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Suwannee quarterback Jaquez Moore bolts down the sideline to score a touchdown against Bradford last season. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee quarterback Jaquez Moore bolts down the sideline to score a touchdown against Bradford last season. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Moore leads six Bulldogs on Class 5A All-State team

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, April 8, 2021
LIVE OAK — Fresh off its best season in five years, the Suwannee football program was rewarded Thursday. Six Bulldogs were honored on the FloridaHSFootball.com Class 5A All-State team, led by senior quarterback Jaquez Moore, who was named to the first team.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave the inaugural Florida Medal of Freedom to former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Gov. Ron DeSantis' Twitter account)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave the inaugural Florida Medal of Freedom to former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Gov. Ron DeSantis' Twitter account)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: FSU coaching great Bobby Bowden receives inaugural Florida Medal of Freedom

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Bobby Bowden, the former Florida State football coach who led the Seminoles to two national titles, received the inaugural Florida Medal of Freedom at a ceremony Wednesday hosted by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Bowden, 91, is one of college football’s winningest coaches.
L.A. County Sheriff's officers investigate an accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along Hawthorne Boulevardon Feb. 23 in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (WALLY SKALIJ/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

L.A. County Sheriff's officers investigate an accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along Hawthorne Boulevardon Feb. 23 in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (WALLY SKALIJ/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

PRO GOLF: Woods was driving almost 90 mph when he crashed SUV near LA

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods was driving nearly 90 mph — twice the posted speed limit — on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of an SUV outside Los Angeles and crashed in a wreck that left the golf superstar seriously injured, authorities said Wednesday.
Columbia’s tennis team celebrated Senior Day on Tuesday against Suwannee. Pictured are girls coach Brandi O’Neal (from left), Taiya Driggers, McKenna Thomas, Caleb Stengel, Cole Wehrli, RJ Dutch and boys coach Tom Moore. See the prep roundup above for full results from the day. (COURTESY)

Columbia’s tennis team celebrated Senior Day on Tuesday against Suwannee. Pictured are girls coach Brandi O’Neal (from left), Taiya Driggers, McKenna Thomas, Caleb Stengel, Cole Wehrli, RJ Dutch and boys coach Tom Moore. See the prep roundup above for full results from the day. (COURTESY)

PREP ROUNDUP: Columbia tennis teams split with Suwannee on Senior Day

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Columbia's boys tennis team lost to Suwannee 5-2 Tuesday on Senior Day, while the girls swept Suwannee 7-0. BOYS Singles — CHS No. 1 Cole Wehrli d. Gabe Brackin 8-1 — SHS No. 2 Loren Anderson d. Aidan Boudreau 8-2 — SHS No. 3 David Esco d. RJ Dutch 8-4 — SHS No. 4 Benton Stratten d.
Columbia pitcher Matthew Dumas walks off the field after getting stranded at second base in the third inning of Tuesday’s game against Gainesville. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia pitcher Matthew Dumas walks off the field after getting stranded at second base in the third inning of Tuesday’s game against Gainesville. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Columbia’s bats go cold again in loss to Gainesville

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Even Gainesville couldn’t solve Columbia’s hitting woes. The Hurricanes entered with a team ERA over 6 but looked nothing like a team that’s struggled on the mound this season. Tyler Guarino threw a complete game and stuck out nine to hand the Tigers a 6-2 loss in Lake City.
Baylor guard Davion Mitchell (45) celebrates at the end of the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four in the NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday in Indianapolis. Baylor won 86-70. (DARRON CUMMINGS/Associated Press)

Baylor guard Davion Mitchell (45) celebrates at the end of the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four in the NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday in Indianapolis. Baylor won 86-70. (DARRON CUMMINGS/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Baylor wins title, hands Gonzaga first loss of season

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, April 5, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS — There was another team out there that was marching through the season undefeated, that looked unstoppable at times, that had all arrows pointing toward a national title.  Covid-19 put a halt to the undefeated dream. Nothing could stop Baylor from cutting down the nets.
Fort White shortstop Ciara Byrd high fives assistant coach Chad Padgett after bringing in the winning runs against Madison County on Monday night. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White shortstop Ciara Byrd high fives assistant coach Chad Padgett after bringing in the winning runs against Madison County on Monday night. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Fort White rallies in seventh to top Madison County for fifth straight win

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Monday, April 5, 2021
FORT WHITE — Ciara Byrd didn’t have anything else on her mind.  Coming to the plate with the bases loaded and her team down by two, she had one clear objective.  “I’m thinking, ‘Be smart at the plate,’” Byrd said of her mindset the last at-bat.