The Plant City High girls soccer team started its season 2-0, with a pair of 8-0 wins, picking up where it left off last season. Leading the charge is junior captain Drew Knotts, who scored five goals and recorded an assist over the course of those games. You all are off to a hot start. […]
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2015 Gridiron Report: Playoffs
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 ReadingJohnson caps career with solo states shot
Plant City’s 2015 state championship story doesn’t look like last year’s: a feel-good tale of a team bonding together. The 2015 story is Kendall Johnson’s to tell — and hers alone. Johnson, a senior, was the only Lady Raider to make the cut for this year’s FHSAA state championship tournament, held Tuesday, Nov. 3, and […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes
Somehow, some way, the Plant City Raiders emerged from the chaotic 7A-9 district gauntlet untouched. I know that I picked the Raiders to win the district before this season began, but if you had told me that they’d come out of this district with a perfect record, I’d have called you crazy. It didn’t seem […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Markese Hargrove
Going undefeated in district play was a huge accomplishment for the Plant City Raiders, and senior running back Markese Hargrove is a big reason why the team was able to complete the sweep. Against Lennard, Hargrove ran for 228 yards and one touchdown with a monstrous 13.8 yards per carry — easily his most efficient […]
Continue ReadingFOOTBALL: Plant City 28, Lennard 20
By Savannah Kummelman | Raider Review Yet another victory for the Plant City High football team. The Raiders set the tone against the Lennard Longhorns with a touchdown right at the beginning of the game. Markese Hargrove, who ran for 226 yards, scored from the one-yard line. Kwest Fluitt came up with a big sack […]
Continue ReadingLennard at Plant City: The Ward Way
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 […]
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 […]
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Do you have a good Sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. FOOTBALL + TCYFCC Week 9 recap Plant City Dolphins Every Dolphins team picked up a win over the Brandon Cowboys Saturday, Oct. 10. The Mighty Mites won, 33-12, in the day’s opener. The Pee Wees and […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes 10.09.15
I knew that the Friday, Oct. 2, Plant City-Tampa Bay Tech game was over in the second half once the Raiders’ offense started scoring and Quay Brooks began rap battling any teammates within earshot. When everyone else on the sideline is having fun, you’re having fun too. Sure, the first half was a little dull […]
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