Plant City High senior Jackson Hardee is one busy guy, but he finds a way to excel wherever he can. Athletically, he makes his mark pole vaulting for the Raiders’ track and field team and has placed first in most events throughout this season. You’ve got the Vernon Korn championships coming up on Tuesday. What […]
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Travel ball team raises awareness, celebrates area youth
Tampa Bay Bats baseball coach Bill Clinton is about showing his team that helping others in need is always the right thing to do. During the GSA Spring Break Classic, he and the Bats made one young boy as happy as he’s ever been. The tournament, which was held March 21 and 22, happened to […]
Continue ReadingPlant City NextLevel athletes making offseason strides
When it comes to the local recruiting scene, Gerold Dickens has plenty to talk about. The Plant City native, who is the president of NextLevel Sports Academe, has seen his program expand over the past few years, but things are bigger than ever now. He and vice president Hasani Jackson have had to add some […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Durant Lacrosse Senior Night
Seven smiling seniors strutted their stuff on Monday afternoon, as Durant lacrosse hosted Robinson High School in its final regular-season home game. The ceremony came after the Lady Cougars finished the second half of a game that had previously been rained out at halftime, beating the Lady Knights with a flurry of late goals to […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 3.27.15
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com, or Tweet us at @PCTOSports. BASEBALL + Rowland pitches perfect game Throwing a perfect game is every pitcher’s dream, and a Plant City youth can now say that he’s done it. Blaine Rowland, of the Brewington’s Towing Juniors team, threw a […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Avery Brown
Since rejoining Plant City High School’s flag football team, senior quarterback Avery Brown has been on a tear. In leading the team to back-to-back mercy rule shutouts of Durant and Chamberlain, followed by Monday’s 19-0 win at Strawberry Crest, Brown has totaled eight touchdowns (versus four picks) and 770 passing yards. You took a little […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Looking back on the ‘cool’ people
I’ve been pretty lucky over the last month and a half, at least in the Athlete of the Week department: Some of my top five or so favorite A.O.T.W. interviews happened in that timeframe. As someone who knows how accurate the Key & Peele comedy sketch with the football player’s post-game interview can be, it’s […]
Continue ReadingSCHS freshman Telfer wins state wrestling title
When most young athletes first set foot on a high school campus, winning a state title is probably in the back of their minds. Maybe it’s something to really think about later, as a junior or senior with developed skills. Cullen Telfer, on the other hand, just wrestled his way to a state championship as […]
Continue ReadingDurant lacrosse program grows interest
Lacrosse may never be as popular in the southern United States as it is in the Northeast, but it’s certainly on the come-up in Florida. Need proof? Just go to Durant High School and ask around. The school’s boys lacrosse program is barely four years old this year and already entering its second season as […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: 2015 Spring Youth Fishing Derby
The Plant City Recreation & Parks Department wanted to honor T.J. Vail’s memory with its most recent Youth Fishing Derby, and it couldn’t have picked a better day. Fishing conditions were perfect the morning of Saturday, March 21, and 67 young anglers were rewarded with biting bass, catfish, perch and more. After the event wrapped […]
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