Everyone who plays and follows sports had to get their start, their spark of interest, somewhere. For many of us, it came from Dad. I may credit some friends and other outside influences for making me the sports fanatic I am today, but without my father the foundation wouldn’t be there. We haven’t always seen […]
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Savannah Kummelman
Plant City High School golfers are competing in as many summer tournaments as possible, and several have been doing well. One example is incoming junior Savannah Kummelman, who’s recorded three top-3 finishes and will be one of 96 golfers from around the country attending a Minnesota leadership academy in July. You’ve been doing well in […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 6.19.15
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. FOOTBALL + Chase makes mark this summer Plant City native T.J. Chase is still getting after his dream of playing professional football, and things are looking brighter than ever for the incoming senior. After tearing it […]
Continue ReadingDurant alums help UT win national championship
With all the injuries that the University of Tampa pitchers dealt with this season, the players probably didn’t expect the national championship game to be won by a starter’s complete game. But that’s exactly what happened Saturday, May 30, thanks to Michael Calkins. And now four Durant High alumni can now show off some new […]
Continue ReadingFour Crest anglers make national championship cut
The Strawberry Crest fishing club team made its mark on the Florida high school scene by winning its first-ever tournament in November. On Sunday, May 31, the team became top dogfish and plans to be for a while. Two Crest teams took first and third place at the B.A.S.S. Nation State Championship, on Lake Okeechobee […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Enjoy the Lightning, enjoy hockey, but avoid pettiness
As a lifelong hockey fan from western New York, I’m happy to have ended up living and working in an area that’s embracing the greatest game on ice. Since the preseason, I believed this would be the year when the Tampa Bay Lightning ended up hoisting sports’ coolest trophy, the Stanley Cup, in June. So […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 6.12.15
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. FLAG FOOTBALL + USFTL to host tourney in P.C. The United States Flag and Touch Football League has announced that it will host its 45th annual national championship tournament in Plant City. The tournament, which will […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kelein “K.J.” Johnson
Plant City Little League’s BPO Elks team, which won the Majors city championship, competed in the Tournament of Champions over the weekend. The team was able to take the whole thing with a 4-2 win over Lake Wales on Sunday, thanks in part to the pitching of Kelein “K.J.” Johnson. Head coach Danny Coton cites […]
Continue ReadingAfter accident, Crest student finds brotherhood in football team
Strawberry Crest fans packed the school’s home section May 21. They were as hyped for the team as if they were under Friday night lights in late August. A small sea of black-and-red-clad Charger fans rose for every positive play and filled the evening air with their own brand of thunder. Just outside the […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Vipers wrap up second season
Every new organization goes through its fair share of growing pains, and the Plant City Vipers have been no different. The team completed its second season, and its first fielding two teams. The administration is pleased with the way things went. The Vipers didn’t win any of the four tournaments they competed in this season, […]
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