GIRLS SOCCER: Columbia suffers mercy-rule loss to Ponte Vedra in Region 1-5A quarterfinals

Columbia goalkeeper Sadie Sparks kicks the ball back into play against Eastside on Nov. 19, 2024. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia goalkeeper Sadie Sparks kicks the ball back into play against Eastside on Nov. 19, 2024. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PONTE VEDRA — Top-seeded Ponte Vedra proved to be too much for No. 8 seed Columbia, which saw its season end with an 8-0 mercy-rule loss on the road in the Region 1-5A quarterfinals Tuesday night.

The …