PREP BASEBALL: Columbia repeats as District 3-5A champs despite Howard's 5-game suspension

  • Columbia repeated as District 3-5A champs with a 6-2 win over Fleming Island on Thursday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia repeated as District 3-5A champs with a 6-2 win over Fleming Island on Thursday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

    FLEMING ISLAND — Columbia wouldn’t be denied. Not without its head coach and not when its starting pitcher exited with an elbow injury. Thanks to an early grand slam by Nolan Slaymaker and a c…