Chaz Fowler had a no-hitter broken up in the ninth inning, but it wasn’t enough for Plant City, as Fowler’s one-hitter led Durant to a 1-0 win over the Raiders Thursday in a non-district game. “This was the Chaz Fowler of old,” said Durant head coach Butch Valdes. “He’s had some rough spots this season, […]
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Softball: Durant blanks Plant City 6-0
Durant’s Paige Davis gave up just one hit in a 6-0 win against Plant City Thursday in the non-district season finale. Davis, a senior who has been stellar on the mound for the Lady Cougars this season, didn’t walk any Plant City batters in the complete-game shutout. “She did a solid job again tonight,” said […]
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The baseball program at Plant City High School dates back decades before Durant began its program in the mid-1990s, but the Cougars have had more success in recent years and have grown into a perennial power. That’s something new PCHS head coach Mike Fryrear, a Durant alumnus and former player, hopes to achieve with the […]
Continue ReadingArea softball teams poised for districts
If the cards fall the way coach Mindy Miltner expects, her Strawberry Crest team will get a much anticipated rematch with Leto in the Class 6A District 11 tournament. “The girls are hungry for that one,” she said. That’s because Leto upset Strawberry Crest last season in the district tournament, putting a halt to the […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Plant City flag football anything but ‘powderpuff’
While transitioning to high school coverage in Florida, I immediately discovered many differences between the prep sports scene in Georgia and that of the Sunshine State. Fall sports I was used to (softball) are now played in the spring. Spring sports, such as golf, are played in the fall; and soccer, a spring sport in […]
Continue ReadingATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Terra Brooks
Three-sport athlete Terra Brooks has been putting the skills she’s developed through volleyball and basketball to good use this track-and field-season. The Strawberry Crest freshman finished second in the triple jump and third in the long jump at last week’s Hillsborough County Championships. She recently set a personal best of 35.9 in the triple jump […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: PCHS flag football vs. Armwood
Two first-half touchdowns led to a 12-6 win for the Plant City High School flag football team over Armwood April 8. Sam Black caught a pass in the corner of the endzone for the first score of the game, before Kristen Wyckoff caught a pass and ran for a 30-yard score. Both extra-point attempts failed, […]
Continue ReadingVSI Tampa Bay FC returns home following loss
PORTLAND Ore. – VSI Tampa Bay FC returns to Tampa Bay Monday after falling 2-1 to MLS Portland Timbers Reserves Sunday afternoon at JEN-WELD Field. Portland Timbers Reserve player Michael Nanchoff changed the game in the 53rd minute of play with his penalty kick. The excitement from Nanchoff’s goal woke VSI Tampa Bay FC and […]
Continue ReadingVSI announces home openers for PDL and W-League
VSI Tampa Bay FC publicly announced Thursday that it will play its 2013 USL PRO, W-League and PDL franchise soccer matches at Plant City Stadium. A lease of the stadium was approved at a Plant City commissioners meeting March 25. The 6,700-seat stadium, which includes first-class facilities, is currently being converted to a soccer-specific stadium with […]
Continue ReadingNext Level Sports helps make college football dreams a reality
With competition of college football recruiting at an all-time high, there is no such thing as too much exposure. And with recruiting hotbeds existing in heavily populated metropolitan areas, athletes in more rural areas such as Plant City often are overlooked. Gerold Dickens and Hasani Jackson have been doing everything they can to prevent that […]
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