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Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton is fouled by Buchholz forward Alicia Bryant during Friday’s District 2-6A championship game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton is fouled by Buchholz forward Alicia Bryant during Friday’s District 2-6A championship game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Buchholz rallies with 21-0 run as Columbia fails to win first district title since 1999

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, February 5, 2021
Columbia took a 10-point lead midway through the third quarter, poised to end a 22-year district title drought. But then, the Lady Tigers went cold. Ice cold. Buchholz turned the game around with tenacious defense and easy buckets in transition.
In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady speak during Opening Night for Super Bowl 55 on Monday. (NFL)

In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady speak during Opening Night for Super Bowl 55 on Monday. (NFL)

NFL: Storylines galore as Brady and Mahomes hook up in Super Bowl

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, February 5, 2021
Someone will make history Sunday in a Super Bowl so filled with storylines it would fill a season of TV programming. Tom Brady, already the true Game of Thrones king, going for a seventh ring.
Columbia guard Dante Brown soars past Santa Fe center Jonathan Lee to score a layup on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Dante Brown soars past Santa Fe center Jonathan Lee to score a layup on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Balanced effort helps Columbia hold off Santa Fe for eighth win in a row

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Marcus Peterson had a big first quarter. It was Tray Tolliver’s turn in the second and back to Peterson in the third. Then in the fourth, it was Charleston Ponds who put Santa Fe away to deliver Columbia its eighth win in a row.
Columbia’s Zack Strickland dribbles up the field while Buchholz’s Riley Smith gives chase during Wednesday’s District 2-6A semifinals. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s Zack Strickland dribbles up the field while Buchholz’s Riley Smith gives chase during Wednesday’s District 2-6A semifinals. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS SOCCER: Strickland follows Hingson's heroics with game-winner in OT, sends Columbia to playoffs for first time since 2010

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Two amazing shots saved Columbia’s season. They also ended a 10-year playoff drought for the Tigers. Trey Hingson scored in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime and Zack Strickland curved a ball perfectly into the net in the 98th minute for the game-winner to lift No.
Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton pulls up for a shot against Gainesville during Wednesday’s District 2-6A semifinals. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton pulls up for a shot against Gainesville during Wednesday’s District 2-6A semifinals. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Paxton goes off for 45 points to lead Columbia past Gainesville in District 2-6A semis

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Columbia will have the opportunity to claim its first district title in more than 20 years after dispatching the Gainesville 65-57 on Wednesday night in a District 2-6A semifinals behind a career-high 45 points from Na’Haviya Paxton. The No.
South Carolina forward Justin Minaya (10) makes a shot over Florida forward Colin Castleton (12) during the first half Wednesday in Gainesville. (MATT STAMEY/Associated Press)

South Carolina forward Justin Minaya (10) makes a shot over Florida forward Colin Castleton (12) during the first half Wednesday in Gainesville. (MATT STAMEY/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: South Carolina pounds No. 22 Florida in paint for upset win

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
GAINESVILLE — South Carolina coach Frank Martin was beside himself as he counted 10 consecutive first-half possessions in which the ball failed to touch the paint. Turnovers. Offensive fouls. Long-range shots.