Upset alert! The 2014 Durant Cougars looked more like the 2012 squad in Friday night’s 30-20 upset over Sickles, which wasn’t as close as the score suggests. Sickles (1-1; 0-0 district) did get on the scoreboard with the first play of the game, an 80-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Isaac Holder to Trey Fulwood. That […]
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Durant Senior Thriving on New Team
One of the hardest things a high school senior can do is switch schools before their final year. This year, one of those seniors is Durant offensive lineman Kensey Davis. But, the way he handles it makes the switch look easy. Davis, who previously attended Mulberry High School, had a busy summer. His mother, a […]
Continue Reading2014 Gridiron Report: Week 2
The Plant City Times & Observer brings you another installment of our 2014 weekly podcast, the Plant City Times & Observer Gridiron Report, breaking down high school football match-ups in the Plant City area for the entire 2014 season. Staff Writer Justin Kline is the host of the podcast, which features a weekly “Game of […]
Continue ReadingArea volleyball teams are ready to rumble
Sure, football may be the most wide-open competition in the area. Volleyball may be its closest competitor, though. Take away Durant’s sterling 26-2 (11-0 district) season, and what’s left is a tie for first place: Plant City (18-10) and Strawberry Crest (16-9), each with a 7-3 record in 7A-7 play. That’s good, healthy competition, right […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Crest senior leads his team through action
Many football players love to talk, whether it’s about themselves, their teammates or their opponents. Strawberry Crest senior Cody McDaniel is not one of them, but he doesn’t need to be. The soft-spoken giant just goes out there and does his thing every Friday night, and his coaches have been doing much of his talking […]
Continue Reading2014 Gridiron Report: Week 1
The Plant City Times & Observer brings you another installment of our 2014 weekly podcast, the Plant City Times & Observer Gridiron Report, breaking down high school football match-ups in the Plant City area for the entire 2014 season. online pharmacy purchase zovirax online generic Staff Writer Justin Kline is the host of the podcast, […]
Continue Reading2014 Gridiron Report: Preseason
The Plant City Times & Observer brings you the first installment of our 2014 weekly podcast, the Plant City Times & Observer Gridiron Report, breaking down high school football match-ups in the Plant City area for the entire 2014 season. Staff Writer Justin Kline is the host of the podcast, which features a weekly “Game […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Chelsea Baker makes MLB history
Here’s a little bit of trivia for you baseball fans out there: Who is the youngest woman to ever throw batting practice before a Major League Baseball game? Whatever the answer was, it changed on Monday afternoon. It’s now Durant High School relief pitcher Chelsea Baker, who also threw out the first pitch right before […]
Continue ReadingDurant Football to Host Yard Sale Saturday
The Durant High School football program is starting a new tradition on Saturday morning. No, it has nothing to do with the team itself – it’s the first annual Durant Football Family Yard Sale. From 6 a.m. to 1 p.m., anyone can stop by the school gymnasium and shop. All funds raised from the yard […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Mike Gottman Youth Football Camp
Monday morning, at 8:30 a.m. sharp, Durant High School’s practice field was lively with the fourth annual Mike Gottman Youth Football Camp. All week long, the 50 campers will learn offense, defense and special teams from Gottman and the rest of the Durant Cougars’ coaching staff. With plenty of food and even more football, the […]
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