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FGC forward Joseph Mitchell gets up a shot against the FSCJ defense on Wednesday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

FGC forward Joseph Mitchell gets up a shot against the FSCJ defense on Wednesday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FGC misses key free throws, falls to FSCJ in OT

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Florida State College at Jacksonville kept giving Florida Gateway College chances to take the lead. But the Timberwolves couldn’t make their free throws. As a result, the Blue Wave are in the driver’s seat early on in Region 8 in their first season as a conference member.
Columbia guard Mariah Cox dribbles up the court against Fort White on Jan. 16. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Mariah Cox dribbles up the court against Fort White on Jan. 16. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Fort White boys, Columbia and Lafayette girls drop hoops contests

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
BOYS BASKETBALL — Oak 50, Fort White 32: With Jayden Jackson out sick and Garrett Brady also sidelined, the Class 1A No. 4 Indians (13-5) were blown out by the Eagles (11-5) on the road Tuesday night. Tafari Moe scored 13 points to lead FWHS, which has lost three of its last four.
Suwannee receiver Noah Lopez is tackled by a pair of Wakulla defenders during last season’s meeting. Suwannee and Wakulla will be in the same district again next season. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee receiver Noah Lopez is tackled by a pair of Wakulla defenders during last season’s meeting. Suwannee and Wakulla will be in the same district again next season. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Suwannee granted appeal to Class 3A

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
The final tweaks to the FHSAA’s football classifications for the next two years led a welcomed change for Suwannee and an unwelcomed sitting still for Fort White.
Branford quarterback Thomas Sikes throws a pass during the preseason jamboree last season. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Branford quarterback Thomas Sikes throws a pass during the preseason jamboree last season. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Branford QB Thomas Sikes transfers to Suwannee

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
LIVE OAK — With an eye on “bigger ball,” Thomas Sikes has headed north. The rising junior that has started at quarterback for Branford the past two seasons is now enrolled at Suwannee, starting out the second semester in Live Oak.
Columbia wrestlers Carlee Morrison, Josie Raulerson and Bella Guerrier-Lajoir placed in the top 3 at the Ricky Gullet Invitational on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Columbia wrestlers Carlee Morrison, Josie Raulerson and Bella Guerrier-Lajoir placed in the top 3 at the Ricky Gullet Invitational on Saturday. (COURTESY)

PREP ROUNDUP: 3 Columbia wrestlers place top 3 at Ricky Gullet Invitational

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Columbia’s girls wrestling team placed three wrestlers in the top three at the Ricky Gullet Invitational at Bayshore High School on Saturday. Carlee Morrison (155 class) and Josie Raulerson (235) both took second place, while Bella Guerrier-Lajoir (115) placed third.