Every new organization goes through its fair share of growing pains, and the Plant City Vipers have been no different. The team completed its second season, and its first fielding two teams. The administration is pleased with the way things went. The Vipers didn’t win any of the four tournaments they competed in this season, […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Nothing is as contagious as a strong human spirit
Most journalists can tell you why they first got into the business, and they can also tell you exactly when they realized they made the right choice. I’m sure our managing editor, Amber Jurgensen, could tell you her story off the top of her head. Now that I’ve found my go-to example, let me share […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Blaine Rowland
In the Thursday, May 28, Plant City Little League 9-10 Minors championship game, Brewington’s Towing starter Blaine Rowland pitched 3 2/3 innings in his team’s 14-4 win. Rowland, who threw a perfect game Monday, March 22, is staying in baseball shape with the Raiders and hopes to make the 9-10 All-Star team while developing his […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 6.5.15
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. BASEBALL + Durant alums win championship The University of Tampa Spartans are, as of Saturday, May 30, riding high as the NCAA Division II National Champions. Over the weekend, the Spartans picked up a 3-1 win […]
Continue ReadingHurst wraps up first year at USNA
Kellyanne Hurst has been celebrating the end of her first year in the United States Naval Academy, joined in Maryland by her family. Having survived both her “plebe summer” and “plebe year,” all while staying committed to the women’s golf team, the Plant City High alumna is ready to begin her major in oceanography and […]
Continue ReadingTeams take shape during spring football
Some would say it isn’t really springtime until those football pads are popping and the sound of a coach’s whistling blends in with the birds’. Since all three Plant City-area schools played in spring games Thursday, May 21, it must be springtime. Those local athletes are about to hear a lot from their coaches over […]
Continue ReadingSmokin’ Aces leases Chancy’s
Most people in Plant City know Robert Jordan and his family as the Smokin’ Aces BBQ team, which operates two restaurants within the area and is a Keel and Curley Winery staple. But the Jordans want to be known for more than just barbecue, and they’re determined to get there by mixing old and new. […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brylie Davidson
Local gymnast Brylie Davidson recently placed first in a regional gymnastics competition in Kissimmee, nearly making the cut to travel to a national tournament in Texas. Davidson, 8, flipped and whipped her way to the top with a tumbling routine that wowed the judges and scored her the medal in Level 7 competition, and her […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Thursday Night Notes
I couldn’t be happier to be writing about high school football right now, even if it’s only about a spring game. There really is nothing quite like watching the game in Florida, even if the game in question features zero juggernauts. I drove out to Strawberry Crest last Thursday to catch the Chargers and the […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 5.29.15
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. FOOTBALL + Cougars drop game to Newsome The Durant-Newsome rivalry started another chapter Thursday, May 21, albeit in one half of a spring football jamboree. The Cougars and Wolves played one half of a game at […]
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