Durant’s flag football team is rolling, even after losing key starters and dealing with a head coaching change. Part of the Lady Cougars’ success comes from the play of senior Ashley Piechowiak, a two-way player who went into Thursday’s game against Bloomingdale with 6 touchdown receptions and 6 interceptions on the season. What first drew […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Let’s hear about the great outdoors
Now that winter’s officially gone, it’s about time to get outdoors and take advantage of that warm Florida weather. School’s coming to an end soon. Around the same time, adults will look outside and brainstorm any excuse to get out of the office. I would love to spend my days wakeboarding. I want to give […]
Continue ReadingLakehouse Luxury Apartments opening soon
online pharmacy buy tamiflu no prescription Anyone looking for an upscale apartment in Plant City won’t have to look hard anymore. Lakehouse Luxury Apartments, at 3003 S. Frontage Road, is getting ready to open its doors June 1 and show residents of the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World how they can live in luxury […]
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Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. SOCCER + P.C. to host State Cup games The 2015 Florida Youth Soccer Association State Cup is underway, and the action will be headed to Plant City this weekend. On Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April […]
Continue ReadingCrone keeps Durant winning after coaching change
If anyone knew what this young Durant flag football team was capable of this year, it was Randy Crone. His input has so far proven to be exactly what the team needed this spring, after losing a number of key seniors to graduation and longtime head coach Brad Brunson. Working with just four seniors, Crone […]
Continue ReadingPCHS football to host fundraiser for senior player
The Plant City High football team will host a fundraiser Thursday to benefit senior Russell Kemp, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., anyone who dines at the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s in Walden Woods Village, 2418 James L. Redman Pkwy., can support the Kemp family by dropping their receipts in […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 4.3.15
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. BASKETBALL + Vipers complete first tourney The Plant City Vipers, playing with two squads for the first time, competed in its first tournament of the 2015 season from March 27 to 29. Playing in the Youth […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? What’s in a ribbon?
If you feel like you’ve seen cause awareness ribbons everywhere over the last few years, you’re not alone. When I was working on this week’s feature about Easton Chandler and the Tampa Bay Bats, I wanted to know why the official colors of Down Syndrome awareness were blue and yellow. I’ve seen a ton of […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jackson Hardee
Plant City High senior Jackson Hardee is one busy guy, but he finds a way to excel wherever he can. Athletically, he makes his mark pole vaulting for the Raiders’ track and field team and has placed first in most events throughout this season. You’ve got the Vernon Korn championships coming up on Tuesday. What […]
Continue ReadingTravel ball team raises awareness, celebrates area youth
Tampa Bay Bats baseball coach Bill Clinton is about showing his team that helping others in need is always the right thing to do. During the GSA Spring Break Classic, he and the Bats made one young boy as happy as he’s ever been. The tournament, which was held March 21 and 22, happened to […]
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