If someone in need has ever gotten help from an event in Plant City, there’s a good chance they know Sharon Moody. That’s because Moody, a Plant City native, has spent the past 35 years giving back to the community that first gave her life. From youth sports to the Kiwanis Club, the only way […]
Continue ReadingPCHS baseball lends helping hand
Special Olympics of Hillsborough County has had a good relationship with Plant City High School. The school has always opened its fields and courts for the organization to hold practices and competitions. But SOHC got more than it asked for at the Saturday, Sept. 19, competition, thanks to the Raiders baseball team. SOHC had asked […]
Continue ReadingTampa Bay Tech at Strawberry Crest: Chasing Chaney
In 2013, Strawberry Crest linebacker Matt Chaney said that he wanted to end his senior year with at least 100 tackles. He went beyond that number, tallying 124, and set the current school record in the process. Two years later, someone is making a serious bid to get 125. Jordan Zilbar, now a senior, nearly […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes 09.25.15
What a time to be a Cougar. Durant’s football team is looking like a serious contender for the district title. We got a good idea of what this team can do Friday, Sept. 19, when it hosted the East Bay Indians and took their rivals to the woodshed. At least, they did in the second […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 09.25.15
Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. CROSS COUNTRY + PCHS runners compete at UF Plant City High took part in the Saturday, Sept. 19, University of Florida Mountain Dew Invitational, which included schools from classes 1A through 4A, as well as collegiate […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Terra Brooks
Strawberry Crest’s three-sport star, Terra Brooks, has over 100 kills, 91 digs and 50 blocks roughly two-thirds of the way through the 2015 season, and has led the Lady Chargers to the top spot in the district. She’s looking to end her high school volleyball career on top, with at least a district title, next […]
Continue Reading2015 Gridiron Report: Week 5
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 ReadingArea girls golf numbers declining
It’s Thursday, Aug. 27, and things seem to be normal at Walden Lake Golf & Country Club. Plant City High School’s boys and girls golf teams are there, driving, chipping and putting away, as they always do. They’re scheduled to play Freedom High School, which in 2014 boasted one of the top girls teams in […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes 09.18.15
Just when I thought my presence might be a good luck charm for area football teams, that luck ran out Friday, Sept. 11. I’m joking, of course, but the Sept. 11 matchup at Strawberry Crest was a close one. After the Chargers spent most of the game in the lead, it went awry in the […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 09.18.15
Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. GOLF +PCHS, DHS split match The Durant and Plant City High golf programs met at River Hills Thursday, Sept. 10. On the boys side, Durant picked up a 169-182 win. Durant junior Jacob Penny led all […]
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