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Columbia outfielder Luisa Taylor throws a ball back into the infield against Middleburg on Thursday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
SOFTBALL
— Columbia 9, Santa Fe 5: The Tigers (6-7) rallied with seven runs in in the sixth inning to take down the Class 3A No. 10 Raiders (10-3) at home. Luisa Taylor and Kimber Long each had two RBIs for CHS, while Addyson Sherman, Anna Dansby and Sakiya Merriex each drove in one run to help snap a six-game win streak for SFHS. Merriex scored twice on a 3-for-4 night, Harleigh Price scored twice on a 2-for-4 night and Long scored once on a 2-for-4 night. Price pitched a complete game in the circle, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and two walks with 11 strikeouts.
— Branford 6, Suwannee 4: Ellie Frierson hit two home runs and had three RBIs on a 2-for-4 night while Cloey Criggall hit a solo shot to help the Buccaneers (15-4) bounce back with a road win over the Bulldogs (7-7). Morgan Brennan also had an RBI for BHS, which saw Laila Arnold pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in relief where she allowed three hits and a walk while striking out three after mallory Blue allowed four runs — two earned — on four hits and a walk in the first inning plus.
BASEBALL
— Suwannee 6, Florida High 5: Patrick Williams and Grayson Greene each had two RBIs to help the Bulldogs (7-5-1) rally past the Seminoles (5-9-1) on the road despite only three hits. SHS trailed 4-2 after an inning, with starter Logan Brooks giving up five earned runs total on eight hits and four walks while striking out two in 4 1/3 innings of work.
— Fort White 8, Branford 4: Kenton Haase and Caden Hall each had two RBIs while Hayden Adams and Carson Capallia each drove in a run to lead the Indians (8-7) past the Buccaneers (5-8) at home in District 6-1A action. Haase also pitched 6 2/3 innings for the win, with only one of four runs earned against him on six hits and eight walks with seven strikeouts. Tucker Floyd surrendered six runs — five earned — on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts for BHS, which saw Kyler Williamson deliver their lone RBI.
FLAG FOOTBALL
— Suwannee 34, Keystone Heights 12: The Bulldogs (9-2) blew out the Indians (3-10) at home.
— Buchholz 19, Columbia 14: The Tigers (2-6) lost to the Bobcats (4-3) at home in their regular-season finale.
BOYS TENNIS
— Keystone Heights 6, Suwannee 1: No. 1 singles: SHS Evan McMillan d. Dalton Moore 8-2; No. 2 Singles: KHHS Ethan Teague d. Axel Johansson 8-6; No. 3 Singles: KHHS Evan Booth d. Hunter Denmark 8-2; No. 4 Singles: KHHS Will Begue d. Dawson Wooley 8-0; No. 5 Singles: KHHS Beckett Capper d. AJ Hitt 8-3; No. 1 Doubles: KHHS Dalton Moore/Teague d. McMillan/Johansson 8-4; No. 2 Doubles: KHHS Booth/Begue d. Federico Leoni/Denmark 8-0.
GIRLS TENNIS
— Suwannee 4, Keystone Heights 3: No. 1 singles: SHS Lola Ballard d. Shaylyn Williams 8-3; No. 2 Singles: SHS Claire Palmer d. Raegan Feldpausch 8-2; No. 3 Singles: KHHS Whitnee Buchanan d. Brooke Fernald 8-4; No. 4 Singles: SHS Madison Dear d. Alyssa Lee 8-4; No. 5 Singles: SHS Charlotte Dunn d. Joann Mason 8-6; No. 1 Doubles: KHHS Alli Tisdale/Williams d. Ballard/Palmer 8-4; No. 2 Doubles: Buchanan/Feldpausch d. Jennifer Hancock/Fernald 8-4.
TRACK & FIELD
Suwannee and Branford both competed at the Oak Hall Mini Meet #2, with several athletes posting top-3 finishes.
— Girls shot put: Zionay Green, Suwannee, 2nd (9.29m)
— Boys shot put: Will Wainwright, Suwannee, 1st (14.58m); Christian Nunez, Suwannee, 3rd (12.23m)
— Girls discus: Doshia White, Suwannee, 2nd (26.56m)
— Boys discus: Wainwright, Suwannee, 1st (43.91m); Trevor Maddox, Branford, 3rd (31.66m)
— Boys long jump: Jhy’Terrian Smith, Suwannee, 1st (6.44m); Frederick Cooks, Suwannee, 3rd (5.89m)
— Girls 100m: Kennedy Jennings, Suwannee, 3rd (13.01)
— Boys 100m: Marquavious Owens, Suwannee, 2nd (11.20); Michael Rossin, Suwannee, 2nd (11.41)
— Girls 1600m: Kayleigh Wardle, Branford, 2nd (5:50.80); Callie Harris, Branford, 3rd (6:03.28)
— Boys 1600m: Morgan Mobley, Suwannee, 1st (4:43.53); Issac Starling, Suwannee, 2nd (4:45.79)
— Girls 400m: Jennings, Suwannee, 3rd (1:04.03)
— Boys 400m: Austin Malaguti, Branford, 3rd (53.09)
— Boys 4x100 relay: Suwannee (Owens, Rossin, Askins, Smith), 1st (44.05)
— Boys 200m: Rossin, Suwannee, 1st (23.05)
— Boys 4x400 relay: Branford (Jones, Hallstrom, Veasey, Malaguti), 2nd (3:40.79)