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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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Haftom Fliegelman
Durant High’s boys cross country team did fairly well at the Saturday, Oct. 3, Don Bishop Invitational, finishing 11th in a field of 28 schools with at least five runners. It was a particularly good day for junior Haftom Fliegelman, who won the race with a time of 16:41.50. The next-closest finisher, Middleton’s Daniel Dean, […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 10.09.15
Do you have a sports scoop? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com or tweet us at @PCTOSports. FOOTBALL + Meyer named Coach of the Week If you ask the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, no high school football coach in the Tampa Bay area did a better job in Week 5 than Plant City High’s Greg Meyer. The […]
Continue Reading2015 Gridiron Report: Week 7
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 ReadingRedskins don pink for breast cancer awareness
On Saturday, Oct. 3, the Antioch Redskins hosted the Turkey Creek Trojans to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness month. Though there are plenty of pink accessories on football fields across the country, the Redskins’ Varsity team wanted to take it a step further. After the junior varsity game, in which the Trojans got a 20-0 […]
Continue ReadingPHOTOS: Plant City 19, Tampa Bay Tech 3
Although the offense had itself a fine game, Plant City’s defense had the biggest impact in its Homecoming win. Thanks to three interceptions and near-constant pressure on the Tampa Bay Tech quarterback, the Raiders (5-1; 3-0 district) cruised to a 19-3 win. There wasn’t any scoring until the second quarter, though that wasn’t for lack […]
Continue ReadingP.C. athlete joins Special Olympics powerlifting team
In a converted Tampa warehouse, Lonnie Coston is cranking out bench presses in the late-summer heat. With the guidance of Mike Tedford, Coston powers through his set in front of a small audience. Push, and exhale. Ease down, and inhale. Repeat. Coston’s form is clean, and he finishes the set with no problems. As the […]
Continue ReadingTampa Bay Tech at Plant City: Fourth in the Hargrove family
Markese Hargrove’s family has a passion for athletics. Many of its members have excelled in sports at Plant City High School, be it football, basketball, track and field, or anything else. But in the senior’s case, he’s upholding another family tradition: pounding the rock for the football team. Hargrove is the fourth person in his […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 10.02.15
Do you have a sports scoop? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com or tweet us at @PCTOSports. Soccer + Burroughs commits to USF Plant City High midfielder Kylee Burroughs has committed to the University of South Florida, according to her family. Burroughs, a senior, led the Lady Raiders with eight assists last season and was third […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Friday Night Notes
Boy, that escalated quickly. I went to Crest on Friday, Sept. 25, for the Chargers’ game against Tampa Bay Tech, and I can say that no one needs a good-luck charm more than the Chargers. The game was a blowout as early as the first quarter, and Tech did pretty much whatever it wanted to […]
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