by JGuthrie | May 8, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features, Wharton
By Mike Camunas Creative Director NEW TAMPA — Durant has an aptly named mascot. The Cougars. A fierce animal that knows when to pounce. And the team from Plant City knew when to, as well – resulting in a 8-3 win over Wharton in the first round of the Class 7A regional...
by JGuthrie | May 1, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features
Bats go cold as Durant falls to Sarasota Riverview in 7A-8 By Jarrett Guthrie Editor RIVERVIEW – The good news is, there is a tomorrow for the Durant Cougars baseball team which advances to next week’s region tournament. The bad news? Well, there was a fair amount of...
by JGuthrie | Apr 29, 2021 | Durant, Features
By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer PLANT CITY – With the Florida High School Athletic Association no longer requiring teams to compete against every other district member during the regular season, Butch Valdes of Durant and the other three Hillsborough County coaches...
by JGuthrie | Apr 26, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Gaither, Jesuit, Plant City, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
1. Jesuit (23-2) Banner-to-banner, the Tigers have owned our rankings this season. Yes, Jesuit dropped a tough 4-2 game to National Top 5 program IMG last week, but save for a pair of one-run battles with Wharton and Hillsborough (though the pairs’ first meeting was...
by JGuthrie | Apr 25, 2021 | Durant, East Bay, Jefferson, Photo Galleries, Steinbrenner
Please enjoy our “813Preps Sunday Slideshow” presented by our sponsors, the Culpepper Kurland Firm, to cap off each week of our coverage. If you think of yourself as a bit of a shutterbug, are attending area games in Hillsborough County and want to send us...
by JGuthrie | Apr 22, 2021 | Durant, East Bay, Features
Sewell takes flight with walk-off for Durant By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – With hits in nine of his last 10 games, Durant’s Austin Sewell was in the exact spot the Cougars needed him to be in Wednesday night – tie game, two outs, bottom of the seventh. Not an...
