by JGuthrie | May 15, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – Dylan LaPointe said he was unsure how much of his fourth inning flyball he got, but Durant head coach Butch Valdes never had a doubt. “Absolutely, my hand went straight into the air,” Valdes said. “There wasn’t a doubt, (I was)...
by JGuthrie | May 13, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Durant, Pasco County
Durant 7 Sarasota Riverview 0 After making his season debut from an ankle injury in Durant’s district final loss to Sarasota Riverview, pitching two scoreless innings of relief, Alex Canney had his number called for the bounce-back attempt in Wednesday’s...
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...
