Crest swimmers at states
Two Strawberry Crest swimmers went to Stuart over the weekend to compete in the FHSAA State Championships.
Senior Robert Haywood competed in the Boys 100-yard Breaststroke and placed sixth in the final with a time of 58.45. Junior Alexandra Haasser also swam the 100 breaststroke on the girls side and placed 22nd overall in the preliminaries.
Dolphins teams make Superbowl
The Plant City Dolphins Pee Wee and Midget teams will play for championship gold this Saturday.
As many predicted, both Dolphins teams will face off against the East Bay Bucs in Saturday's TCYFCC Superbowl action at George Jenkins High School, 6000 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland. The Pee Wees got there with a 24-6 win over the Southwest Junior Saints last week and the Midgets got in with a 12-0 shutout win over the Brandon Cowboys that same day.
The Mighty Mite and Junior Varsity squads also played in last week's second round, but the Mighty Mites took a 26-0 loss to the Seffner Seahawks and the JV team took a 14-8 loss to the Pinecrest Pilots.
Saturday's East Bay-Plant City Superbowl games start at 10:30 a.m. and noon, respectively.
PC man medals at karate tourney
“Rhino” Mike Thomas, student at Rudy Rogers’ “Open Air Dojo” on Laura Street, competed in the Pan American Internationals in Miami and took home a trophy for his hard work.
Thomas competed from Nov. 9-10 in the 18-34 Advanced division as a brown belt and sparred his way to a third-place finish. The annual event draws hundreds of competitors of all ages from around the world with forms, sparring and weapons divisions. The Plant City native has trained at local dojos for five years and will soon earn his black belt.