If you live near Springhead Park, then you’ve probably heard the sound of a swarm of 40 children playing soccer all week. Some are involved with the new FC Plant City, and some are just there on their own volition. In the middle of the group of kids is Omar Castro, who normally would be […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND: The best Chuck Norris story I’ve ever heard
Let me start off with this: I am a longtime fan of kung-fu movies, and Rudy Rogers has to be one of my favorite interviews ever. More than halfway into our conversation, we branched off-topic to talk about Hollywood stars that Rogers had either met, trained with or heard about during his time in Los […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Mallory Ness
Although the Tampa Bay Rays haven’t been doing so well at Tropicana Field lately, it was a different story on Sunday at the Pitch, Hit and Run competition. Plant City’s lone representative, Mallory Ness, turned in a great performance and placed second overall in the age 7 to 8 group. What was your favorite part […]
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Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. SPECIAL OLYMPICS + Plant City collects medals The official results from the Special Olympics State Games have been released, and the Plant City teams all fared. Track-and-field athletes were the only ones who won gold medals, but those nine athletes earned five […]
Continue ReadingFlorida Rawlings dream of Cooperstown
Everybody knows Cooperstown as the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. A trip to that little part of Upstate New York is an exodus that any baseball fan should make at least once in their life. This weekend, 12 boys from a local travel ball team will go there for a pretty big business […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Pin collecting creates game within the game
No matter how the kids do at the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament, they won’t go home empty-handed. Far from it, actually. And, no, this is not one of those “every player gets a trophy” situations. With this tournament, it sounds like everything that isn’t nailed down is fair game. Game jerseys, jackets, warm-up tops, fence-clearing […]
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Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. FOOTBALL + Ex-Dolphins place second in Sarasota Although this tournament was 7-on-7 football, these boys basically played 9-on-20 throughout the weekend — and placed second. buy cialis-super-active online buy cialis-super-active online no prescription Team Shake and Bake, which won last month’s 7-on-7 […]
Continue ReadingCrossFit craze comes to Plant City
Walking into CrossFit Plant City is an exercise in “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Or, it is — if you go early enough in the morning. The fitness craze that has spread throughout the country makes its home in “training boxes,” rather than traditional gyms, so it’s easy to look inside and wonder […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brent Coton
In the annual Walden Lake Elementary kickball tournament, the Orange team rallied its way to a 6-6 tie in the final inning. After taking the game to extras, and holding off the Pink team with a series of great defensive plays, Brent Coton wrapped things up by kicking the game-winning RBI, sending his teammates home […]
Continue ReadingDepot Antiques chugs into Historic Downtown Plant City
If it seems like there was no time between Stephanie Leighton’s Sweetheart Granny Antiques store closing April 30, and Depot Antiques opening May 1, it’s because there wasn’t any. “We were moving in as she was moving out,” co-owner Sylvia Alchediak says. “That was her choice.” Although Leighton will stay involved as a vendor, the […]
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