Plant City High School and PCHS head cheerleading coach Karen Snapp held the 2013 Girls Cheer Clinic July 30 and 31 in the Plant City High School gym. The camp was for girls in three age groups: 4 to 6, 7 to 10 and 11 to 13. The camp taught cheerleading basics, as well as […]
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IN PHOTOS: Plant City Flag Football Tournament
The fourth annual Plant City Flag Football Tournament kicked off Saturday at Otis M. Andrews Park. Nine teams took part in the tournament with pool play. A single elimination tournament will begin Sunday. Plant City High, going by the nickname Vandals, got off to a great start in pool play, winning its first two games, […]
Continue ReadingIN PHOTOS: Next Level Evaluation Camp
Next Level Recruiting held its first senior evaluation camp Friday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in Plant City. Athletes from area schools took part in the camp, which ran the football players through various drills in preparation for regional and national combines, where college coaches often discover athletes. The athletes were also […]
Continue ReadingPlant City girls to hit gridiron for summer tourney
Since flag football became an official sport under the FHSAA in 2006, Plant City High has been one of the winningest programs in the state. For the past three years, head coach Larry Langston has held a summer tournament for high school teams to tune up and stay in shape before the school year begins. […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Crystal Johnson
Don’t be fooled by her size. Crystal Johnson, a rising junior at Plant City High, is a talented multi-sport athlete. Johnson is a varsity cheerleader and flag football player at PCHS. She also excels in the classroom and currently is dual-enrolled at Hillsborough County Community College this summer. How long have you been cheering? I […]
Continue ReadingIN PHOTOS: Raiders Coed Basketball Camp
The third session of the sixth annual Raiders Coed Basketball Camp kicked off today at Plant City High School. A total of 66 boys and girls, ages 7 to 14, took part in the camp, which was led by PCHS boys head coach Dale Chambers and his staff. Current and former players also helped out […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Turning pro young is a rewarding, risky option
It is a commonly debated topic. Should young athletes turn professional when their age still ends with “teen?” NBA stars such as Kobe Bryant and Lebron James had multi-million dollar contracts and sponsorship deals as soon as they graduated high school. Now, the NBA requires athletes to play one year of college ball before being […]
Continue ReadingIN PHOTOS: Volleyball camp at PCHS
A week long volleyball camp concluded today at Plant City High School. The camp featured 20 participants, ranging from middle school students new to the game to junior varsity and varsity players at PCHS. The camp was led by PCHS head coach Jessica Thorton, who took the Lady Raiders to regionals last year in her […]
Continue ReadingLocal tennis player headed to nationals
Maggie Pate may not belong to a fancy tennis academy or spend every second of her free time on the court, but she has loads of potential playing the sport she loves. The 12-year-old Keysville resident practices four to five days per week at the public tennis courts at Ellis Methvin Park, in Plant City. […]
Continue ReadingKNUCKLEBALL PRINCESS: Chelsea Baker
At just 16 years old, Chelsea Baker’s baseball career has allowed her to travel the country to play the game she loves. This August, the Plant City resident will have the opportunity to play overseas in a part of the world in which women’s baseball is a common and popular commodity. Baker’s 16U all-girl All-Star […]
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