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Football games rescheduled
Several Plant City-area football games lost to Hurricane Irma have been rescheduled for the following dates:
DURANT
9/28: @ Newsome, 7:30 p.m.
10/2: @ East Bay, 7:30 p.m.
PLANT CITY
10/2: @ Lennard, 7 p.m.
11/3: @ Wharton, 7:30 p.m.
STRAWBERRY CREST
10/2: vs. Tampa Bay Tech, 7 p.m.
Halloween softball
The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department is accepting registrations for the annual Women’s Softball Halloween All-Night Classic, an overnight slow-pitch tournament inviting players to don their best costumes and have fun on the Plant City Stadium and Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex fields. There are 28 camping spots with basic electricity, 26 30-amp spots for mid-size campers and several non-electric spots available.
The cost to register is $300 per team and the deadline to sign up is Oct. 13.
For more information, call (813) 659-4255 or go online at TeamSideline.com/PlantCity.
Tri-Star Punt, Pass, Kick
The 2017 edition of the annual Optimist Football Tri-Star Punt, Pass and Kick Competition kicks off at the end of September.
The PPK event, to be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 30, is free and open to all children age 6 through 15 as of Sept. 30. Boys and girls compete separately and those in the flag football program may compete after their 8:30 a.m. game or before their 9:45/11 a.m. game.
Registration may be done on site before the start of the competition. All participants must wear sneakers. Cleats, open-toed shoes, sandals and bare feet are not allowed. Competition winners will be announced at 11 a.m.
