The golf tournament in Bloomingdale isn’t Unity in the Community’s biggest fundraiser. That honor goes to its car raffle at the Florida Strawberry Festival. But, that doesn’t make its annual golf outing any less enjoyable for those involved — even when working behind the scenes. “It’s just a good cause, being able to help those […]
Continue ReadingTyler Danish adjusting to life as a pro
Count Tyler Danish as one of those people who loves their job more than just about anything. Even if it’s been one of the biggest adjustments of his young life. Danish, 19, was just promoted to a higher level of competition for the second time since the Chicago White Sox drafted him 55th overall last […]
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Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. BASEBALL + Thrilling finish in PCLL championship Conyers Plumbing and Poppell Insurance faced off in the Plant City Little League City Championship game May 23, and they gave the fans an instant classic. There was only one lead change, but it couldn’t […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? A few thoughts following spring ball
My favorite thing to hear when the Plant City Times & Observer staff has its weekly meeting is, “Justin, go cover football.” It’s not quite June yet, and I had been itching to get back onto the football sidelines with my camera and iPhone in hand for quite some time. Really, because Plant City’s playoff […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Rhet Conyers
Is there any better feeling in sports than hitting a walk-off home run to win a baseball or softball championship? Probably not. And that’s exactly what Conyers Plumbing pitcher Rhet Conyers did May 23, blasting one over the fence with a man on second base to lock up the Plant City Little League City Championship. […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? 82 shirts, 60 marathons, and one big quilt
Let me tell you about the biggest quilt I’ve ever seen in person. I only came across it last week, when I went to the Plant City YMCA to talk to Buddy Mines and his wife, Dreama. Before the interview, Buddy told me he and Dreama were going to bring a quilt — something I […]
Continue ReadingRun, Buddy, Run
Writers have calculated that Forrest Gump ran more than 19,000 miles in his eponymous movie — enough to cross North America almost three times. Here in Plant City, a local man has logged enough mileage to circle the entire world more than three times. Richard “Buddy” Mines, 79, committed to running at least 1,000 miles […]
Continue ReadingPlant City schools to play big roles in All-Star game
Sunday night’s Hillsborough County All-Star Game should be a good one: It will pit many of Hillsborough’s best seniors against a group from Pinellas County, and the action will start at 7 p.m. at Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg. The boys will get big-league treatment, even appearing on the jumbotron before their at-bats. Coaches from […]
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Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. SUMMER SPORTS buy wellbutrin online https://stonecreekdentalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/wpallimport/uploads/25046d0c7a5855c8790110ccee20323e/wellbutrin.html no prescription pharmacy online pharmacy cozaar no prescription + Registration begins now Any children who want to work on their skills over the summer — or learn an entirely new sport — need not worry: There […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Emily Thompson
Plant City Little League’s Senior softball team found itself losing, 9-1, early in its championship game May 17, against Polk City. They ended up winning, 19-9, thanks to a bunch of offensive opportunities and great pitching from Emily Thompson. She didn’t allow a single earned run in the game and shut enough batters down to […]
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