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Columbia pitcher Truitt Todd winds up to pitch against Union County on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia pitcher Truitt Todd winds up to pitch against Union County on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Todd, Howard lead Columbia past Union County with their arms and bats

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, March 7, 2022
Truitt Todd wasn’t happy with his pitching performance at all against Union County. “I pitched pretty horribly actually. Not great. I didn’t have any of my good stuff, that’s for sure,” Todd said. But the senior pitcher had just enough to deliver Columbia a fifth straight win.
Suwannee’s wrestling team placed 10th at the Class 1A state meet on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Suwannee’s wrestling team placed 10th at the Class 1A state meet on Saturday. (COURTESY)

BOYS WRESTLING: Musgrove places third to lead Suwannee at state; Rice takes seventh for Columbia

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, March 7, 2022
KISSIMMEE — The Suwannee High wrestling program isn’t all the way back. But the Bulldogs took another step at the Class 1A state meet at the Silver Spurs Arena this past weekend, finishing 10th as a team with five wrestlers placing in the top eight of their weight classes.
Jackson Wisher (left) and Seth Slanker (right) won the the MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing tournament Presented by YETI event on Lake Guntersville on Friday. (COURTESY)

Jackson Wisher (left) and Seth Slanker (right) won the the MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing tournament Presented by YETI event on Lake Guntersville on Friday. (COURTESY)

COLLEGE FISHING: FGC duo wins MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing tournament

NEWS STAFF
Monday, March 7, 2022
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala.— The Florida Gateway College duo of Seth Slanker and Jackson Swisher won the MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing tournament Presented by YETI event on Lake Guntersville on Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 29 pounds, 12 ounces.
Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) dunks next to Florida forward Colin Castleton (12) during Saturday’s game in Gainesville. (MATT STAMEY/Associated Press)

Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) dunks next to Florida forward Colin Castleton (12) during Saturday’s game in Gainesville. (MATT STAMEY/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Tshiebwe shines again as No. 7 Kentucky beats Florida in regular-season finale

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, March 5, 2022
GAINESVILLE — When Florida scored the first five points of the second half, Kentucky coach John Calipari immediately called timeout. He had one message for his seventh-ranked Wildcats: Throw Oscar Tshiebwe the ball. They listened better than even Calipari could have imagined.
Suwannee quarterback Maci Campbell scrambles up the field against Bradford last season while Macy Bowers follows behind. (FILE)

Suwannee quarterback Maci Campbell scrambles up the field against Bradford last season while Macy Bowers follows behind. (FILE)

PREP FLAG FOOTBALL: Suwannee begins new season with new head coach Ted Frazier

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, March 4, 2022
LIVE OAK — By the time the season starts Tuesday, Suwannee will be used to pivoting and quick changes of direction. The Bulldogs lost head coach and program architect Ricky Hufty in January when he was named the head coach of Florida Gateway College’s start-up program.
Florida's Nina Rickards, left, drives against Mississippi's Angel Baker (15)during Friday's game at Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn. (MARK HUMPHREY Humphrey)

Florida's Nina Rickards, left, drives against Mississippi's Angel Baker (15)during Friday's game at Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn. (MARK HUMPHREY Humphrey)

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Austin lifts Ole Miss over No. 23 Florida in SEC tournament

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, March 4, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Two-time All-SEC center Shakira Austin scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Mississippi held off No. 23 Florida 70-60 Friday in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament quarterfinals. The fourth-seeded Rebels (23-7) now have won five of their last six.