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Columbia forward Ty’jahn Wright flies for a dunk as Ridgeview forward Jairus Moore contests during Wednesday’s District 2-5A semifinal. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia forward Ty’jahn Wright flies for a dunk as Ridgeview forward Jairus Moore contests during Wednesday’s District 2-5A semifinal. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia aims to win first district title since 2020 against Rickards

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Four years ago, Columbia ended a 19-year district title drought. Then, the Tigers went back-to-back en route to their first Final Four berth since 1968. It set a new standard for basketball at Columbia, one the Tigers are aiming to reach again after coming up empty handed the past two seasons.
Columbia goalkeeper Haley Schrader makes a save against Lecanto during the Region 1-5A quarterfinal on Tuesday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia goalkeeper Haley Schrader makes a save against Lecanto during the Region 1-5A quarterfinal on Tuesday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SPORTS: FHSAA cuts menstrual questions from athletic forms amid criticism

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, February 9, 2023
ORLANDO — Questions about female athletes’ menstrual history will no longer appear on the medical forms that Florida high school students have to fill out before participating in sports, though the new form will still ask athletes for their sex assigned at birth, rather than just their sex.
CHS, FWHS, SHS, BHS, LHS

CHS, FWHS, SHS, BHS, LHS

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 2/8/23

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, February 9, 2023
BOYS BASKETBALL — Hawthorne 53, Fort White 41: Najeeb Smith scored 14 points while Garrett Brady and Maliki Clark added eight apiece, but the No. 3 seed Indians (15-9) fell to the No. 2 seed Hornets (8-6) on the road in the District 6-1A semifinals Wednesday night.
Florida forward Colin Castleton (12) works against Alabama center Charles Bediako, while Alabama guard Jaden Bradley (0) during Wednesday's game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (VASHA HUNT/Associated Press)

Florida forward Colin Castleton (12) works against Alabama center Charles Bediako, while Alabama guard Jaden Bradley (0) during Wednesday's game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (VASHA HUNT/Associated Press)

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No. 3 Alabama races past Florida

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— With freshman star Brandon Miller leading the way, Alabama is now off to its best Southeastern Conference start in nearly seven decades. Miller scored 24 points and made 4 of 8 3-pointers to lead No.
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell lifts the trophy after the team's win against Oklahoma in the Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 29, 2022, in Orlando. (PHELAN M. EBENHACK/Associated Press)

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell lifts the trophy after the team's win against Oklahoma in the Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 29, 2022, in Orlando. (PHELAN M. EBENHACK/Associated Press)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Norvell gets raise, 3-year extension from Florida State

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State football coach Mike Norvell, whose team ended last season with a six-game winning streak, was rewarded with a three-year contract extension that will pay him an average of $8.05 million annually through 2029.
CHS, FWHS, SHS, BHS, LHS

CHS, FWHS, SHS, BHS, LHS

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores & stats from 2/7/23

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
BOYS BASKETBALL — Lafayette 71, Branford 59: The No. 5 seed Hornets (7-14) topped the No. 4 seed Buccaneers (17-9) in the District 5-1A quarterfinals at BHS on Tuesday night. LHS advances to face top-seeded Hilliard on Wednesday, while the season is over for BHS. — Palatka 62, Suwannee 41: The No.