It’s not often that a high school freshman starts for a varsity sports team. It’s even rarer when she makes an immediate impact. But, that’s exactly what guard Ashlyn Myers has done for the Durant Lady Cougars in 2014. Her 17.0 points per game leads the team, which has gotten off to a 4-2 start […]
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: D’Edrick Green
It’s fourth and goal with 10 seconds left in the biggest game of the season, and you’re quarterbacking the offense. What do you do? If you’re Turkey Creek Trojans quarterback D’Edrick Green, you just run it up the gut for the touchdown. The Trojans rode this successful drive to a TCYFCC Superbowl championship, and it […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dekari Green
In its first year, Faith Christian Academy’s soccer team has helped 17 fourth- and fifth-graders learn soccer for what is, in some cases, their very first time. Among these first-time soccer players is goalkeeper Dekari Green, whom coach Beni Jombai praises for his attention to detail, quick reflexes and, most of all, his quiet dedication […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: D.J. Howard
The Plant City Dolphins Mighty Mites team is Superbowl-bound, thanks to the great efforts of its players throughout the playoffs. One standout has been 6-year-old running back D.J. Howard, who scored four touchdowns in the first-round game — just a little above his season average of three per game. What was that game like, for […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hannah Stowe
It’s been a good season for the Plant City High School cross country team, which is set to compete in tomorrow’s regional meet at North Port. Sophomore Hannah Stowe, in her first season with the team, has been running well lately — most recently posting a seventh-place finish at last week’s district meet, leading the […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: JACOB McLAUGHLIN
The F.I.S.H. Hawks football team has been on a tear lately, beating Cape Coral-Oasis High School 52-0 two weeks ago and hanging 60 points on Ave Maria-Donahue Academy last Friday. Quarterback Jacob McLaughlin threw 11 total touchdown passes in those games, and is the National Homeschool Football Championship Series’ leading passer with 1,815 yards and […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dawson Traffanstedt
The Plant City Dolphins’ Midgets team is in good standing right now, sitting at a 7-2 record going into the final game of the TCYFCC regular season. The boys just came up with a 30-6 win over the Brandon Lions on Saturday, Oct. 18, and head coach Eric Lawson credits middle linebacker Dawson Traffanstedt as […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lindsey Robinson
Durant and Plant City played a classic of a game Oct. 9, and Lady Cougars senior Lindsey Robinson led the team in kills en route to the home team’s 3-2 win over the Lady Raiders. That Plant City game was nuts. What was it like, on the court? We had some players out. … Trying […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Patrick Colleran
Three games, 49 tackles — that’s how the last three weeks have gone for Plant City High School linebacker Patrick Colleran, whose 20-tackle effort in last week’s win over East Bay broke the personal record of 18 he set three weeks ago. Now, he’s getting attention from colleges like Minnesota, Stetson, Florida Tech and Indiana […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Luke Whitmore
Plant City’s cross country team has had its fair share of great runners come through the program in recent years, and sophomore Luke Whitmore already is becoming a standout. This season, he’s already recorded several top-10 finishes and set a new personal record of 16:29. At Saturday’s Mitchell Invitational, he finished ninth overall with a […]
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