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Fort White catcher Morgan (left) celebrates with coach Chad Padgett (middle) and pitcher Kadence Compton (24) after hitting a walk-off RBI single to defeat Baldwin on Thursday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White catcher Morgan (left) celebrates with coach Chad Padgett (middle) and pitcher Kadence Compton (24) after hitting a walk-off RBI single to defeat Baldwin on Thursday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Fort White ends skid with huge win over highly-ranked Baldwin

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, April 6, 2023
FORT WHITE — A team meeting was called with Fort White mired in a three-game losing streak. A wakeup call was needed to get the Indians’ season back on track, and the message was clearly heard after their biggest win of the season one day later.
Suwannee head coach Brittney Shearer celebrates after Elisia Beauchamp completed her clean and jerk during the Region 1-1A meet on Feb. 4. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee head coach Brittney Shearer celebrates after Elisia Beauchamp completed her clean and jerk during the Region 1-1A meet on Feb. 4. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING: Suwannee's Shearer named Dairy Farmer’s 1A Coach of the year

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, April 6, 2023
LIVE OAK — A third straight state championship season led to a third straight state honor for Brittney Shearer. Suwannee’s girls weightlifting coach was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 1A Coach of the Year on Thursday, the third straight year Shearer hoisted the honor.
Joseph Joiner, who is the driver of the No. 10 car, will be at All-Tech Raceway on Friday to compete in the Hunt the Front Southbound Throwdown. (COURTESY)

Joseph Joiner, who is the driver of the No. 10 car, will be at All-Tech Raceway on Friday to compete in the Hunt the Front Southbound Throwdown. (COURTESY)

AUTO RACING: Several top drivers to race at Hunt the Front Throwdown

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
All-Tech Raceway is hosting an inaugural race for a new late model dirt track series, which looks to kick up dust and racing interest all over the Southeastern region of the county.
Columbia’s Skyler Ziegaus is the LCR’s Girls Soccer Player of the Year for a third straight season. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia’s Skyler Ziegaus is the LCR’s Girls Soccer Player of the Year for a third straight season. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

WINTER ALL-AREA: Ziegaus 3-peats as LCR's Girls Soccer Player of the Year

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Skyler Ziegaus merely scratched the surface of what she was capable of her first two years at Columbia. But as a freshman in a covid-ridden season, her coaches and teammates knew there was something special about her even before she was named the Lake City Reporter’s Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
Columbia's McKenna O'Sullivan makes contact with a pitch against Middleburg last Friday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia's McKenna O'Sullivan makes contact with a pitch against Middleburg last Friday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 4/4/23

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
BASEBALL — Suwannee 5, Madison County 0: Logan Brooks pitched six innings, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out six batters to lead the Bulldogs past the Class 1A No. 7 Cowboys on the road Tuesday night.
Columbia third baseman Ayden Phillips celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against Buchholz on Tuesday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia third baseman Ayden Phillips celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against Buchholz on Tuesday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Columbia blows big lead, then beats Buchholz behind Phillips' bat

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Ayden Phillips was just trying to put the ball in play. With the bases loaded and Grant Bowers eagerly waiting on third base with one out, Phillips just got a piece of Buchholz pitcher Aidan Kastensmidt’s slider as it crossed home plate.
FGC guard Antewan Webber rises for a layup against Pitt CC in the South Atlantic District B championship on March 11. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

FGC guard Antewan Webber rises for a layup against Pitt CC in the South Atlantic District B championship on March 11. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FGC guard Webber named NJCAA first team All-American

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Florida Gateway College point guard Antewan Webber was named to the NJCAA Division II All-American first team on Tuesday. Webber was the sole freshman selected to the first team and is FGC’s first basketball All-American since the re-establishment of athletics in 2017.
The Hunt the Front Super Late Model Southbound Throwdown will take place this Friday and Saturday at All-Tech Raceway. (HEATH LAWSON/Special to the Reporter)

The Hunt the Front Super Late Model Southbound Throwdown will take place this Friday and Saturday at All-Tech Raceway. (HEATH LAWSON/Special to the Reporter)

AUTO RACING: Hunt the Front makes debut at All-Tech Raceway

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
The engines will be revving and the action coming fast and furious this weekend when a new racing series debuts at All-Tech Raceway, drawing some top notched competitors from around the country for Easter Weekend racing.