It’s been a good season for the Plant City High School cross country team, which is set to compete in tomorrow’s regional meet at North Port. Sophomore Hannah Stowe, in her first season with the team, has been running well lately — most recently posting a seventh-place finish at last week’s district meet, leading the […]
Continue ReadingSIDELINES 11.7.14
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. VOLLEYBALL + Thornton, Miltner earn honors Hillsborough County’s volleyball coaches got together for the annual Western Conference Volleyball end-of-year awards, and Plant City-area teams have made their mark in two of the three divisions. In the Federal division, which includes Durant […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes
I’ve been writing about prep football teams losing for the last few weeks, for the most part, so it’s nice to talk about a win. Even better when there are two wins to talk about! I guess you could say that last Friday made up for much of Durant and Plant City’s tough luck lately, […]
Continue ReadingLady Raiders Golf Team Enjoys Success
It was a fun year to be a Lady Raider. Having fun, above most things, was what helped the Plant City girls golf team make a deep playoff run and get back into the 3A state championship tournament. “We had fun, and we won,” sophomore Savannah Kummelman says. Following a 13th-place finish at Deer Island […]
Continue ReadingBlackmon Brothers, Crest Coaches Ready to Face Former Team
Every football team in Plant City starts its Mondays in the film room, getting to know its opponents for the week. But when it comes to Armwood, the Strawberry Crest Chargers might be more familiar on all levels with the Hawks than anyone. Several of the coaches have worked there. Head coach John Kelly also […]
Continue Reading2014 Gridiron Report: Week 11
The Plant City Times & Observer brings you another installment of our 2014 weekly podcast, the Plant City Times & Observer Gridiron Report, breaking down high school football match-ups in the Plant City area for the entire 2014 season. Staff Writer Justin Kline is the host of the podcast, which features a weekly “Game of […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 10.31.14
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. VOLLEYBALL + Durant keeps crown after ruling After a weekend filled with uncertainty, the Durant volleyball team learned the decision to force the team to forfeit its district title Monday morning was reversed by the FHSAA. According to coach Brittany Wade, […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Halloween? Who Cares? Give Me Football!
On Oct. 1, I started thinking about my first Halloween as a homeowner. The one thing I hated as a young trick-or-treater was going to those houses that handed out raisins, Mounds bars and other terrible things. Did those people hate children? I always knew I didn’t want to be like them when I grew […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: JACOB McLAUGHLIN
The F.I.S.H. Hawks football team has been on a tear lately, beating Cape Coral-Oasis High School 52-0 two weeks ago and hanging 60 points on Ave Maria-Donahue Academy last Friday. Quarterback Jacob McLaughlin threw 11 total touchdown passes in those games, and is the National Homeschool Football Championship Series’ leading passer with 1,815 yards and […]
Continue ReadingDurant Seniors Lead Volleyball Team to District Title
Things didn’t look too hot for Durant in September, when the team was swept away in the Academy of the Holy Names tournament. Things also looked bleak in Class 7A District 7 district play Oct. 6, when Strawberry Crest beat the Lady Cougars in three sets. It was Durant’s first district loss since the 2012 […]
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