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Columbia's wrestling team placed fourth at the Tiger Duals on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Columbia's wrestling team placed fourth at the Tiger Duals on Saturday. (COURTESY)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 12/16-17/22

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Columbia’s wrestling team placed fourth at the Tiger Duals on Saturday, with Clay taking home the title. Undefeated individuals for the Tigers included Jayden Thomas in the 138 class and Alex Ulloa in the 145 class. Head coach Pete Whittington also picked up his 100th dual win.
Columbia guard Zamarion Jones drives to the basket while Santa Fe guard Braylon Guyden defends on Friday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Zamarion Jones drives to the basket while Santa Fe guard Braylon Guyden defends on Friday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Reserves step up in balanced win for Columbia over Santa Fe

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, December 16, 2022
One of the biggest keys entering the season for Columbia was finding some more help to take the offensive load off of Isaac Broxey. The Tigers found plenty of it on Friday. All head coach Steve Faulkner had to do was look down his bench.
Columbia’s AJ Brinson (1) celebrates with head coach Ed Turner after scoring his first goal against Eastside on Friday night. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s AJ Brinson (1) celebrates with head coach Ed Turner after scoring his first goal against Eastside on Friday night. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS SOCCER: Brinson scores 2 goals late to lift Columbia past Eastside

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, December 16, 2022
For 71 minutes, it seemed that Columbia couldn’t string together passes, much less maintain possession of the ball inside Eastside territory. Then AJ Brinson decided he’d had enough.
FGC

FGC

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: FGC's recruiting class up to 17 players

NEWS STAFF
Friday, December 16, 2022
Florida Gateway College currently has 17 players added to the roster of its newly revived softball, which will begin competing in the fall of 2023. Softball is returning after a 15-year hiatus at FGC, which hired former Columbia High coach Jimmy Williams to lead the program.
Oregon State linebacker Jack Colletto (12) celebrates after his team's win over Oregon on Nov 26 in Corvallis, Ore. (AMANDA LOMAN/Associated Press)

Oregon State linebacker Jack Colletto (12) celebrates after his team's win over Oregon on Nov 26 in Corvallis, Ore. (AMANDA LOMAN/Associated Press)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: No. 14 Oregon State goes for rare 10-win season vs. Florida in Las Vegas Bowl

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, December 16, 2022
LAS VEGAS — No. 14 Oregon State rolls into the Las Vegas Bowl off a victory over rival Oregon, with six wins in seven games and the chance to make school history. Only two Beavers teams have reached double-digit wins, the first time in 2000 when Jonathan Smith was the quarterback.
CHS, FWHS, SHS, BHS, LHS

CHS, FWHS, SHS, BHS, LHS

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 12/15/22

NEWS STAFF
Friday, December 16, 2022
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Oakleaf 94, Columbia 37: The Tigers (5-7) lost their fourth straight Thursday, falling to the Knights (9-1) on the road. Kaylah Turner scored 27 points for OHS, which also got 19 points from Trista Brown and 18 from Fantasia James.
Fort White guard Najeeb Smith drives to shoot while being defend by Branford guard Camden Gaskins on Thursday night. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Fort White guard Najeeb Smith drives to shoot while being defend by Branford guard Camden Gaskins on Thursday night. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Fort White's balanced core takes down Branford

CONCEPCION LEDEZMA
Thursday, December 15, 2022
BRANFORD — Fort White head coach Elven Sheppard believes his Indians are in good hands with field general Najeeb Smith. “As he goes, we go,” Sheppard said. “He’s a big part of our program. We look for a lot from him.