The high school football season kicked off Friday night as area teams took to the fields to take part in preseason games. Plant City High hosted Hillsborough Friday, coming up short 15-7. The Raiders fell behind 15-0, before Landon Galloway gave them their only score of the game on a 2-yard run up the middle.
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LEAVE IT TO BEEVOR
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Many athletes play multiple sports growing up. Growing up in Luton, England, just north of London, new Plant City High School cross country coach Luke Beevor was no different.
Continue ReadingA GROWING DYNASTY
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 […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE 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 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.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Summer Sports Camps
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Although classes aren’t in session, students have been keeping busy this summer with various sport camps at Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest high schools.
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