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The Suwannee girls weightlifting team won its fifth straight regional title in the traditional event and repeated as Olympic champions at the Region 1-1A meet Saturday at SHS. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

The Suwannee girls weightlifting team won its fifth straight regional title in the traditional event and repeated as Olympic champions at the Region 1-1A meet Saturday at SHS. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING: Suwannee sweeps titles at regional meet, leads area in state qualifiers

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, February 6, 2023
LIVE OAK — The road to state in Class 1A still goes through Suwannee. One week after the SHS girls weightlifting team won district titles in both the traditional and Olympic events, the Bulldogs pulled off the double again in the Region 1-1A meet Saturday at SHS.
Florida's Myreon Jones is pressured by Kentucky's CJ Fredrick during Saturday’s game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 (JAMES CRISP/Associated Press)

Florida's Myreon Jones is pressured by Kentucky's CJ Fredrick during Saturday’s game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 (JAMES CRISP/Associated Press)

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Kentucky posts wire-to-wire victory over Florida

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, February 4, 2023
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Freshman Cason Wallace scored 20 points, Jacob Toppin had a double-double and Kentucky never trailed in a 72-67 victory over Florida on Saturday night. Wallace made 7 of 10 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer and all five of his free throws for the Wildcats (16-7, 7-3 SEC).
Florida State guard Matthew Cleveland (35) tries to strip the ball away from Louisville guard El Ellis (3) during Saturday’s game in Louisville, Ky. (TIMOTHY D. EASLEY/Associated Press)

Florida State guard Matthew Cleveland (35) tries to strip the ball away from Louisville guard El Ellis (3) during Saturday’s game in Louisville, Ky. (TIMOTHY D. EASLEY/Associated Press)

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cleveland, Florida State hold off Louisville

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, February 4, 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Matt Cleveland drove the baseline for a layup with 1:32 left to allow Florida State to fend off a late, 17-2 run by Louisville to escape with an 81-78 victory on Saturday.
Fort White’s Najeeb Smith goes up for a layup in front of a Williston defender Friday night. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White’s Najeeb Smith goes up for a layup in front of a Williston defender Friday night. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Indians come up short against ‘measuring stick’

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, February 3, 2023
FORT WHITE — It just wasn’t Najeeb Smith’s night. Or Brandon DeMartino’s. Or anyone else wearing a white jersey. Fort White (15-8) dropped its regular-season finale Friday night, succumbing to a tall, fast and physical Williston squad 62-37.
Columbia’s Kyndall Norris dribbles past Lincoln’s Izzy Young during Wednesday’s District 2-5A championship in Tallahassee. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s Kyndall Norris dribbles past Lincoln’s Izzy Young during Wednesday’s District 2-5A championship in Tallahassee. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS & GIRLS SOCCER: CHS girls make playoffs for first time ever, boys left out

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, February 3, 2023
A tough 8-0 loss to Lincoln in the District 2-5A championship had Columbia’s girls soccer team hoping it would still make the playoffs as one of the last teams in. Turns out there was no drama at all. The Tigers made it comfortably for the first time in program history.
Palatka’s Jhane Fountain finds an alley to the basket as Suwannee’s Janeah Mitchell tries to keep up with her in Thursday night’s District 5-4A semifinal. (MARK BLUMENTHAL/Palatka Daily News)

Palatka’s Jhane Fountain finds an alley to the basket as Suwannee’s Janeah Mitchell tries to keep up with her in Thursday night’s District 5-4A semifinal. (MARK BLUMENTHAL/Palatka Daily News)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Palatka ends Suwannee's season in District 5-4A semis

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, February 2, 2023
CITRA — Palatka head coach Craig Washington was ready and fully prepared for Suwannee in their second meeting.  Washington switched up his defense and this time it was the Bulldogs who weren’t prepared.