By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer It may not be considered a dynasty just yet, but the girls golf team at Plant City High is quickly building a tradition of winning. The team has gone undefeated in the regular season the last two years and is coming off winning both a district and region championship […]
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Devyn Salmon
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The recipient of a long list of offers, Devyn Salmon recently came to the decision to play his college ball at Michigan State. The 6-foot-1, 285-pound defensive tackle is about to begin his senior season with Plant City High School, but he has a solid verbal with the Spartans. […]
Continue ReadingPlant City High School hires six new coaches
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer There will be many new names and faces on the sidelines this year at Plant City High School. Eight sports will have new head coaches at PCHS for the 2012-13 school year. Six of those positions — volleyball, baseball, girls soccer, swimming (boys and girls) and cross country — […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Crest wins 7-on-7 tourney
The Strawberry Crest High School football team took top honors at the Polk County Fellowship of Christian Athletes 7-on-7 tournament July 28, going undefeated in the process. The Chargers went 5-0, beating 15 schools, including Lake Region in the final 28-24. Strawberry Crest was the only school representing Hillsborough County.
Continue ReadingPCHS to hold fall sports meeting July 31
Plant City High School will hold its annual fall sports meeting Tuesday, July 31 at 6 p.m. in the PCHS auditorium.
Continue ReadingPrep football openers moved to Sept. 1
Tampa – The Hillsborough County Public Schools Athletics Office has announced that all high school football games originally scheduled for Friday, Aug. 31, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 due to the Republican National Convention in Tampa the week of Aug. 27- 30. The district announced in June that it would not hold […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Plant City Flag Football Invitational
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The Plant City Flag Football Invitational featured one of the deepest and most talented fields in its four-year history July 14 and 15, at Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex. This year’s tournament featured the two-time state champion Seminole Ridge, along with four former state semifinalists.
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By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Many times, when a high school football team loses its star quarterback, there is a sense of uncertainty or even concern with what the future of the position has in store. That’s not the case going into the upcoming season for Durant High, where rising senior Zach Stephenson or […]
Continue ReadingCoaches evaluate teams
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Although Friday-night football won’t begin for another month, the skill players on area squads got an early chance to compete over the weekend at the Bright House Sports Network 7-on-7 Tournament July 14 and 15, at the Fishhawk Sports Complex in Lithia. All three Plant City schools were in […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Guillermo Garcia
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Guillermo Garcia, a 2012 graduate of Strawberry Crest High, committed to play football for Concordia College-Selma, a Division II school in Alabama. He made the decision after long uncertainty whether he would be given the opportunity to play in college. Ultimately, it came down to three schools — South […]
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