by JGuthrie | May 3, 2024 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features, Newsome
Newsome trio toss shutout gem in district title win By Lily Belcher, Staff Writer PLANT CITY – Closer Isaiah Sanchez dashed to first, touching the bag for the final out of the District 7A-6 championship, before taking two jumping steps into the crowd of cheering...
by JGuthrie | Apr 29, 2024 | Armwood, Durant, Jefferson, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings
The 8-1-3 List: Week 10 1. Durant (20-3) = Durant becomes the first team this year to hold No. 1 rank for three-straight weeks, and finish the regular season at the top. The Cougars got two incredible efforts on the mound last week from veteran seniors as Gehrig...
by JGuthrie | Apr 26, 2024 | Baseball, Durant, Features, Plant
Rowland sets hit record, fans 14 as Durant beats Plant Durant senior Blaine Rowland squares up a letter-high pitch in the first inning, collecting the first of his three hits and setting a new, single-season hit mark (40) for the Cougars. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor...
by JGuthrie | Apr 25, 2024 | Baseball, Durant, Features
Flame-throwing pitching duo lead red-hot Durant By Brandon Wright, Features Writer PLANT CITY – It’s almost hard to fathom in a tiny town the size of Plant City. Blaine Rowland and Chase Mobley grew up as two of the brightest prospects in this little nook of...
by JGuthrie | Apr 24, 2024 | Baseball, Carrollwood Day, Durant, Features, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Newsome, Postseason Awards, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Tampa Bay Tech
Durant’s Mobley named ’24 FACA MVP; others honored Staff Report HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – Durant senior Chase Mobley was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 15 Most Valuable Player by area coaches on Monday night. Mobley, a 6-foot-5,...
by JGuthrie | Apr 22, 2024 | Carrollwood Day, Durant, Gaither, Jesuit, Lennard, Newsome, Plant, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings
The 8-1-3 List: Week 9 1. Durant (18-3) = Durant senior 2B/C Noah Morales. Running its win-streak to seven, Durant added a 17-0 win over Middleton (with 11 different players scoring runs) and a 3-2, walk-off win against district rival Strawberry Crest as Noah Morales...
