By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor When the Plant City High School boys soccer team holds its second annual Alumni Night Friday, there will be a large contingent present from Palm Beach Atlantic University, in West Palm Beach. That’s where two recent Plant City graduates — Cameron Roberts and A.J. Black — currently play. It’s […]
Continue ReadingBig things in young packages
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor I’ve been around sports all my life. I’ve seen a lot of things in that time. In the past five or so years, I’ve especially been interested in recruiting and scouting for various sports. I’ve always been intrigued by what impressed some scouts and didn’t impress others. Today, recruiting […]
Continue ReadingWish Farms celebrates 90 years
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor Although the name has only been around for a few years, the story behind Wish Farms dates back much earlier — 90 years in fact. Now a fourth-generation, family-owned company, Wish Farms is a leader in the strawberry growing industry and has been a major contributor to Plant City’s […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Shelby Jacobsen
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor With a house full of older brothers, it’s not a surprise that some football skills rubbed off on 8-year-old Shelby Jacobsen. The Plant City native has even shown up some of her brothers with her past performances in Punt, Pass and Kick competitions. Jacobsen recently placed second in the […]
Continue ReadingTurkey Creek Trojans to compete at Raymond James Stadium
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor Many young football players who grew up in this area dream of one day being able to run out of the tunnel at Raymond James Stadium, home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For many of the players on the Turkey Creek Trojans junior varsity team, that experience has […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jorge Navarrete
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor It took Jorge Navarrete’s little brother Tebo, to convince him to compete in the local NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition in late September. It’s a good thing he did, because Navarrete went on to win that competition, take first at the sectional competition Oct. 7 and eventually win […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Small town attracts big sports events
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor When I first got this job at the end of May and learned I would be moving to Plant City and covering the sports scene there, I started scouring the web to find out what exactly that scene entailed. From descriptions in my interview and with a little research, […]
Continue ReadingJust the Stats 12.06.12
355 — The listed weight of Juan Harris, a 6-3 lineman from the Chicagoland eighth-grade All-Star football team, competing this week at the United Youth Football League National Championships at Otis M. Andrews Park. Harris is considered one of the top young prospects in the nation at his position.
Continue ReadingStrawberry Crest team is young but talented
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor There’s zero seniors and just two juniors. The rest is filled out by freshmen and sophomores. When looking down the roster, you would think you’re looking at the roster of a junior varsity team. But, this is the varsity roster of the Strawberry Crest girls’ basketball team.
Continue ReadingLone loss ends Cougars’ season
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor After eleven straight wins to start the season, the Durant football team’s historic run ended with one loss. It had been more than a year since the Durant players and coaches felt the way they felt last Friday night.
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