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PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from Friday's and Saturday's events in the area

NEWS STAFF

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Here are Friday's results for baseball softball games in the area, as well as track & field results from Saturday: BASEBALL Suwannee 8, West Nassau 2: Carston Palmer went 2 for 3 with three RBIs to lead the Bulldogs (2-0) past the Warriors (0-3) on the road Friday night.

Florida State guard Matthew Cleveland (35) shoots over Virginia guard Reece Beekman (2) during Saturday’s game in Charlottesville, Va. (ANDREW SHURTLEFF/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cleveland's buzzer-beating 3 lifts Florida St. over Virginia

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saturday, February 26, 2022

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Matthew Cleveland hit a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer and Florida State beat Virginia 64-63 in a wild finish on Saturday. Florida State hadn't led since it made the opening bucket and trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Florida hits 14 3-pointers to top Georgia

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saturday, February 26, 2022

ATHENS, Ga. — Phlandrous Fleming Jr. scored a season-high 27 points, Tyree Appleby added 21 and Florida hit 14 3-pointers in beating Georgia 84-72 on Saturday. Fleming, a grad transfer who played four years at Charleston Southern, was born and raised in Athens.

Columbia’s Brent Howard connects for a hit Friday night at Gainesville in the teams’ District 3-5A opener. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Columbia withstands late Gainesville rally to win district opener

CONCEPCION LEDEZMA

Friday, February 25, 2022

GAINESVILLE — Columbia already knows the sting of losing a big lead. It happened during its season opener just a few days ago. The Tigers once again saw a big lead shrink in their district opener at Gainesville High.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Results and stats for softball/tennis/track & field from Wednesday & Thursday

NEWS STAFF

Friday, February 25, 2022

Here are Thursday's results for softball and tennis, as well as from Wednesday's track meet at Oak Hall: SOFTBALL Dixie County 7, Fort White 0: The Indians (0-2) were one-hit by the Bears (2-0) on the road Thursday night.

Columbia’s Sakiya Merriex rushes to third base against Lafayette on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Rough 'rollercoaster' ride for Columbia in run-rule loss to Lafayette

JORDAN KROEGER

Thursday, February 24, 2022

There was improvement for Columbia, evident by the 12 runs on the scoreboard. But the result wasn’t any different than the one from two nights earlier. It was another run-rule loss, this time to Lafayette.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Vanderbilt beats No. 15 Florida to snap 6-game skid

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thursday, February 24, 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sacha Washington scored a career-high 16 points to go with 11 rebounds, Jordyn Cambridge had 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and six steals, and Vanderbilt beat No. 15 Florida 63-59 on Thursday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

Columbia’s Seth Stockton returns this season after qualifying for state in the triple jump as a junior. (FILE)

TRACK & FIELD PREVIEW: A look at the teams at Columbia, Fort White, Suwannee & Branford

JORDAN KROEGER

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

With the first big meets of the season scheduled for this weekend, here’s a look at the track & field teams at Columbia, Fort White, Suwannee and Branford this season. BOYS TO WATCH Seth Stockton Columbia, Jr.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats for Tuesday's games in the area

NEWS STAFF

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Here are Tuesday's results for baseball and softball games in the area: BASEBALL Sandalwood 7, Columbia 5: The Tigers (0-1) took a 4-run lead to the fifth inning before the Saints (1-0) rallied with seven runs in the fifth and sixth to win the teams’ season opener Tuesday night at SHS.

Branford outfielder Ellie Frierson slides into home plate safely to score a run before Columbia catcher Haley Cook can apply a tag on Tuesday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Branford run-rules Columbia in season opener

JORDAN KROEGER

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

BRANFORD — Two wild pitches and a ground out put three runs on the board for Branford in the first inning, but head coach Oscar Saavedra wasn’t satisfied. He wanted to see his team drive the ball against a pair of young Columbia pitchers.