Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. BASKETBALL + Crest girls win district For one half of Thursday’s 7A-7 district championship game, the Plant City defense was in control. In the second half, Strawberry Crest proved that defense doesn’t always win championships. A third-quarter rally, capped off with […]
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Area softball teams sporting new looks
By the time this issue of the Plant City Times & Observer hits the newsstands, softball season will be underway. If this season is anything like the 2014 season, then fans of all three area teams should be in for a good ride over the next few months. On the other hand, all of the […]
Continue ReadingNational Signing Day 2015
In college football circles, Feb. 4 is practically a holiday. High school seniors all over the nation signed their letters of intent to play collegiate sports on Wednesday, and Plant City-area schools sent over a dozen athletes to the collegiate ranks during the day. PLANT CITY Football – Sawyer Dawson (Purdue), Matt Tucker (Stetson), Austin […]
Continue ReadingPlant City teens raising money with YMCA 5K
Eight YMCA Teen Leaders clubs exist in Hillsborough County, and all of them are having a friendly fundraising competition at the end of next month. With the annual Teen Leaders 5K coming up, the Plant City branch is looking for the win — and they could use some help. The Teen Leaders 5K was created […]
Continue ReadingSidelines 1.30.2015
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. SOCCER + Boys season comes to a close As the district tournaments wrapped up last week, the Plant City area was left with one representative in the regional tournaments. In the 4A-District 9 tournament, the Plant City Raiders made it to […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Don’t let the mainstream media deflate your Super Bowl
Call it what you want: “Deflate-gate,” “Ballghazi,” “same old Patriots.” We’re just days away from the granddaddy of ‘em all, the Super Bowl, and all anyone with a nationally-syndicated column, radio show or TV program wants to talk about are New England’s footballs. This is so stupid. I’ve always looked forward to reading up on […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KATIE MADDOX
Chris Welbon Karate’s competitive team traveled to Orlando last weekend for the first AAU tournament of 2015. Among its many medalists was Katie Maddox, who won a bronze medal for kata in her first karate tournament ever. What was the competition like? It was me and 12 other kids. I had to do my kata […]
Continue ReadingKristi Vorce preparing for second title fight
Most 22-year-olds who wear championship belts are probably doing so for Halloween or because they’re going to a WWE wrestling show. But Kristi Vorce’s belt is real, and she intends to earn another one Feb. 7 in New Port Richey. Her opponent, Gillian Robertson, is a familiar foe. In Vorce’s most recent fight, Robertson won […]
Continue ReadingBaseball season hits next week
If anything in Plant City comes close to matching the excitement of football season, it’s baseball’s opening day. And with prep baseball season geared to get rolling next week, Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest high schools are all looking to make this year’s 7A-District 7 race as tight as ever. By the looks of […]
Continue ReadingBASKETBALL: Strawberry Crest girls win district
For one half of Thursday’s 7A-7 district championship game, the Plant City defense was in control. In the second half, Strawberry Crest proved that defense doesn’t always win championships. A third-quarter rally, capped off with an even stronger fourth-quarter push, allowed the Lady Chargers to edge out the Lady Raiders, 64-59, for the title. Plant […]
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