+Raiders win Steinbrenner Classic
Plant City and Durant sent their baseball teams to the George M. Steinbrenner Fall Classic tournament this month to compete with 18 other teams from around the Tampa Bay area. The Raiders closed it out on Oct. 14 with the big win. Plant City beat Leto, 9-1, in that evening’s championship game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.
Plant City and Steinbrenner High School tied for first place in their division with a 2-0-1 record before the championship rounds began. The Raiders picked up a 3-2 win over Sickles in the Oct. 13 tournament quarterfinal while Steinbrenner fell to Lennard, 4-1. The Raiders went on to beat Durant in the semifinal round, 4-1, that same afternoon. Leto had shut out Lennard, 3-0, in the semifinal after receiving a first-round bye.
Durant won its division outright, posting a 3-0-0 record against Jefferson, Pasco High and Tampa Prep, and earned a first-round bye.
+District volleyball finale set
Strawberry Crest will meet up with East Bay in tonight's district championship finale.
The Chargers advanced with a 3-1 win (25-16, 25-18, 22-25, 25-20) over Plant City in Tuesday night's semifinal round. The Raiders got to the semifinal by beating Durant, 3-1 (25-23, 17-25, 25-19, 25-21), in Monday's quarterfinal round.
Crest and East Bay will kick off at 7 p.m. tonight at Lennard High School, 2342 Shell Point Road E., Ruskin. Admission is $6.