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Columbia High School's track is overdue for an upgrade, one coach Lawrence Davis hopes to make happen at a meeting on March 11. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia High School's track is overdue for an upgrade, one coach Lawrence Davis hopes to make happen at a meeting on March 11. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP TRACK & FIELD: Columbia coach Lawrence Davis to hold meeting in hopes of upgrading school’s track

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, March 5, 2021
Lawrence Davis is in the second season of his second stint as Columbia’s track & field coach. The first was from 1991-1993. Back then, the school had an asphalt track. Today? It’s the exact same and it’s condition has degraded.
Columbia pitcher Truitt Todd hurls to the plate against Santa Fe during the fifth inning Friday night in Alachua. (MORGAM MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia pitcher Truitt Todd hurls to the plate against Santa Fe during the fifth inning Friday night in Alachua. (MORGAM MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Santa Fe mercy-rules Columbia in five innings

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, March 5, 2021
ALACHUA — Sometimes the wheels just fall off. Such is baseball.  For Columbia on Friday night, the wheels just all happened to fall off at the same time.  The Tigers fell to Santa Fe in the two rivals’ second and final regular season meeting in a 10-0 run-rule loss on the Raiders’ senior night.
Columbia coach Brian Thomas smiles after receiving an ice-water bath from his team following the Tigers’ 13-1 win over Bradford on Wednesday night, which gave Thomas 300 victories in his career. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia coach Brian Thomas smiles after receiving an ice-water bath from his team following the Tigers’ 13-1 win over Bradford on Wednesday night, which gave Thomas 300 victories in his career. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Thomas wins 300th career game as Columbia run-rules Bradford

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Brian Thomas was overcome with emotion. Just minutes after Columbia beat Bradford 13-1 Wednesday night at home in a mercy-rule victory, Thomas was choked up with tears. It was win No.
Missouri guard Dru Smith (12) goes up and under the basket to score the game-winning basket against Florida on Wednesday in Gainesville. (BRAD MCCLENNY McClenny/The Gainesville Sun via AP)

Missouri guard Dru Smith (12) goes up and under the basket to score the game-winning basket against Florida on Wednesday in Gainesville. (BRAD MCCLENNY McClenny/The Gainesville Sun via AP)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Missouri hangs on for 1st win at Florida

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
GAINESVILLE — Dru Smith scored the game-winner, banking a baseline drive reverse layup off the glass with 0.7 seconds on the clock and Missouri held on to defeat Florida 72-70 on Wednesday night for the Tigers' first-ever win in Gainesville.