The Strawberry Crest High School football team took top honors at the Polk County Fellowship of Christian Athletes 7-on-7 tournament July 28, going undefeated in the process. The Chargers went 5-0, beating 15 schools, including Lake Region in the final 28-24. Strawberry Crest was the only school representing Hillsborough County.
Continue Reading10-11 All-Stars advance to TOSC title game
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The 10-11 Plant City Baseball All-Stars advanced to the finals of the 2012 Tournament of State Champions in Greenville, N.C. Tuesday with a 8-6 win over Virginia. The Florida All-Stars advanced to the semifinals with a 9-1 win over the same Virginia team July 30. The win Tuesday eliminated […]
Continue ReadingSTORE AROUND THE CORNER: Nick’s Pizzaria and Wings
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The name and the location may be the same, but Nick’s Pizzaria and Wings off James L. Redman Parkway in Plant City isn’t the same place. New owners Adam Harris and Jimbo Sparks have been running the restaurant since April and have used their experience in the industry to […]
Continue ReadingReinstating the Dream
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer On the clear glass doors of the International Softball Federation headquarters, off Park Road in Plant City, is a painted depiction of the famous Olympic rings. Inside, just in front of the doors, a trophy case sits filled with medals, plaques and other Olympic memorabilia. To the left, over […]
Continue ReadingHometown Olympian reflects on career
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Editor’s note: “Where Are They Now” is an occasional feature revisiting the lives of Plant City’s most successful athletes. In 1996, on a flight from Atlanta to Tampa, 16-year-old Brooke Bennett waited with the other passengers as the flight was delayed for an hour. No one was aware of […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Mud Run: A story of success
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The fact that I’m able to write my column this week means a few things. First, I have retained all of my fingers — an essential part of my livelihood. I’m also happy to report that other than a little soreness in my quads and forearms earlier this week, […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Valeria Arroyo
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Valeria Arroyo was destined to be a volleyball player. The 15-year-old Plant City resident took up the sport several years ago and now plays both at the Plant City YMCA and the varsity team at her high school — Santa Fe Catholic in Lakeland. During the summer, Arroyo practices […]
Continue ReadingPCHS to hold fall sports meeting July 31
Plant City High School will hold its annual fall sports meeting Tuesday, July 31 at 6 p.m. in the PCHS auditorium.
Continue ReadingPrep football openers moved to Sept. 1
Tampa – The Hillsborough County Public Schools Athletics Office has announced that all high school football games originally scheduled for Friday, Aug. 31, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 due to the Republican National Convention in Tampa the week of Aug. 27- 30. The district announced in June that it would not hold […]
Continue ReadingSTATE CHAMPS: 10-11 All-Stars improve to 29-0
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The Plant City Little League 10-11 Baseball All-Stars kept things rolling Monday night as they became the best team in the state, beating Cape Coral 13-2 in the finals of the Florida state tournament in Defuniak Springs. It was a case of deja vu for Plant City, as they […]
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