Strawberry Crest’s football program has taken a notable loss, as versatile junior Austin Carswell has transferred to Plant City High School. According to Raiders defensive coordinator Greg Meyer, Carswell, who filled in at quarterback in 2013, enrolled and started classes on Jan. 30. “We are ecstatic,” Meyer says. The reason for the switch, according to […]
Continue ReadingDREW KNOTTS: From the pageant to the pitch
If there’s one thing Drew Knotts is grateful for, it’s that her pageant dresses have to be long ones. They hide all of the bruises on her legs that come from playing soccer. Some of her games have happened while she was active on the Plant City pageant circuit. This year, in particular, already has […]
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BASKETBALL + Kids compete at annual Tri-Star Plant City youth competed in the Optimist Club’s 41st Tri-Star Basketball Skills Contest Jan. 25, at Tomlin Middle School. Kids from different age groups participated in three events — dribbling, passing and shooting drills. Thirteen-year-old Mackenzie Steele’s 177 total points was the highest total of the competition, and 11-year-old […]
Continue ReadingAndre Lewis, La’Tosha Lewis lead standout basketball program
Andre and La’Tosha Lewis aren’t married — or even related. They’re just two basketball coaches who happened upon the same school at the same time. Now, they do just about everything together. “You could say that’s my brother, at work,” La’Tosha says. “We’re real close.” They teach P.E. and driver’s education at Strawberry Crest High […]
Continue ReadingWish Farms plans Picking Challenge
Although Wish Farms found success with its tennis competition, owner Gary Wishnatzki decided it’s time for a change. So, he and his company have created something more in tune with Plant City’s spirit: a strawberry-picking challenge. “We feel that this is a much better fit for Plant City,” Wishnatzki says. “Not everybody plays tennis, but […]
Continue ReadingQuilting group stitches unique piece
Anyone with an interest in the “Exotic Garden” quilt at Inspire! Quilting and Sewing are in luck. The quilt, which is currently not for sale, will be raffled off by the Berry Patch Quilters of Plant City in February. It’s a one-of-a-kind item, handmade just for this occasion. “Each block was made by a different […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lacey Hargrove
Plant City’s core is very young — two sophomores, and a freshman. That freshman, Lacey Hargrove, had herself a solid week to close out the school’s best season since 2007: Hargrove’s 13 points led her team in a 36-32 loss to Riverview, and she scored 16 to help the Lady Raiders beat Durant, 50-42, Jan. […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? On getting struck out by a girl
When I took this job in September 2013, one of the first things that Matt Mauney told me during training was about this great video idea he had but never got around to doing. He filled me in on the story of Durant High’s Chelsea Baker, known as the “Knuckleball Princess,” and said taking an […]
Continue ReadingKirkin’ o’ the Tartan coming to Plant City
Any Plant City residents with Scottish heritage can get a history lesson to go with their worship this weekend. First Presbyterian Church of Plant City will host its 16th annual Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan celebration, a special service of worship thats date back to the 1940s. “It goes back to an old English rule forbidding […]
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SOCCER + Lady Raiders win district crown As many expected, Plant City High School just completed its first-ever district three-peat. The first two rounds of the tournament were a breeze for the Lady Raiders, who outscored both opponents 12-0. Ericka Lott registered a hat trick in the first round against Blake High School, and five of […]
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