Plant City picked up a 22-7 win over East Bay Friday, Sept. 25, and leading the defense was linebacker Steven Ogletree. The junior finished the game with 19 tackles and one sack, and now has 60 tackles through five games. You really did your thing out there last week. What were you feeling before the […]
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Terra Brooks
Strawberry Crest’s three-sport star, Terra Brooks, has over 100 kills, 91 digs and 50 blocks roughly two-thirds of the way through the 2015 season, and has led the Lady Chargers to the top spot in the district. She’s looking to end her high school volleyball career on top, with at least a district title, next […]
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Few situations bring about as many goosebumps as Durant’s final play Friday, Sept. 11. In the fourth quarter, with time running out, the Cougars needed a field goal to beat rival Newsome — the same as last year, when Durant’s kick missed. But the difference, in 2015, was that junior kicker Peyton Ledbetter nailed it […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kaelib Carlough
Plant City High’s golf teams have gotten off to a solid start in 2015. Although the girls team is normally the one that gets all the publicity, junior Kaelib Carlough looks to lead the boys team into the Tampa Bay-area spotlight. Carlough is averaging a 38 this season. What are you looking forward to accomplishing […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Derek McBride
The Plant City Dolphins Mighty Mite team beat Turkey Creek, 31-6, August 25, and much of that came from Derek McBride’s three quarters at running back. McBride gained nearly 270 yards and scored all of the Dolphins’ touchdowns, helping them get to a 3-0 record. How long have you been playing football? Three years. You […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Tydre Ward
Tydre Ward wears several different hats in the Plant City Raiders’ depth chart, but the junior loves returning kicks and punts with the special teams unit. On Friday, August 21, it was Ward who took a booming Riverview punt to the end zone in the second quarter and killed off any momentum the Sharks had […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nicholas Strickler
At the Central Florida Junior Golf Tour championships, Plant City golfer Nicholas Strickler went out and hoped for some good play. In the end, Strickler got the best possible outcome: he won first place in the 10 to 13 age group and also took home Player of the Year honors. You did pretty well at […]
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As the Saturday, Aug. 21, Florida State Open draws nearer, the Senshi Do Kai MMA team is working as hard as ever to perfect its skills on the mat. One of the hardest-working members of the team, according to Shihan Q. Wiggins, has been beginner-level competitor Brock Snyder. Have you always trained at this school? […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cardoza Watkins
On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Plant City Dolphins and East Bay Bucs got together for the Buddy Bowl. Although the weather was less than ideal, all teams played hard. One of the top performances of the day came from Mighty Mites nose tackle Cardoza Watkins, who got four sacks against the East Bay offense in […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex Machado
Plant City Little League’s 9-10 Baseball All-Stars recently won the state championship and this week played in the Tournament of State Champions in Greenville, South Carolina from Monday through Wednesday. Although the entire team has been playing well, catcher Alex Machado got this week’s nomination. How does it feel to be on the best Little […]
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