By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer As the final out was recorded, the crowd at Beef O’ Brady’s in Plant City erupted on Aug. 1, as they gathered around a TV showing a live webcast. There was no sound, much less color commentary, and the picture certainly wasn’t in high definition, but that didn’t stop […]
Continue ReadingFirst Tee coming to Walden Lake
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Since 1999, The First Tee of Tampa Bay has been providing more than 25,000 children each year the opportunity to learn the game of golf. On Aug. 11, the program will come to Walden Lake Golf and Country Club in Plant City.
Continue ReadingMaking Their Mark
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The All-Star season for Plant City Little League officially came to an end this week — but not without some fireworks. The 11-12 baseball Majors got off to a good start in the Southeast Region Tournament, but back-to-back close losses put them out of reach of one of the […]
Continue ReadingMADD tournament swings into Randy Larson Park
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Anthony Abramson has had his hand in a few benefit softball tournaments in the past, but the one Aug. 18 at Plant City Stadium is personal. Abramson, 40, of Riverview, is putting together the MADD Softball Benefit Tournament in memory of his mother, Jean McCarthy, who was killed by […]
Continue ReadingTOPSoccer now open for registration
The Brandon TOPSoccer Program, which is open to Plant City residents, will host registration from 6 to 8 p.m., Aug. 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, and Sept. 7, and 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 8, at J.C. Handly Park, 3104 S. Kings Ave., Brandon.
Continue ReadingPlant City Majors cruise in opening game at region
The Plant City Little League 11-12 Majors cruised in their game of the Southeast Tournament Friday, routing Alabama 13-0. Plant City, representing Florida, first got on the board in the third and added one in the fifth before blowing things wide open in the sixth with 11 runs.
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Devyn Salmon
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The recipient of a long list of offers, Devyn Salmon recently came to the decision to play his college ball at Michigan State. The 6-foot-1, 285-pound defensive tackle is about to begin his senior season with Plant City High School, but he has a solid verbal with the Spartans. […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Openers moved to Saturday
On a usual Saturday in the fall, high school football players are recuperating from doing battle the night before, but at least for the season opener this year, area players will be preparing for that first game on Saturday — and licking their wounds on Sunday. The Hillsborough County Public Schools Athletics Office announced last […]
Continue ReadingFOREVER A TROJAN
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer In 1966, on a stop in New Jersey during his route as a trucker, Clarence “Junior” Clifton was unloading his truck when his attention was turned to a nearby football practice. “I remember making a comment to one of the other men there of how small they looked to […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: 10-11 Little League All-Stars take region title
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The Plant City 10-11 All-Star baseball team, representing the state of Florida, won the 2012 Tournament of State Champions Wednesday night in Greenville, N.C., defeating Tennessee 4-1. The 10-11’s are coming off winning a TOSC title last year as the 9-10 All-Stars, making Wednesday’s championship win the second in […]
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