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FGC runners Emma Jeffers (from left), Morgan Wilson, India Williamson, Sarah Simpson, Ashlyn Speigner and Roxxi Ottum at the NJCAA National Championships. (COURTESY)

FGC runners Emma Jeffers (from left), Morgan Wilson, India Williamson, Sarah Simpson, Ashlyn Speigner and Roxxi Ottum at the NJCAA National Championships. (COURTESY)

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: FGC women place 10th at NJCAA National Championships

NEWS STAFF
Monday, November 13, 2023
HUNTSVILLE, ALA.—The Florida Gateway College women secured their highest-ever finish at the NJCAA National Championships on Saturday, placing 10th with a collective score of 292 at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama.
Columbia’s boys placed 13th at the Region 1-3A meet on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Columbia’s boys placed 13th at the Region 1-3A meet on Saturday. (COURTESY)

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Season ends for Columbia boys with 13th-place finish in Region 1-3A

NEWS STAFF
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Columbia’s cross country season ended on Saturday as the boys finished 13th at the Region 1-3A meet at Matanzas High School. The Tigers were hurt in the standings by only having six runners and tallied 353 points, quite far behind to St. Augustine’s 198 for eighth place and the final state berth.
Choctawhatchee running back Cole Tabb (3) celebrates after scoring a touchdown as defensive back Markeyon Moore (8), defensive end Ayden Phillips (40) and defensive back Lequawn Johnson (2) look on during Friday's Region 1-3S quarterfinal. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Choctawhatchee running back Cole Tabb (3) celebrates after scoring a touchdown as defensive back Markeyon Moore (8), defensive end Ayden Phillips (40) and defensive back Lequawn Johnson (2) look on during Friday's Region 1-3S quarterfinal. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Tabb, Choctaw knock Columbia out of Region 1-3S playoffs

JORDAN KROEGER
Saturday, November 11, 2023
FORT WALTON BEACH — Columbia rode over to Choctawhatchee on a bus with no air conditioning after the unit broke early in the 4-hour drive. Call it a premonition of what was to come. A few hours later, the Indians knocked the air out of the rest of the Tigers’ season.
Suwannee defensive lineman Hunter Watson wraps up Pensacola Catholic running back Nigel Nelson on Friday night. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee defensive lineman Hunter Watson wraps up Pensacola Catholic running back Nigel Nelson on Friday night. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Pensacola Catholic runs through Suwannee in rainy Region 1-2S quarterfinal

JAMIE WACHTER
Saturday, November 11, 2023
PENSACOLA — Suwannee High entered Friday’s Region 1-2S playoff opener looking for a big, game-changing play early. Instead, host Pensacola Catholic found those plays on both offense and defense in a 41-6 romp of the Bulldogs at Gorecki-Lebeau Stadium.
Columbia

Columbia

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 11/10/23

NEWS STAFF
Friday, November 10, 2023
BOYS SOCCER — Columbia 2, Williston 2: Bobby Shotwell and Cody Bass each scored on goal while goalkeeper Augustus Mock made four saves as the Tigers (0-1-1) battle the Red Devils (0-1-1) to a draw at home Friday night.
Suwannee

Suwannee

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 11/9/23

NEWS STAFF
Friday, November 10, 2023
BOYS SOCCER — Chiles 7, Suwannee 1: The Bulldogs (1-2) fell to the Timberwolves (2-0) on the road Thursday night. Rember Alonso scored the lone goal for SHS, while goalkeeper Waylon Richard made 19 saves.
Suwannee’s boys cross country team placed fifth at the Region 1-2A meet on Thursday to qualify for the state meet. (COURTESY)

Suwannee’s boys cross country team placed fifth at the Region 1-2A meet on Thursday to qualify for the state meet. (COURTESY)

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Suwannee boys qualify for state meet again, Hermanson and Moore nab individual bids

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Suwannee’s boys cross country team is headed back to state for the third straight season. Behind a 17th-place finish from Morgan Mobley, the Bulldogs placed fifth at the Region 1-2A meet on Thursday at Alligator Lake in Lake City. Mobley finished in a time of 17:10.