NOVEMBER 25, 2004 THE COURIER 19


SPORTS SHORTS


BASEBALL
 PCLL registration
 The Plant City Little League
 will hold early registration
 Nov. 30 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
 and Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon
 at Mike Sansone Park.
 Cost is $80 for first child; $70
 for siblings.
 A copy of child's birth certif-
 icate and proof of residency
 are required.
 League play begins in mid-
 February and runs through
 May. Call: 752-8941.

 SOFTBALL
 Backwards, coed tourneys
 Strike Three Inc. will host a
backwards softball tourna-
ment Dec. 4-5 at the Randy
Larson Softball 4-Plex.
 There will also be a coed all-
 niter one-pitch tournament at
the complex Jan. 22-23.
 Call: Rocky Ellingsworth,


 DISTRICTS
 Continued From Page 18
 imum attendance require-
 ment of 2,570.
 How good are the new
 opponents? Sarasota and Sar-
 asota Riverview are still going
 in the playoffs, meeting each
 other on Friday in the 5A-
 Region 3 finals. Sarasota Riv-
 erview beat defending state
 runner-up Naples in the first
round.
 "It's going to be difficult no
matter who's, in your district,"
Qattrt an said WithoolQv thiee
district games, Gottman said
that part of the ,schedule will
have an even greater
emphasis.
 Plant City would stay in 5A
as would Lakeland, and other
current district opponents
East Bay, Bloomingdale and
Brandon. According to the
FHSAA's Web site, District 5A-
7 would only have five teams
- again the actual groupings
are not known yet, just the
amount of schools that will be
in each district. But it's likely
the Raiders will switch to 5A-6,
slated to have seven teams.
 If that is the case, based on
recent history, those extra two
schools would be Lake Gibson
and George Jenkins.
 Raider head coach Todd
Long is confused as to why
Plant City is not in a district
with just other Hillsborough


659-4200, Ext. 4302.

 Pride players wanted
 The Plant City Pride 16-and-
under travel softball team
seeks talented players.
 Tryouts: Ken, 967-7886, or
e-mail Carl, demuth2@a-
ol.com.

Tampa Mustangs seek players
 The Tampa Mustangs 14-
and-under blue' team is
accepting new young ladies
for its travel softball team.
Practices are held at Dover
Field.
. Call: Coach Dene, 754-4117.

SOCCER
 Lancers players sought
 The Plant City Lancers
under-12 travel soccer team
seeks two experienced players
who were born between Aug.
1, 1992, and July 31, 1993.
 Call: Chris Black, 299-2449.


 ROBERT CONE/Staff photo

Cougars strike
Durant senior midfielder Brittany Tortorella beats Riverview's Brittany Harrison to the ball
during the Cougars' 6-1 victory Friday. Tortorella had two assists against the Sharks as
Durant improved to 4-0 on the season while Riverview fell to 1-1-1. Durant junior Lisa
Hayman had a career game against the Sharks, with a pair of goals and a pair of assists.


 "Sometimes I think
 the FHSAA doesn't
 know what county
 we're in. We're not in
 Polk County."
 TODD LONG
 Head coach, Plant City High School
 County schools, since others
 like Chamberlain, Gaither and
..King are.aJso in 5A.,
 "Sometimes I think the
 FHSAA doesn't know what
 county we're in. We're not in
 Polk County," Long said.
 One school the Raiders
 won't have to worry about
 being matched with is Hills-
 borough, scheduled to drop to
 4A. The Terriers were in the
 same 5A region as Plant City
 and Durant, and played the
 Cougars in last year's regional
 final.
 The new assignments will
 be handed out Dec. 3. Then
 schools can appeal their
 placement if they so choose.
 Barring that or anything else
 unforeseen, the new districts
 will not change for the next
 four years, meaning the Plant
 City vs. Durant game won't
 have an impact on the post-
 season until 2009 at the
 earliest.


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