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Columbia swimmer Casey Fair at Tuesday’s Region 1-3A meet. (COURTESY)

Columbia swimmer Casey Fair at Tuesday’s Region 1-3A meet. (COURTESY)

PREP SWIMMING: Fair places 19th in 100 butterfly at regionals

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Columbia swimmer Casey Fair placed 19th in the 100 butterfly at the Region 1-3A meet on Tuesday at Morcom Aquatics in Tallahassee. Fair finished in a time of 1:07.58 to wrap up her junior season.
Branford players and coaches celebrate with fans after defeating Union County to win the Region 3-1A championship on Tuesday. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)

Branford players and coaches celebrate with fans after defeating Union County to win the Region 3-1A championship on Tuesday. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Branford tops Union County to win Region 3-1A title

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
BRANFORD — Buccaneers head coach Mendy Sikes wasn’t afraid to say it: She was nervous coming into Tuesday night’s regional final. After all, it was the culmination of another season of hard work, not to mention the opponent she and her girls would face.
Columbia head coach Sherman Reed (left) shakes hands with Columbia golfer Connor Williams (right) after Williams won the Region 1-2A title on Tuesday. (COURTESY)

Columbia head coach Sherman Reed (left) shakes hands with Columbia golfer Connor Williams (right) after Williams won the Region 1-2A title on Tuesday. (COURTESY)

BOYS GOLF: Columbia golfer Connor Williams earns redemption with Region 1-2A title

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
PENSACOLA — One year after two putts cost him a regional title, Connor Williams wasn’t going miss his biggest pair 12 months later. Last season saw Williams enter the 17th hole tied for the lead only to fall behind with a bogey before missing a birdie putt on No. 18 that would’ve forced a playoff.
Columbia golfer Karlee Gainey poses with her Region 1-2A championship trophy on Tuesday. (COURTESY)

Columbia golfer Karlee Gainey poses with her Region 1-2A championship trophy on Tuesday. (COURTESY)

GIRLS GOLF: Gainey wins Region 1-2A title for Columbia, Suwannee's Donaldson places third

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Chet Carter walked past Karlee Gainey on Tuesday morning and said a few words to his granddaughter before Columbia took the course for the Region 1-2A tournament at Quail Heights. “I said, ‘Karlee, 68,’” Carter recalls. “I just told her 68 as I walked by. And she just kinda said, ‘OK papa.
Suwannee quarterback Koy Frier drops back to pass against Wakulla on Friday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee quarterback Koy Frier drops back to pass against Wakulla on Friday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Freshman Frier takes over as Suwannee's starting QB

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
LIVE OAK — As it turns out, Suwannee’s precocious freshman Koy Frier can read situations off the field as well as defenses on it. Following his second-half performance against Madison County on Oct.
Suwannee’s swim teams competed at the Region 1-2A meet on Thursday. (COURTESY)

Suwannee’s swim teams competed at the Region 1-2A meet on Thursday. (COURTESY)

PREP SWIMMING: Suwannee girls place 14th, boys finish 17th at regionals

NEWS STAFF
Monday, October 30, 2023
Suwannee’s swim season came to an end at Thursday’s Region 1-2A meet at the Florida Aquatic Swimming and Training Aquatic Center in Ocala, where the girls placed 14th and the boys finished 17th. Results for the girls included: — Oliviah Schneider was 15th in 200 IM (2:46.