Track and Field state championship qualifiers Several athletes from Plant City High School will represent their school and their hometown at this weekend’s FHSAA Class 4A State Championships. The meet, which will be hosted in Jacksonville at the University of North Florida, runs from Friday through Saturday and will be live-streamed on both NFHSnetwork.com and […]
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Plant City, Crest split boys, girls tennis district championships
Both schools secured the Class 4A-District 6 championship and runner-up spots in last week’s tournaments in Winter Haven.
Continue ReadingBaseball, softball about to wrap up regular season play
After non-district play comes to an end this week, Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest’s teams will enter the postseason with hopes of making a big run.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 4.15.21
PCHS athletes sign NLIs Nine Plant City High School athletes made their college choices official Wednesday afternoon, signing their national letters of intent (NLIs) in the auditorium. Ryan Robinson — St. Leo University Jack Brosky — Methodist University Sade’ Green — Warner University Stephanie Bowers — Florida National University Zachary Spivey — Southeastern University Nick […]
Continue ReadingBig week for Plant City’s Jackson Knotts
Shortly after committing to Texas Tech for football, Knotts set a new state record for the boys javelin throw at the Bob English Invite.
Continue ReadingBig sixth inning propels Durant over Plant City
Wednesday night’s’ 3-0 win for the Cougars was also head coach Butch Valdes’s 200th with the program.
Continue Reading2021 wrestling district tournament results
Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest wrestlers competed in FHSAA district tournament action last week and several walked away with top-five finishes. Crest had two district champions in Jake McDarby (145 pounds) and Sebastian Fernandez (285 pounds). Durant’s Austin Bovee won the 195-pound championship. 3A-DISTRICT 5 (PCHS) 106: Benjamin Best, second place 113: Jeremiah Smith, […]
Continue ReadingNational Signing Day 2021 roundup
Eleven local athletes from Plant City and Strawberry Crest high schools signed their letters of intent last Wednesday.
Continue ReadingWilliams, Lawson win county football awards
The Guy Toph and Jimbo Kynes awards went to Plant City’s Mario Williams and Durant’s Wyatt Lawson, respectively.
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Ezereke Dawson
Plant City High School’s boys basketball team stayed busy over the winter break and came back to school with something to show for it. The Raiders won the 2020 Nature Coast Tech Christmas Tournament and a big part of that was the play of tournament MVP Ezereke Dawson. Dawson, a senior forward, averaged 12.7 points […]
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