By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor The tape was studied on a Monday-morning film session as players listened carefully to coaches breaking down what they watched on the screen. It’s an opening-week ritual that will never change, but if there was ever a week where the tape isn’t that necessary, it would be this one […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dontriel Perry
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor Durant High defensive end Dontriel Perry is quickly establishing himself as a dominant force on the Cougars’ defense. The junior has 49 tackles on the year and leads the team with six sacks, including one to end the game last week against Tampa Bay Tech.
Continue ReadingPolice seeking assistance in identifying armed robbery suspect
Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect of an armed robbery of a Plant City gas station. Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office detectives are investigating an armed robbery of the Circle K/Shell station on Highway 60 West in Plant City. The robbery occurred on Nov. 7 at 11:23 p.m.
Continue ReadingPODCAST: Gridiron Report ‘ Regional Quarterfinals Edition
The Plant City Observer brings you a special playoff edition of our new weekly podcast, the Plant City Observer Gridiron Report, breaking down high school football match-ups in the Plant City area for the entire 2012 season. This week, host Matt Mauney will break down the Regional Quarterfinal match-up between Durant High and Tampa Bay Tech. Durant heads […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Angelina Gallastegui
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor Strawberry Crest junior Angelina Gallastegui placed in top 20 in two events at the Class 2A state meet last week in Orlando. Gallastegui made the state meet for the 500 free and 200 free for the second consecutive year and improved her times in both events this time, including […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Crest charges toward future
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor As a sports editor for a newspaper dedicated to local high school sports coverage, any time a football team in the coverage area is undefeated, other schools often are overlooked. In one sense, rightly so, because what the Durant football program has accomplished this year is nothing short of […]
Continue ReadingGAME OF THE WEEK 11.15.12: Newfound Focus
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor As the water bucket rained down on Durant coach Mike Gottman last Friday, the coaches and players were elated to have capped off the regular season undefeated, a first for the Cougars. But as the players and coaches stepped out of the dark field house after a film session […]
Continue ReadingArea boys excited for new hoops season
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor The boys basketball season features teams on the rise and teams in the rebuilding stages, and all three area teams have some notable games on the schedule.
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Man found dead in vehicle in Walmart parking lot
Plant City Police Department officers found the body of a man in a black pickup truck at about 1 p.m. today, in the parking lot at the Walmart on James L. Redman Parkway. The man was pronounced dead and taken away by an ambulance. The cause of death has yet to be determined, but investigators […]
Continue ReadingGAME OF THE WEEK 11.08.12: The Right Direction
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor If you look at the stat sheet now, it’s hard to believe that just four years ago, Durant senior fullback Jamarlon Hamilton didn’t know his right from his left. “We had to put ‘R’ and ‘L’ on his shoes, so he would know which direction to run,” said offensive […]
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