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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).
TOP ROW: CHS DL Caden Bolstein, CHS LB/S Da’jon Brown, FWHS LB Lecosta Byrd and SHS WR/DB Koy Frier; MIDDLE ROW: FWHS QB Jayden Jackson, CHS OL Chase Johnson and FWHS DL Jaden McCray; BOTTOM ROW: FWHS WR Tafari Moe, LHS WR/DB Jordan Murphy, FWHS WR Mike Peterson Jr. and LHS QB/DB Tywan Williamson. (CHS photos by Jen Chasteen; FWHS photos by Brent Kuykendall; SHS photos by Tammy Johns; LHS photos by Marcus Edwards)

TOP ROW: CHS DL Caden Bolstein, CHS LB/S Da’jon Brown, FWHS LB Lecosta Byrd and SHS WR/DB Koy Frier; MIDDLE ROW: FWHS QB Jayden Jackson, CHS OL Chase Johnson and FWHS DL Jaden McCray; BOTTOM ROW: FWHS WR Tafari Moe, LHS WR/DB Jordan Murphy, FWHS WR Mike Peterson Jr. and LHS QB/DB Tywan Williamson. (CHS photos by Jen Chasteen; FWHS photos by Brent Kuykendall; SHS photos by Tammy Johns; LHS photos by Marcus Edwards)

FOOTBALL SUPER 11: Meet the best in Columbia, Suwannee and Lafayette counties in 2024

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, August 22, 2024
The Lake City Reporter has put together its annual list of the 11 best high school football players in Columbia, Suwannee and Lafayette counties. Check out the list of the paper's 2024 Super 11:   Caden Bolstein School: Columbia Position/Year: DL, Sr.