On Oct. 1, I started thinking about my first Halloween as a homeowner. The one thing I hated as a young trick-or-treater was going to those houses that handed out raisins, Mounds bars and other terrible things. Did those people hate children? I always knew I didn’t want to be like them when I grew […]
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: JACOB McLAUGHLIN
The F.I.S.H. Hawks football team has been on a tear lately, beating Cape Coral-Oasis High School 52-0 two weeks ago and hanging 60 points on Ave Maria-Donahue Academy last Friday. Quarterback Jacob McLaughlin threw 11 total touchdown passes in those games, and is the National Homeschool Football Championship Series’ leading passer with 1,815 yards and […]
Continue ReadingDurant Seniors Lead Volleyball Team to District Title
Things didn’t look too hot for Durant in September, when the team was swept away in the Academy of the Holy Names tournament. Things also looked bleak in Class 7A District 7 district play Oct. 6, when Strawberry Crest beat the Lady Cougars in three sets. It was Durant’s first district loss since the 2012 […]
Continue ReadingDurant Victory Means Playoff Berth
No one can argue that this year’s Durant team is much improved from last year’s, even if it’s only picked up one more win thus far. But, will any of the Cougars feel that way if they miss the playoffs again? Probably not — which is why the Nov. 1 game against East Bay weighs […]
Continue Reading2014 Gridiron Report: Week 10
The Plant City Times & Observer brings you another installment of our 2014 weekly podcast, the Plant City Times & Observer Gridiron Report, breaking down high school football match-ups in the Plant City area for the entire 2014 season. Staff Writer Justin Kline is the host of the podcast, which features a weekly “Game of […]
Continue ReadingBASEBALL: Durant-Plant City Halloween Game
The Plant City and Durant High baseball teams got together Wednesday afternoon for a Halloween-themed exhibition game. Both teams played in costume – and stayed in character – and organized a canned food drive, collecting around 120 foods.
Continue ReadingWEEK 9: Hillsborough at Durant
The Durant High School Homecoming crowd was treated with an epic shootout but, unfortunately, not a win. Hillsborough High School brought their A-game to Durant and left with a 55-49 win, in which the Terriers never trailed. Nearly every time the Terriers scored – barring a first-quarter safety and an 80-yard strike in the second […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Strawberry Crest Homecoming Game
Strawberry Crest’s homecoming game was Friday, Oct. 24, against Plant City High School. The final score was PCHS 37, SCHS 16.
Continue ReadingSidelines 10.24.14
Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. FOOTBALL + Schools roll out anti-texting initiative Hopefully, everyone knows to put their phones away while driving. If not, then everyone at tonight’s Strawberry Crest football game will get an extra reminder. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Alternate Jerseys Mean Homecoming
Plant City High School’s football team wasn’t big on special Homecoming traditions when Todd Long coached there. He’s the athletic director at Durant now, though, where the football team does do something different for the occasion. Most people probably think of Durant as a strictly navy blue-and-gold program. After all, those are two colors that […]
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