YOUTH SPORTS + Plant City Eagles hosting sign-ups With spring coming soon, the Plant City Eagles now are hosting sign-ups for all sports. The soonest deadline is March 6, which covers tee-ball, softball and baseball. Fees range from $40 to $50. Games begin on March 8 and will be played at the rec center’s sports […]
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ryan Boyd
online pharmacy https://www.edgewaterdental.ca/wp-content/uploads/revslider/templates/The7-G-Creative-Slideshow/paxil.html no prescription One of the Plant City Raiders’ rising young stars is sophomore pitcher Ryan Boyd, who transferred from Durant this year. In his second-ever high school start on Feb. 21, Boyd was nearly perfect — he led the Raiders to a 10-0 win over Tampa Bay Tech by throwing a no-hitter […]
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COLLEGE + Area athletes sign scholarships Plant City-area high school athletes signed letters of intent to take their talents to college Feb. 5, during National Signing Day. We congratulate all the hometown stars who just made their college decisions official. PLANT CITY Golf: Kellyanne Hurst (Navy) Football: Montel McBride (Alabama), Sedrick King (Nebraska), Jyquis Thomas (Temple), […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Through the eyes of P.C.’s football guys
In the immortal words of Ron Burgundy: “Boy, that escalated quickly!” Had you told me beforehand that one of the Super Bowl teams would score 43 points and win, I would have assumed that was Denver. But, nope! We got a 43-8 slobber-knocker of a victory, courtesy of the Seattle Seahawks and their “Legion of […]
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Plant City-area high school athletes signed letters of intent to take their talents to college Feb. 5, during National Signing Day. We congratulate all the hometown stars who just made their college decisions official. PLANT CITY Golf: Kellyanne Hurst (Navy) Football: Montel McBride (Alabama), Sedrick King (Nebraska), Jyquis Thomas (Temple), Landon Galloway (Air Force), John […]
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BASKETBALL + Kids compete at annual Tri-Star Plant City youth competed in the Optimist Club’s 41st Tri-Star Basketball Skills Contest Jan. 25, at Tomlin Middle School. Kids from different age groups participated in three events — dribbling, passing and shooting drills. Thirteen-year-old Mackenzie Steele’s 177 total points was the highest total of the competition, and 11-year-old […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? On getting struck out by a girl
When I took this job in September 2013, one of the first things that Matt Mauney told me during training was about this great video idea he had but never got around to doing. He filled me in on the story of Durant High’s Chelsea Baker, known as the “Knuckleball Princess,” and said taking an […]
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SOCCER + Lady Raiders win district crown online pharmacy purchase zyprexa online generic As many expected, Plant City High School just completed its first-ever district three-peat. The first two rounds of the tournament were a breeze for the Lady Raiders, who outscored both opponents 12-0. Ericka Lott registered a hat trick in the first round against […]
Continue ReadingSawyer Dawson, Austin Carswell scout players at Under Armour Combine
Plant City having a presence at the annual Under Armour Combine is nothing new. But this year, two of the area’s best juniors got to experience it from a new perspective. Plant City’s Sawyer Dawson and Strawberry Crest’s Austin Carswell made the trek Jan. 2, to Tropicana Field — with sideline passes, granting them the […]
Continue ReadingBaker, Dawson try out for USA Women’s Baseball
Although Plant City was represented by two ballplayers in last week’s USA Baseball Women’s tryouts, only Chelsea Baker had played baseball before. The Durant High School junior, along with Plant City High School grad Kendall Dawson, traveled last week to Florida Atlantic University, in Boca Raton, with hopes of making the national team in August. […]
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