Area parks hosting tourneys
Mike Sansone Park will host Little League District 4 All-Star tournament action this weekend and next.
Plant City Little League and others in the district will compete for baseball and softball glory with 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. starts this Friday night. Games will start Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This weekend’s slate of action will mark the end of softball sectionals, while baseball will close things out July 12 and 13 with starts at the same times.
Global Sports Alliance Baseball’s Summer Slam tournament will use multiple fields at Plant City Stadium, Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex, Mike Sansone Park, Snowden Park, Ellis-Methvin Park and the MLK Complex from July 12 through 14. The tourney games start at 6 and 8 p.m. July 12 and game action runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 13 and 14.
Upcoming PCHS sports camps
Round two of the Plant City Raiders’ basketball camp is coming up soon, set to run from July 8 through 11 at the PCHS gymnasium. Campers age 6 through 14 can learn everything they need to know to succeed at the high school level from boys basketball coach Billy Teeden, the staff and players from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Registration costs $120.
The PCHS cheerleading team will host its annual camp on July 16 and 17 for campers age 4 to 13. All campers will be divided into three age groups and will learn from coach Karen Snapp and the team. All campers must bring their own lunch and water bottles, wear a t-shirt, shorts and sneakers, wear their hair away from their face and may not wear any kind of jewelry. Registration costs $75.
Registration forms for the camps can be printed from plantcitygov.com. For more information, contact Teeden at 813-967-7551 for basketball and Snapp at 813-757-9370 or karen.snapp@sdhc.k12.fl.us for cheerleading.
Lancers girls getting ready for national tourney
The Plant City FC Lancers 2002 Girls Premier Team will soon compete for national championship gold.
The girls are getting ready to go to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, next week to represent the Southern region in the National Presidents Cup Tournament. Plant City FC will face the top dogs from the Eastern, Midwest and Far West Presidents Cup tourney winners from July 10 through 14 for the title.