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VOLLEYBALL
+ Tomlin Middle girls take title
May 8 was a great day to be a Tomlin Tiger: The Plant City middle school’s volleyball team won the Hillsborough County championship. The top-seeded Tigers beat fifth-seeded Benito Middle at home May 7, to make it to the finals, where they handled the second-seeded Randall Hawks to take home the title.
The Tigers are: Kassidy Bolling, Antonella Delgado, Danizia Martin, Autumn Miller, Kelly Nichols, Macayla Phillips, Kennedy Sapp, Nyah Collins, Carly Day, Melissa Moore, Kate Ruppert, Caroline Brummer, Kaitlyn Dunne, Zharia Griffin, Macenzie Jones, Deveney Moser, Samantha Palestrini, Delaney Rodriguez and Jordin Vance.
SOCCER
+ F.C. Plant City announces tryouts
U.S. Club Soccer is coming to Plant City, and young footballers can start trying out for the team as early as Monday.
F.C. Plant City, led by UEFA-certified Technical Director Greg Petersen, is a brand-new U19 club for boys and girls who want to play soccer — whether or not they have experience.
Tryouts for ages 7 to 12 will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 19, 21 and 23. Ages 13 to 19 can try out from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 20 and 22, or from 3 to 5 p.m. May 24. All tryouts will be held at Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex, 2602 E. Cherry St.
All players are guaranteed a position on the team. For more, visit FCPlantCity.com.
FOOTBALL
+ Crest to host scrimmage, BBQ
Family and supporters of the Strawberry Crest football team are invited to come out to a scrimmage for a day of food, fun and football this weekend. The game will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at the school, 4691 Gallagher Road. After the game, everyone will move to the cafeteria for lunch.