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 […]
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ATHLETE 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Crispian Atkins
This Battle for the Redman Cup was largely determined by the ground game, and Durant’s read-option offense was working well all night. A big part of that was running back Crispian Atkins, who gained 121 yards on 29 carries and scored the Cougars’ lone touchdown of the game. What was working for you that game? […]
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Plant City’s successful girls golf team lost one of its key components when Kellyanne Hurst graduated, but that doesn’t mean the Lady Raiders have had a down year. In fact, the girls have proved they may be as good as usual — thanks in part to strong play from junior Kendall Johnson, who shot a […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Emma Rustenberghe
Durant’s mighty volleyball team got a whole lot younger in the offseason, and one of the younger players to take on a leadership role is sophomore Emma Rustenberghe. The outside hitter put in a lot of work in the offseason, and coach Brittany Wilson is excited for what her future holds. How have you all […]
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Hillsborough County Special Olympics began its softball season Saturday morning, and the Plant City teams — the Raiders and Titans — played a doubleheader. The Titans came out on top, 13-9 and 16-4, and second baseman Tristan Snapp was a big part of their offense. What do you like about playing second base? It’s pretty […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Chase Blackmon
Strawberry Crest looked solid all-around in last week’s 27-2 preseason win over Middleton, but Chase Blackmon, an Armwood transfer, scored while playing both offense (a 45-yard reception while at running back) and defense (a fumble recovery in the end zone while at linebacker). buy levaquin online buy levaquin online no prescription What was working for […]
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