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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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Malik Channer
The Strawberry Crest boys basketball team wrapped up district play Jan. 17, with a 60-43 win over Brandon, led by senior guard Malik Channer and his 26 points. The next day, Channer dropped 20 points on Lakeland in a 56-52 loss at the Polk State College MLK Holiday Shootout. Channer, the team’s leading scorer at […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Girls Basketball – Durant at Plant City
After staving off a few Durant rallies, the Plant City Lady Raiders improved to 5-5 in the district with a 50-38 win. Shayna Lawrence and the Lady Raiders (10-10) jumped out to a 13-4 lead right out of the gate, but the Lady Cougars (1-15) made it a 15-13 game early in the second quarter. […]
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Save for a few rough patches of grass near the bullpen, Plant City High School’s baseball field looks immaculate. The ryegrass is fresh, the clay is bright, and everything else looks more like a high school field than the makeshift diamond of “The Sandlot.” It’s second-year coach Mike Fryrear’s labor of love and, for now, […]
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FOOTBALL + East falls short in All-American Bowl Although Montel McBride and his Semper Fi East teammates didn’t leave California with a win, they were happy to get some national exposure. Fox Sports 1 broadcast the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl on Jan. 5, and the West team won, 31-24. Speaking of McBride, national recruiting website Rivals.com […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Plant City at Durant – Girls Soccer
Durant’s five seniors nearly got to end their final regular-season home game on a good note, but Plant City caught them in the end. The Lady Raiders took this one, 2-1, early in the second half. After going goal-for-goal with the Lady Cougars in the first half, Plant City slipped one past goalkeeper Sam Wenrich […]
Continue Reading2013 in Sports
What a year! We at the Plant City Times & Observer finally were able to keep track of Plant City-area sports for a full 365 days, between two sports writers, and the action didn’t disappoint. There are big things happening in this little, historic part town, and, as is our tradition, we went ahead and […]
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1. DURANT BASEBALL After starting the 2013 season with two consecutive ties, the Durant Cougars made a remarkable run to the Class 8A State Championship game and had its star player drafted 55th overall. Although Alonso finished with a better record in the district — by virtue of playing one more game than the Cougars did […]
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1. TYLER DANISH If there’s one thing that Tyler Danish and “Animal House” character Bluto have in common, it’s this number: 0.0. Danish, however, wasn’t flunking out of school. The former Durant pitcher posted a perfect 0.00 ERA in his senior season and struck out 156 batters. Those are wild numbers for a high school pitcher, […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Boys basketball – Plant City at Durant
A Plant City rivalry reignited Friday night, as the Durant Cougars hosted the Plant City Raiders for the first time this season. The Raiders came away with a 71-50 victory. Though the two teams kept it close in the first quarter, Plant City took off in the second and didn’t look back. The Raiders exploited […]
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