PLANT CITY — In his first appearance after missing 10 days and one start to remove a cyst near his waistline, Eric Hinostroza pitched Brandon to a 6-1 win over Class 7A, District 8 rival Plant City. The right-hander, who scattered eight hits, struck out 10 and walked three, improved ...
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Tue. March 26, 2013 at 10:59 p.m. | Steve Lee
Player of the year M/F Shaddy Douidar, Sr., Tampa Prep Why we picked him: An inconspicuous midfield distributor as an underclassman, Douidar enjoyed one of the most astounding breakthrough seasons of any local player in recent memory. A setup guy for 2012 Class A Player of the Year Jordan Hayes, ...
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Sat. March 16, 2013 at 8:12 p.m. | Times Staff
At Jefferson Scores • Strawberry Crest 12, Tampa Bay Tech 2 • Steinbrenner 12, Robinson 2 • Jefferson 9, Chamberlain 2 • Alonso 7, Plant City 1 Pitchers of the day Jefferson sophomore Jordan Norman threw six innings without giving up an earned run as the Dragons picked up their ...
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Mon. March 11, 2013 at 9:42 p.m. | David Rice
A gorgeous Sunday afternoon just begged for some football, and while not the real stuff, a 7-on-7 scrimmage between Unsigned Preps and the Next Level Nighthawks at Ferrell Middle School seemed a worthy way to catch some rays. Unsigned Preps has a nice little squad, and Next Level was clearly ...
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Mon. Feb. 11, 2013 at 2:04 p.m. | John C. Cotey
PLANT CITY - Well no wonder Devyn Salmon chose Michigan State.... The Plant City High defensive lineman sported a green Spartans jacket at Wednesday afternoon's ceremony. Just so happens the number on the sleeve was "55" - same as the one Salmon wore for the Raiders. So did the folks ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 4:06 p.m. | Darek Sharp
PLANT CITY — Plant City has made a living this postseason winning one-goal matches. Tuesday, the tables were turned. Lakewood Ranch’s Angelica Rego buried winner in the 36th minute as the visiting Mustangs ended Plant City’s season, defeating the Raiders 1-0 in the 4A region final. It was a difficult ...
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Tue. Jan. 29, 2013 at 10:19 p.m. | Brandon Wright
TAMPA — Palm Harbor University keeps finding new ways to dash Plant’s postseason hopes. In the final seconds of their Class 5A region quarterfinal Wednesday, the Hurricanes came up with their most excruciating flourish yet in this increasingly lopsided playoff rivalry. Alexis Mouton scored the tying goal just before the ...
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Wed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:02 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Jan. 12 through Friday, Jan. 18. Winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what made ...
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Sat. Jan. 19, 2013 at 12:50 p.m. | Times Staff
DOVER — Over two nights and 180 total minutes, in both November crispness and January cold, East Bay and Plant City jostled futilely for Class 4A, District 9 supremacy. Finally, with no more minutes to tack onto a neutral-site scoreboard, the Raiders put the fate of this east Hillsborough feud ...
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Fri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 10:56 p.m. | Joey Knight
Montel McBride may not have been the fastest or strongest player at the recent Under Armour All-America combine at Tropicana Field, but he was enough of both to have drawn the attention of a handful of recruiting analysts at the event. One thing McBride certainly was: the most animated, gregarious ...
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Thu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 3:28 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Player of the Year Sidney Brown, Jr., OH, Berkeley Prep Why we picked her: Brown ably filled the shoes of Jordan Burgess and Mackenzie Dagostino, two of the most decorated players in Hillsborough and Berkeley Prep history. She was the undisputed leader of the Bucs’ run to the Class 4A ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 5:51 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Boys Golfer of the Year: Jimmy Stanger, Sr., Gaither Why we picked him: A University of Virginia signee, Stanger came within five strokes of the postseason trifecta — district, region and state titles. He won the first two, both at Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club, before finishing third (1-over-par ...
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Sat. Dec. 08, 2012 at 3:50 p.m. | Joey Knight
Each week, our Home-Team staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Nov. 24 through Friday, Nov. 30. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...
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Sat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 2:14 a.m. | Times Staff
Plant City senior Kristen Wyckoff signed her letter of intent Friday to play softball at USF. Wyckoff said the only other school she was seriously considering was Florida. USF was enarmored of her blazing speed, which made the leadoff hitter the fourth best in the state with 42 steals last ...
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Fri. Nov. 16, 2012 at 5:38 p.m. | Darek Sharp
PLANT CITY — Deon Cain rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one as Tampa Bay Technical (7-3) topped Plant City (4-6) 28-13 on Friday night.Before the Raiders ever took an offensive snap, Plant City committed two defensive penalties and a false start. But Plant City produced a red-zone defensive ...
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Fri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 9:54 p.m. | Bobby Winsler