Former Plant City High head coach Wayne Ward was celebrated around town for many things, but he was perhaps best known as a leader of young men. When he resigned from the position this year, many football parents sang those praises on social media. Perhaps it’s no surprise that his nephews in the football program […]
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Crest swimmer draws on int’l experience for FHSAA meets
In the stretch of late October through early November, every prep swimmer in Florida is feeling nervous. Celi Guzman, for all her hard work, is no exception. Or, that’s what she’ll say. The Strawberry Crest sophomore is practicing multiple times each day for what she’s expected to do: compete for state championships in the 100-meter […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes
I watched the entirety of last Friday’s East Bay-Strawberry Crest game from both the sideline and the press box, and I still can’t get a feel for what the Indians are capable of. As much as it wasn’t a great game for the Indians — given the box score, I know how strange that sounds […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 10.30.15
Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. Golf + Johnson repeats, makes states For the second year in a row, Plant City High golfer Kendall Johnson is the individual champion for both district and regional play. Johnson, a senior, shot a 71 to […]
Continue Reading2015 Gridiron Report: Week 10
The Plant City Times & Observer brings you another installment of our 2015 weekly podcast, the Plant City Times & Observer Gridiron Report, breaking down high school football match-ups in the Plant City area for the entire 2015 season. Sports Editor Justin Kline is the host of the podcast, which features a weekly “Game of […]
Continue ReadingFOOTBALL: East Bay 31, Strawberry Crest 20
East Bay played about as sloppily as it could have, racking up numerous off-ball penalties throughout the evening. But it wasn’t enough to keep them from beating Strawberry Crest, 31-20, on the road. The Indians got on the board at 6:16 in the first quarter – three minutes after an impressive run by Gaej Walker […]
Continue ReadingEast Bay at Strawberry Crest: Starting Over
When Strawberry Crest began the process of hiring a new coach last month, the school knew that it wanted to take things in a different direction. The goal was to move on from the past and get a fresh start. So far, interim head coach Jim Peaden has stuck to the plan. Although midseason coaching […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Daniel Teske
Strawberry Crest’s swimming teams have had a very good season, but things are especially looking good for sophomore Daniel Teske. The second-year swimmer won the Hillsborough County championships in the 100 fly and 100 back races. What was the competition like? It was pretty high, you know, all the guys wanted to get first and […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes 10.23.15
I’m satisfied with the way things shook out last week. As a Friday night football fan, I’m pretty easy to please: all I ask for in a game is good competition, a decent storyline to follow and at least one guy giving a performance to write home (or, in my case, all of you readers) […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 10.23.15
Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. Cross Country + Area schools compete in 4A meet All three schools had runners in Thursday’s 4A district meet at Newsome High School, and several runners are now set for regionals. Plant City’s boys team finished […]
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