Many of you Plant City High students, parents and alumni are probably eager to see how the school’s athletic programs fare in the 2015-16 school year, as the recent shuffling of personnel has impacted the Raiders family at its core. I see no reason for anyone to be anything but optimistic right now. Much has […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 08.07.15
Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. BASEBALL + Ralyea signs with Bishop State Recent Plant City High graduate Jacob Ralyea signed with Bishop State Community College last week and will play there in the fall. Ralyea, who began his baseball career at […]
Continue ReadingFOCUS ON FITNESS: Finding excuses and losing them
I don’t have time. I’m too busy. It’s too hard. I can’t afford it. I don’t have motivation. You’ve either heard or made excuses like these before, and the list goes on and on. Those excuses have been heard by every trainer out there. And, to be honest, those excuses are the only things standing […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cardoza Watkins
On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Plant City Dolphins and East Bay Bucs got together for the Buddy Bowl. Although the weather was less than ideal, all teams played hard. One of the top performances of the day came from Mighty Mites nose tackle Cardoza Watkins, who got four sacks against the East Bay offense in […]
Continue ReadingRussell Kemp is still chopping
There’s a saying among sports circles usually reserved for the most dominant athletes: You can’t stop him — you can only hope to contain him. As far as Russell Kemp is concerned, cancer might have him contained right now, but it won’t beat him. Kemp, a recent Plant City High graduate, was diagnosed with stage […]
Continue ReadingWHERE ARE THEY NOW? Ryan Raburn
online pharmacy order sinequan online with best prices today in the USA When athletes come back from injury, there’s always speculation about if they’ll be the same or not. For most professional athletes over 30, the stories can start to look more like career eulogies. But there’s also 34-year-old Ryan Raburn, coming off of a […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? We all have a sports influence
I don’t think any sports fan can say that he or she became a fan on their own. There’s always some influential figure in our lives who’s responsible for passing the sports bug onto us — be it a parent, coach, teacher, friend or whatever the case may be. I’ve written in the past about […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 07.31.15
Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. FOOTBALL + Marshall High football team to attend reunion On Saturday, August 8, one of the best football teams in Plant City’s history will bring the band back together. The Marshall High School Class of 1965’s […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex Machado
Plant City Little League’s 9-10 Baseball All-Stars recently won the state championship and this week played in the Tournament of State Champions in Greenville, South Carolina from Monday through Wednesday. Although the entire team has been playing well, catcher Alex Machado got this week’s nomination. How does it feel to be on the best Little […]
Continue ReadingKeel gears up for last shot at Portugal
Missing out on a race at Grand Junction, Colorado last month wasn’t what local racer Aidan Keel was planning. A scheduling conflict took the 13-year-old out of the race, but he’d be in his current position even if he could make it because of his performance in Dallas in May. He needs to win in […]
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