PREP BASEBALL: Columbia routs St. Augustine to win first district title since 2019

  • Columbia’s Brent Howard raises the District 3-5A trophy after the Tigers defeated St. Augustine 11-2 on Thursday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia’s Brent Howard raises the District 3-5A trophy after the Tigers defeated St. Augustine 11-2 on Thursday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

    When Chris Howard was hired at Columbia, he felt like he was walking into a gold mine.

    The first-year head coach wasn’t wrong. The Tigers showed just how special they were on Thursday night, winning th…