Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. SPECIAL OLYMPICS +Plant City ballers win gold at nationals The Plant City Unified basketball team has been together for five years now, and all their years of their hard work finally paid off last week. By defeating teams from Michigan, New Jersey […]
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Welbon karate team punches ticket to nationals
Fresh off of a strong performance at last month’s AAU Super Regionals, Chris Welbon’s karate team is ready for an even bigger stage. The team will go to the AAU Karate Nationals July 3, in Fort Lauderdale, and look to recapture last year’s success. “Every year, we come back with lots of medals,” Welbon says. […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? Chelsea Baker makes MLB history
Here’s a little bit of trivia for you baseball fans out there: Who is the youngest woman to ever throw batting practice before a Major League Baseball game? Whatever the answer was, it changed on Monday afternoon. It’s now Durant High School relief pitcher Chelsea Baker, who also threw out the first pitch right before […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Maurice ‘Mo’ Eston
Before the basketball championship game at the 2014 Special Olympics National Games, Plant City center Maurice “Mo” Eston knew he wanted to play better than in the previous game — he had scored eight points. In the big one, he led the team to the gold medal with 19 points in a 44-36 victory. You […]
Continue ReadingDurant’s Chelsea Baker takes mound at the Trop
Here’s a little bit of trivia for you baseball fans out there: Who is the youngest woman to ever throw batting practice before a Major League Baseball game? Whatever the answer was, it changed on Monday afternoon. It’s now Durant High School relief pitcher Chelsea Baker, Plant City’s resident Knuckleball Princess, who also threw out […]
Continue Reading2014 Plant City Little League All-Stars Preview
The boys and girls of Plant City Little League have played hard all season long, and it’s time to honor the best of the best. Many of these All-Stars have done big things in 2014. Whether it was something as simple as making lots of great plays in Plant City action or playing well in […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND: Wake Up! You’re An All-Star!
Usually, when we hear about All-Star selections in the pro leagues, everybody finds out by checking the Internet. The players probably get an email, a phone call, or they may even find a leaked announcement online. There’s not much of a surprise there, for the most part. I like finding things out a little more […]
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