At the Central Florida Junior Golf Tour championships, Plant City golfer Nicholas Strickler went out and hoped for some good play. In the end, Strickler got the best possible outcome: he won first place in the 10 to 13 age group and also took home Player of the Year honors. You did pretty well at […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Why you should be excited to go back to school
If you’re currently in grade school, please don’t be scared off by that headline. I’m not here to preach about the joys of homework and FCAT and everything else that you hate. The school year is my favorite time of year, as a sports writer, because there’s so much going on from day to day. […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 08.21.15
Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. FISHING + Strawberry Crest students compete Strawberry Crest students Colten Smith, Rafet White, Russell Butler Jr. and Jonathan North competed in the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship from July 22 to 25. In the tournament, […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brock Snyder
As the Saturday, Aug. 21, Florida State Open draws nearer, the Senshi Do Kai MMA team is working as hard as ever to perfect its skills on the mat. One of the hardest-working members of the team, according to Shihan Q. Wiggins, has been beginner-level competitor Brock Snyder. Have you always trained at this school? […]
Continue ReadingP.C. natives join USF cheerleading team
Crystal Johnson and Georgia Foster may not have known each other well throughout high school, but much has changed since their graduation several months ago. Now members of the University of South Florida’s cheerleading team, Johnson and Foster bonded through their Plant City roots and are ready for the next set of challenges that await […]
Continue Reading1965 Marshall High football reunites, recalls 9-0 year
Many years have passed since the Marshall High School Dragons last took the football field together and since Marshall was even a high school at all. But the 1965 graduates of what is now Marshall Middle School are still able to get together, as they did for last weekend’s 50-year reunion. It’s especially good for […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Football’s great divide: old vs. new
No matter where I go, I’m always happy to hear a good football story. It doesn’t matter if it’s a story from three or four decades ago, or three or four seasons ago — the football fan in me appreciates all generations of America’s biggest game. But, no matter who I talk to, I always […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 08.14.15
Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. SOFTBALL + Adult league registration open Plant City residents looking to get their softball fix can now sign up for the Recreation & Parks Department’s fall league season. The season, slated to start as early as […]
Continue ReadingLeeseberg hired as PCHS athletic director
Like a freshman, Tim Leeseberg is eager for his first day at a new school. A 12-year veteran of the Tampa Bay-area school system, Leeseberg was named Tuesday, July 28, successor to Plant City High School’s departing assistant principal of administration and athletic director Traci Durrance. It will be Leeseberg’s first time in the role […]
Continue ReadingSenshi Do Kai team gears up for state open
When Q. Wiggins looks at his Senshi Do Kai MMA competition team, he sees many young beginners along the walls of the dojo. They’ve only been training for the year or so that the Plant City school has been open. But when he looks deeper, in his mind he sees a lineup of 14 winners. […]
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