Last week’s 8A state championship game, on paper or otherwise, was the best matchup any baseball fan in Florida could have hoped for.
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Athlete of the Week: Jacob Heath
Jacob Heath’s pitching in the 8A state championship series helped Strawberry Crest get to the title game.
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Pate gets proclamation Maggie Pate was given a proclamation from the City of Plant City during the May 27 commission meeting for her achievements in tennis. Pate, who just graduated from Durant, went undefeated in regular-season play, won high school district singles titles and qualified for the state championship series in each of her four […]
Continue ReadingPlant City beats Crest for state championship
The Raiders picked up a 3-1 win Thursday night to win the first state baseball championship in program history.
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner is a Plant City Dolphins player and Special Olympics Unified partner.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 5.30.19
Baseball tourneys on deck Global Sports Alliance’s High Heater Classic tournament will come to Plant City next weekend. The tourney runs Saturday and Sunday at Ellis-Methvin Park, Mike Sansone Park, Snowden Park, Plant City Stadium, the Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex and the MLK complex. Games run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. […]
Continue ReadingCornhole tournament raises for Raiders
The Plant City Raiders 12U baseball team hosted a May 25 fundraiser to help cover travel costs for the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament.
Continue ReadingSummer sports camps around Plant City
Sports-focused camps for area youth will take place at high schools and other local spots in the summer months.
Continue ReadingWhat’s on Kline’s Mind? Where does a “lack of commitment” in sports come from?
Who’s really to blame for high turnover in the high school and college sports worlds? Probably not the athletes.
Continue Reading8A Baseball Championships: Strawberry Crest, Plant City to meet for state title
The Chargers and Raiders played in the state championship semifinals Wednesday evening in Fort Myers and came out victorious.
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