Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. SOCCER + Boys season comes to a close As the district tournaments wrapped up last week, the Plant City area was left with one representative in the regional tournaments. In the 4A-District 9 tournament, the Plant City Raiders made it to […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Don’t let the mainstream media deflate your Super Bowl
Call it what you want: “Deflate-gate,” “Ballghazi,” “same old Patriots.” We’re just days away from the granddaddy of ‘em all, the Super Bowl, and all anyone with a nationally-syndicated column, radio show or TV program wants to talk about are New England’s footballs. This is so stupid. I’ve always looked forward to reading up on […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KATIE MADDOX
Chris Welbon Karate’s competitive team traveled to Orlando last weekend for the first AAU tournament of 2015. Among its many medalists was Katie Maddox, who won a bronze medal for kata in her first karate tournament ever. What was the competition like? It was me and 12 other kids. I had to do my kata […]
Continue ReadingKristi Vorce preparing for second title fight
Most 22-year-olds who wear championship belts are probably doing so for Halloween or because they’re going to a WWE wrestling show. But Kristi Vorce’s belt is real, and she intends to earn another one Feb. 7 in New Port Richey. Her opponent, Gillian Robertson, is a familiar foe. In Vorce’s most recent fight, Robertson won […]
Continue ReadingDuke’s Brewhouse opens in Walden Woods Plaza
The first thing customers will notice about Duke’s Brewhouse it that the restaurant dropped the “Daisy” from its name. The next thing may be that the owners have blended the old in with the new. Formerly Daisy Dukes, the new restaurant switched over to the Duke’s brand Jan. 15. Chuck Jamieson and his operating partners […]
Continue ReadingBaseball season hits next week
If anything in Plant City comes close to matching the excitement of football season, it’s baseball’s opening day. And with prep baseball season geared to get rolling next week, Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest high schools are all looking to make this year’s 7A-District 7 race as tight as ever. By the looks of […]
Continue Reading2015 PCTO All-Area Basketball Teams
Plant City-area basketball teams are no strangers to success, and much of that is because of the athletic talent spread across the rosters. In an effort to recognize some of the most important contributions that area players have made to their teams, the Plant City Times & Observer has put together two All-Area teams: one […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kylee Burroughs
The Jan. 16 4A-9 girls soccer championship game was a classic. The Plant City Lady Raiders played well en route to their fourth consecutive championship, which they won when junior Kylee Burroughs capitalized on a perfectly placed corner kick. That was a big win for you guys, and you had the game-winning goal at the […]
Continue ReadingP.C. Dolphins Cheerleading gets creative to win Cheer-Off
This season, Robin Bailey wanted to take her Plant City Dolphins cheerleading squad to the conference championship and leave with a win. With a small, relatively inexperienced squad, she had to go deep into the playbook — right into that territory of ideas so crazy that they just might work. In this case, it went […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 1.23.15
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. BASEBALL + PCHS brings back tourney The Plant City Preseason Classic was a hit last year, so head coach Mike Fryrear and the Raiders are gearing up for the next one. The second annual tournament, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 6, and […]
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