BASEBALL + Raiders’ Boyd pitches no-hitter Of all this week’s individual performances, one stands out in particular: Plant City sophomore Ryan Boyd pitched his second no-hitter of the season March 20, setting the Raiders up for a 7-0 win over East Bay. Although he gave up three walks on the day, Boyd struck out 14 batters […]
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Strawberry Crest pumped for first bodybuilding competition
The first step to bulking up is to make the commitment to put in the work. That’s what a group of Strawberry Crest High School students have just done, by creating the Mr. Charger bodybuilding competition. They hope this event not only can grow in the future but also out-do Durant High School’s long-running Cougar […]
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CHEERLEADING + SCHS team will be on TV Hot off the heels of a national competition, Strawberry Crest fans will be able to catch a replay of the action this weekend. The Chargers took a fifth-place finish in their division at the National High School Cheerleading Championship, out of a field of 32 other schools. They […]
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BASKETBALL + Tigers travel team takes title Plant City travel ball recently added another team to its ranks, the Tigers, and they got started by making an on-court statement. They won the Spring Fest Shootout last weekend, in Orlando, after entering the tournament as a the lowest seed. The Tigers lost their first two pool-play games […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Garrett Wright
Durant High School has been focusing more on its hitting in 2014, and one of the seniors at the forefront of the movement is Garrett Wright. The center fielder sports the Cougars’ third-best batting average, at .435, but leads the team with eight RBI and nine runs scored. This past week, he went 1-for-3 with […]
Continue ReadingDurant Baseball: Life after Tyler Danish
Sometimes, as the 80s hair rockers Cinderella once sang, “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” That’s not the case with Durant baseball, though. It knew exactly what it had with star pitcher Tyler Danish. But, now that he and two other pitchers have graduated, the Cougars have had to adjust to playing […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Learning is part of the job
When I’m not on assignment, I sometimes find myself fielding questions about my job. A lot of the time, the question is something along the lines of, “How do you find your stories?” Other times, it’s something like, “How is such-and-such team doing, and how far can they go this year?” I don’t normally surprise […]
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BASEBALL/SOFTBALL + Cougars, Raiders renew rivalry On the boys’ side, March 4’s renewal of the Redman Rivalry was fairly close. Durant pulled away in the fourth inning and held on for a 3-0 victory at home, thanks to strong pitching from seniors Ryan Barfield and Jacob Scolaro. Together, they gave up three hits and one walk, […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Casey Decatur
There were a few notable performances in both of Durant’s first-ever lacrosse home games, but nobody took over quite like Lady Cougars freshman Casey Decatur. She torched Jefferson’s defense to the tune of seven goals, securing a 12-4 lead and killing the Lady Dragons’ momentum spurts at all the right times. You were on fire […]
Continue ReadingLACROSSE: Jefferson at Durant
The first home games in Durant High School lacrosse history couldn’t have gone much better for the Cougars. Though Wednesday’s rough weather caused an issue before the first face-off – rainstorms delayed Jefferson High School’s arrival by over an hour – that was Durant’s only problem. The boys won their match by a score of […]
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