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Columbia quarterback Zamarion Jones scrambles up field as center Zackery Grimes blocks Suwannee linebacker Jace Moran during Friday’s game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia quarterback Zamarion Jones scrambles up field as center Zackery Grimes blocks Suwannee linebacker Jace Moran during Friday’s game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Allen wants Columbia's O-line to be meaner, nastier following subpar performance

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Columbia’s offensive line was apparently too nice during Friday’s 13-0 win over Suwannee. Head coach Brian Allen says his unit needs to be “mean” and “nasty.” It will have to be to give the Tigers a chance against reigning Georgia AAAAA state champion Coffee on Friday.
Columbia setter Mylie Fernandez (7) passes to a teammate during a match against Suwannee on Aug. 20. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia setter Mylie Fernandez (7) passes to a teammate during a match against Suwannee on Aug. 20. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 8/26/24

NEWS STAFF
Monday, August 26, 2024
VOLLEYBALL — Columbia 3, Keystone Heights 0: Sinei Wood delivered 17 kills with 18 digs and Mylie Fernandez finished with 34 assists and nine digs to lead the Tigers (2-1) to a 25-21, 25-10, 25-20 sweep over the Indians (0-2) on the road.
The Suwannee girls cross country team won the Dueling Summits on Saturday, led by a runner-up finish from Ryleigh Hermanson. (COURTESY)

The Suwannee girls cross country team won the Dueling Summits on Saturday, led by a runner-up finish from Ryleigh Hermanson. (COURTESY)

PREP ROUNDUP: Suwannee girls win Dueling Summits, Hermanson places 2nd

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Ryleigh Hermanson placed second at the Dueling Summits with a time of 21:59.20 to lead the Suwannee girls cross country team to first place with 38 points, edging runner-up Chiles by 15 on Saturday at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in Tallahassee.
Fort White defensive back Gavin Peterson (11) reacts after Taylor County scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime on Friday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White defensive back Gavin Peterson (11) reacts after Taylor County scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime on Friday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Fort White fumbles away opener, falls to Taylor County in OT

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Saturday, August 24, 2024
FORT WHITE — From the opening kickoff, the Indians were behind the eight-ball. Unlucky bounces, sloppy weather and a huge injury all happened within seconds of the opening whistle to the 2024 season.
Columbia's Avery Sandlin defends a shot against Suwannee on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia's Avery Sandlin defends a shot against Suwannee on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 8/22/24

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, August 22, 2024
VOLLEYBALL — Lowndes 3, Columbia 2: Despite 17 kills by Kayla Goodloe and 32 assists from Mylie Fernandez, the Tigers (1-1) fell to the Vikings (7-4) on the road in a five-set thriller (25-14, 22-25, 21-25, 25-13, 15-11).