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Florida forward Colin Castleton (12) blocks a shot by Oral Roberts guard Max Abmas (3) during the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Indiana Farmers Coliseum on March 21 in Indianapolis. (AJ MAST/Associated Press)

Florida forward Colin Castleton (12) blocks a shot by Oral Roberts guard Max Abmas (3) during the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Indiana Farmers Coliseum on March 21 in Indianapolis. (AJ MAST/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Florida big man Castleton enters NBA draft for feedback

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, March 28, 2021
GAINESVILLE — Florida big man Colin Castleton entered his name in the NBA draft Sunday in hopes of “receiving feedback that will help my dreams come true.” The 6-foot-11 forward said he will not hire an agent and will retain his college eligibility.
FGC forward Brandon Farmer gets double teamed by PHSC forwards Warren McLymont (left) and Edgard Enriquez (right) during Saturday's FCSAA Region 8 Division II Championship at the Howard Center. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

FGC forward Brandon Farmer gets double teamed by PHSC forwards Warren McLymont (left) and Edgard Enriquez (right) during Saturday's FCSAA Region 8 Division II Championship at the Howard Center. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pasco-Hernando State College beats FGC for Region 8 title

JORDAN KROEGER
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Florida Gateway College has had Pasco-Hernando State College’s number for a majority of the past three seasons. But not when it mattered most on Saturday.
Then Florida Atlantic University football coach Howard Schnellenberger stands in front of the team's new stadium, which was under construction and is now named for him, in 2011. His building of the Owls football program as well as success at Miami and Louisville have earned him the Paul 'Bear' Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award. (POST FILE PHOTO/TNS)

Then Florida Atlantic University football coach Howard Schnellenberger stands in front of the team's new stadium, which was under construction and is now named for him, in 2011. His building of the Owls football program as well as success at Miami and Louisville have earned him the Paul 'Bear' Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award. (POST FILE PHOTO/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Howard Schnellenberger, 87, Miami, Louisville coach, dies

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, March 27, 2021
MIAMI — Howard Schnellenberger was a pipe smoker with a push-broom mustache and gruff baritone, and he paired his grandiloquent manner with grandiose visions for football at Miami, Louisville and Florida Atlantic that caused snickers. At all three schools, Schnellenberger disproved doubters.
Fort White forward Chancellor Wilson is the LCR’s Boys Basketball Player of the Year. (COURTESY)

Fort White forward Chancellor Wilson is the LCR’s Boys Basketball Player of the Year. (COURTESY)

WINTER ALL-AREA: Wilson named LCR's Boys Basketball Player of the Year

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, March 26, 2021
Chancellor Wilson took off for a loose ball on Dec. 13, 2019. Little did he know, his sophomore season would quickly come to an end. Fort White’s forward collided with a Columbia player and his knee buckled as he planted his foot.
Palatka pitcher Layton DeLoach fires to the mound against Columbia on Friday night. (PALATKA DAILY NEWS)

Palatka pitcher Layton DeLoach fires to the mound against Columbia on Friday night. (PALATKA DAILY NEWS)

PREP BASEBALL: Sloppy play costs Columbia against Palatka

NEWS STAFF
Friday, March 26, 2021
PALATKA — Columbia fell to Palatka 5-2 on the road Friday night. The game was close throughout with the Tigers (7-7) knotting up the game at 1-1 in the top of the fifth inning after Matthew Dumas hit an RBI double that just glanced off the glove of diving Panther centerfielder Dominic Huerta.
Florida forward Osayi Osifo, left, tries to save the ball from going out of bounds in front of Oral Roberts forward Kevin Obanor (0) during the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Indiana Farmers Coliseum on March 21 in Indianapolis. (AJ MAST/Associated Press)

Florida forward Osayi Osifo, left, tries to save the ball from going out of bounds in front of Oral Roberts forward Kevin Obanor (0) during the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Indiana Farmers Coliseum on March 21 in Indianapolis. (AJ MAST/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Florida loses 4th player in 3 days as Osifo enters portal

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, March 26, 2021
GAINESVILLE — It appears Florida coach Mike White will be an active shopper in the burgeoning transfer portal. Forward Osayi Osifo announced plans to play elsewhere Friday, becoming the fourth player in three days to leave White's program.
Florida State guard Anthony Polite (2) celebrates a 3-pointer against Colorado during a second-round game in the NCAA Tournament at Farmers Coliseum on March 22 in Indianapolis. (CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/Associated Press)

Florida State guard Anthony Polite (2) celebrates a 3-pointer against Colorado during a second-round game in the NCAA Tournament at Farmers Coliseum on March 22 in Indianapolis. (CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Florida State charts a new course for the ACC

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, March 26, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS — North Carolina is long gone. Duke never made it. To find the ACC's biggest threat at March Madness this year, look past Tobacco Road and into the panhandle of Florida.
Columbia point guard Na’Haviya Paxton is once again LCR’s Girls Basketball Player of the Year. (COURTESY)

Columbia point guard Na’Haviya Paxton is once again LCR’s Girls Basketball Player of the Year. (COURTESY)

WINTER ALL-AREA: Paxton repeats as LCR's Girls Basketball Player of the Year

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Every time she took the court, you knew there was a shot you’d see something special. Whether it was a triple-double, reaching 1,000 career points as a junior or dropping 45 points in the district semis to send Columbia back to the playoffs, Na’Haviya Paxton balled on the floor this season.