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2014 Plant City Little League 10-11 Softball All-Stars
2014 Plant City Little League 10-12 Baseball All-Stars
2014 Plant City Little League Juniors Baseball All-Stars
2014 Plant City Little League Seniors Softball All-Stars
Note: An earlier version of this post incorrectly spelled Emilee Thompson’s name. We apologize for the error.
Continue ReadingDurant Football to Host Yard Sale Saturday
The Durant High School football program is starting a new tradition on Saturday morning. No, it has nothing to do with the team itself – it’s the first annual Durant Football Family Yard Sale. From 6 a.m. to 1 p.m., anyone can stop by the school gymnasium and shop. All funds raised from the yard […]
Continue ReadingPlant City karate master keeps it old school
It’s 1 p.m. on a particularly hot Friday, and two men are squaring off in a patch of dirt in a side yard. One man is 68 years old; the other is more than 20 years his junior. People take notice: some within five feet of the dirt, others watching from their front porch, and […]
Continue ReadingOmar Castro returns to Plant City
If you live near Springhead Park, then you’ve probably heard the sound of a swarm of 40 children playing soccer all week. Some are involved with the new FC Plant City, and some are just there on their own volition. In the middle of the group of kids is Omar Castro, who normally would be […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND: The best Chuck Norris story I’ve ever heard
Let me start off with this: I am a longtime fan of kung-fu movies, and Rudy Rogers has to be one of my favorite interviews ever. More than halfway into our conversation, we branched off-topic to talk about Hollywood stars that Rogers had either met, trained with or heard about during his time in Los […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Mallory Ness
Although the Tampa Bay Rays haven’t been doing so well at Tropicana Field lately, it was a different story on Sunday at the Pitch, Hit and Run competition. Plant City’s lone representative, Mallory Ness, turned in a great performance and placed second overall in the age 7 to 8 group. What was your favorite part […]
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