and Quay Brooks began rap battling any teammates within earshot. When everyone else on the sideline is having fun, you’re having fun too. Sure, the first half was a little dull […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Haftom Fliegelman
Durant High’s boys cross country team did fairly well at the Saturday, Oct. 3, Don Bishop Invitational, finishing 11th in a field of 28 schools with at least five runners. It was a particularly good day for junior Haftom Fliegelman, who won the race with a time of 16:41.50. The next-closest finisher, Middleton’s Daniel Dean, […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 10.09.15
Do you have a sports scoop? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com or tweet us at @PCTOSports. FOOTBALL + Meyer named Coach of the Week If you ask the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, no high school football coach in the Tampa Bay area did a better job in Week 5 than Plant City High’s Greg Meyer. The […]
Continue Reading2015 Gridiron Report: Week 7
The Plant City Times & Observer brings you another installment of our 2015 weekly podcast, the Plant City Times & Observer Gridiron Report, breaking down high school football match-ups in the Plant City area for the entire 2015 season. Sports Editor Justin Kline is the host of the podcast, which features a weekly “Game of […]
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