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Columbia running back/receiver Jaylen Cooper (center left) and receiver Keeven Young (center right) signed letters of intent on Monday to play collegiately. Cooper is headed to Warner, while Young will play at Carthage. The duo are pictured alongside assistant coaches Anthony Newton (left) and Al Nelson (right). (COURTESY)

Columbia running back/receiver Jaylen Cooper (center left) and receiver Keeven Young (center right) signed letters of intent on Monday to play collegiately. Cooper is headed to Warner, while Young will play at Carthage. The duo are pictured alongside assistant coaches Anthony Newton (left) and Al Nelson (right). (COURTESY)

PREP FOOTBALL: Cooper signs with Warner, Young with Carthage to add to CHS class

NEWS STAFF
Monday, February 13, 2023
Columbia running back/receiver Jaylen Cooper and receiver Keeven Young signed letters of intent on Monday to play collegiately. Cooper is headed to Warner, an NAIA school in Lake Wales, FL, while Young will play at Carthage, a Division III school in Kenosha, WI.
Columbia guard Isaac Broxey drives to the basket against Rickards during the District 2-5A championship on Friday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Isaac Broxey drives to the basket against Rickards during the District 2-5A championship on Friday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: CHS to host Pine Forest in playoff opener, FWHS left out

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, February 13, 2023
A district title propelled Columbia up the Region 1-5A rankings, just not as high as hoped. The FHSAA revealed the playoff brackets on Sunday and the Tigers (18-9) were awarded the No. 3 seed, earning them a home matchup with No. 6 seed Pine Forest (15-11) on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs against Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (97) and linebacker Haason Reddick (7) during Super Bowl 57 on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. (ASHLEY LANDIS/Associated Press)

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs against Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (97) and linebacker Haason Reddick (7) during Super Bowl 57 on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. (ASHLEY LANDIS/Associated Press)

NFL: Mahomes rallies Chiefs past Eagles in Super Bowl 57

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, February 12, 2023
GLENDALE, Ariz.— Patrick Mahomes was magical when the Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed him to pull off another Super Bowl comeback.
Columbia’s basketball team poses with the District 2-5A championship trophy after defeating Rickards 68-38 on Friday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s basketball team poses with the District 2-5A championship trophy after defeating Rickards 68-38 on Friday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia routs Rickards for first district title since 2020

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, February 10, 2023
Two years without a district title was too many for Columbia head coach Steve Faulkner. He made that clear to the Tigers before they took the floor for Friday’s District 2-5A championship. And after one quarter, it was clear they listened.
A Columbia soccer player dribbles the ball during a match this past season. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

A Columbia soccer player dribbles the ball during a match this past season. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SPORTS: Florida backs off athlete menstrual data, but debate lingers

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, February 10, 2023
Florida has backed off its effort to force athletes to give their high schools information about their menstrual cycles after the debate sparked opposition nationwide, and now, the state is facing questions about whether the plan was based on politics or policy.
CHS, FWHS, SHS, BHS, LHS

CHS, FWHS, SHS, BHS, LHS

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores & stats from 2/9/23

NEWS STAFF
Friday, February 10, 2023
BOYS TENNIS Santa Fe 6, Suwannee 1 Singles — No. 1 Evan McMillan lost 8-7 — No. 2  Jake Wooley lost 8-0 — No. 3 Josh Jahuey won 8-5 — No. 4 Devan Tran lost 8-1 — No. 5 Calay Anderson lost 8-0 Doubles — No. 1 McMillan/Wooley lost 8-0 — No. 2 Jahuey/Tran lost 8-3