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PREP ROUNDUP: Columbia splits tennis matchups with Santa Fe

NEWS STAFF
Monday, February 15, 2021
Columbia's boys tennis team defeated Santa Fe 5-2 at home on Monday, while the girls fell to Santa Fe 6-1. BOYS  Singles — CHS No. 1 Aidan Boudreau d. Nick Athearn 8-5 — SFHS No. 2. Nitai Rose-Dewill d. R.J. Dutch 8-5 — CHS No. 3 Caleb Stengel d. Evan Carnall 8-0 — CHS No. 4 McKinnen Bell d.
Jacksonville Jaguars' coach Urban Meyer, along with owner Shad Khan, ought to be embarrassed over Chris Doyle being forced to resign his position as Director of Sports Performance after a little more than 24 hours. The truth is Doyle should have never been hired in the first place. (RALPH FRESO/Getty Images/TNS)

Jacksonville Jaguars' coach Urban Meyer, along with owner Shad Khan, ought to be embarrassed over Chris Doyle being forced to resign his position as Director of Sports Performance after a little more than 24 hours. The truth is Doyle should have never been hired in the first place. (RALPH FRESO/Getty Images/TNS)

COMMENTARY: Meyer should know by now he's not in college anymore

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, February 15, 2021
If nothing else, Urban Meyer should know by now that he’s not in college anymore. The fact he didn’t seem to grasp that before his ill-advised hire of controversial strength coach Chris Doyle, though, doesn’t bode well for Meyer’s chances of long-term success in the NFL.
Michael McDowell celebrates in Victory Lane early Monday morning after winning the Daytona 500. (NIGEL COOK/News-Journal/TNS)

Michael McDowell celebrates in Victory Lane early Monday morning after winning the Daytona 500. (NIGEL COOK/News-Journal/TNS)

AUTO RACING: McDowell beats 100-1 odds for upset Daytona 500 victory

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, February 15, 2021
DAYTONA BEACH — Michael McDowell was glued to Brad Keselowski's bumper, watching and waiting for his chance to win the Daytona 500.  Joey Logano was the leader, the laps were winding down and yet no one had the nerve to pull out of traffic.
Columbia lifters Reece Chasteen (from left), Da'Niya Lewis and Trachelle Williams at the Class 2A state meet on Saturday at Suwannee. (COURTESY)

Columbia lifters Reece Chasteen (from left), Da'Niya Lewis and Trachelle Williams at the Class 2A state meet on Saturday at Suwannee. (COURTESY)

GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING: Chasteen places second to lead Columbia at Class 2A state meet

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Reece Chasteen placed second in the 183 class at the Class 2A state meet on Saturday at Suwannee High School. Chasteen hit just one of her bench presses and one of her clean and jerk attempts, posting a 205 and a 165 for a 370 total.
Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle walks on the field before a game between Iowa and Northern Illinois on Sept. 1, 2018, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP FILE PHOTO)

Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle walks on the field before a game between Iowa and Northern Illinois on Sept. 1, 2018, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP FILE PHOTO)

NFL: Jaguars, accused racist strength coach Chris Doyle part ways

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, February 12, 2021
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars and embattled strength coach Chris Doyle parted ways Friday night, a few hours after a prominent diversity group assailed the team and called the recent hiring “simply unacceptable.
Columbia forward Charleston Ponds shoots over Lincoln forward Bryce Cummings during Friday’s District 2-6A championship. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia forward Charleston Ponds shoots over Lincoln forward Bryce Cummings during Friday’s District 2-6A championship. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia can’t dig out of huge early hole, falls to Lincoln in District 2-6A championship

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, February 12, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Swoosh. Times six. Lincoln couldn’t miss from deep in the opening quarter. And it put Columbia in a hole that was too deep to dig out of. The No. 2 seed Trojans made six of their nine 3-pointers in the first period to jump out to an early lead they never surrendered, beating the No.
Suwannee won the Class 1A girls weightlifting state championship Friday at SHS, totaling 26 team points to beat Altha. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee won the Class 1A girls weightlifting state championship Friday at SHS, totaling 26 team points to beat Altha. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING: Suwannee wins first title in school history behind Marsee’s first-place finish; Fort White’s Griffith & Branford’s Pitts also claim individual championships

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, February 12, 2021
LIVE OAK — Brittney Shearer didn’t want to use the cliche. But after her Suwannee weightlifting team won the first girls team state championship in school history Friday — at its own gym too — it really was a dream come true for the SHS coach.
Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) passes against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half of the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Jan. 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (CHRIS GRAYTHEN/Getty Images/TNS)

Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) passes against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half of the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Jan. 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (CHRIS GRAYTHEN/Getty Images/TNS)

NFL: Expected top pick Lawrence throws for Meyer, other teams

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, February 12, 2021
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence worked out for several NFL personnel including his expected future pro coach, Urban Meyer of the Jacksonville Jaguars.  The national championship winner is projected as the No. 1 overall pick in April's NFL draft, the spot held by the Jaguars.