Durant boys dominate XC district meet
Durant High School’s boys cross country team ran away with the Class 4A-District 10 championship at the Oct. 31 meet at Eagle Lake-Lake Region High School.
How good were the Cougars that day? Of the top 10 finishers, six hail from Durant. Five of the six Cougars with top-10 finishes were in the top six. Senior Haydon Patrick placed first overall with a time of 17:58.06, and the teammates directly behind him were Jacob Malinchak (third place, 18:10.56), Mason Ritenaur (fourth place, 18:25.98), Raven Skousen (fifth place, 18:31.13) and Hubert Almand IV (sixth place, 18:50.14). Dylan Lane finished with the 10th-place time of 19:09.32.
PCHS volleyball makes regional semifinal
The Plant City Raiders’ 2020 volleyball season, one of the best in school history, came to an end in last week’s 6A-Region 3 semifinal.
Plant City advanced to the semifinal round with a 3-0 quarterfinal win over Leto at home and then hosted Hillsborough, itself fresh off a 3-0 quarterfinal win over Armwood. The Terriers were able to pick up the 3-2 win but the Raiders didn’t go down without giving them a fight.
Neither team won consecutive sets in their Oct. 28 game at Plant City and only the game’s second set, in which Plant City cruised to a 25-14 win, was decided by more than five points.
The loss meant the Raiders finished the season with a program-best 13-3 record (.812 win percentage) and a perfect 7-0 record against the other 6A-District 11 teams.
City youth basketball registration underway
Registration for the Plant City Parks and Recreation Department/Optimist Youth Basketball Program’s upcoming 52nd season is now open and all area hoopers age 8-16 are eligible to play.
The season begins in early January and runs through the end of February. There are six age groups for the league and a player’s age will be determined as of March 1, 2020 (birth certificates are required). All age groups will play most games on weeknights and the co-ed 8-9 age group may also play Saturday mornings. Coaches and referees are also needed for all age groups.
The cost to register is $35 per player and that includes uniform fees and supplemental accident insurance. Families have until 4:30 pm. Nov. 18 to register their children. To sign up, you can visit the PCPRD office, 1904 S. Park Road, or get a registration form by emailing recinfo@plantcitygov.com and mailing everything back to the PCPRD office. You can also call 813-659-4255 for more information.