Is there any better feeling in sports than hitting a walk-off home run to win a baseball or softball championship? Probably not. And that’s exactly what Conyers Plumbing pitcher Rhet Conyers did May 23, blasting one over the fence with a man on second base to lock up the Plant City Little League City Championship. […]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Durant Football Jamboree
Plant City-area football fans were in for a treat on Thursday evening, as Durant High School hosted a four-team football jamboree. The games were well-attended, as fans of all four teams poured in to pack the house. There were also several college scouts prowling the sideline – hailing from Florida, Duke, Iowa State, Bowling Green […]
Continue ReadingWHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? 82 shirts, 60 marathons, and one big quilt
Let me tell you about the biggest quilt I’ve ever seen in person. I only came across it last week, when I went to the Plant City YMCA to talk to Buddy Mines and his wife, Dreama. Before the interview, Buddy told me he and Dreama were going to bring a quilt — something I […]
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Writers have calculated that Forrest Gump ran more than 19,000 miles in his eponymous movie — enough to cross North America almost three times. Here in Plant City, a local man has logged enough mileage to circle the entire world more than three times. Richard “Buddy” Mines, 79, committed to running at least 1,000 miles […]
Continue ReadingPlant City schools to play big roles in All-Star game
Sunday night’s Hillsborough County All-Star Game should be a good one: It will pit many of Hillsborough’s best seniors against a group from Pinellas County, and the action will start at 7 p.m. at Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg. The boys will get big-league treatment, even appearing on the jumbotron before their at-bats. Coaches from […]
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Do you have a good sports scoop for us? Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com. SUMMER SPORTS + Registration begins now Any children who want to work on their skills over the summer — or learn an entirely new sport — need not worry: There will plenty of opportunities. The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department is […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Emily Thompson
Plant City Little League’s Senior softball team found itself losing, 9-1, early in its championship game May 17, against Polk City. They ended up winning, 19-9, thanks to a bunch of offensive opportunities and great pitching from Emily Thompson. She didn’t allow a single earned run in the game and shut enough batters down to […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Plant City Colts 3-on-3 Tournament
The Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center was rocking all day Saturday, May 17, as the Plant City Colts hosted their annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament. In addition to the intense basketball action, there was plenty of food, a face-painting station, and even an appearance by the CowBros. All proceeds raised from the event went to […]
Continue ReadingPlant City-area spring football practice has begun
It wouldn’t be the month of May without three things: sunny days, Florida love bugs and spring football practice. All three Plant City-area high schools — Plant City, Durant and Strawberry Crest — are returning to the gridiron, shaking off the rust and, in some cases, carving out new identities. Annual intrasquad games aside, these […]
Continue ReadingPlant City athletes going for gold
Plant City’s Special Olympics Unified Sports teams enjoyed a successful summer in 2013, and this weekend, they will return to Orlando try to recapture the magic. Six teams, most of which are under the Plant City Raiders banner, will represent the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World in four different sports: soccer, athletics, volleyball and […]
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