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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.
Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton rises to score against Buchholz in the District 2-6A championship on Feb. 5. The Lady Tigers lost to Navarre 71-49 on the road in the Region 1-6A quarterfinals on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton rises to score against Buchholz in the District 2-6A championship on Feb. 5. The Lady Tigers lost to Navarre 71-49 on the road in the Region 1-6A quarterfinals on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Columbia suffers another first-round exit, falls to Navarre in regional quarterfinals

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, February 11, 2021
NAVARRE — Columbia’s season came to a bitter end on Thursday, losing to Navarre 71-42 on the road in the Region 1-6A quarterfinals. The Lady Raiders (18-6) jumped out to a 6-0 lead and never trailed en route to their first playoff win in program history.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Columbia splits preseason games in softball

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Columbia defeated Santa Fe 8-2 but lost to Williston 6-1 in its preseason games on Thursday at the Hal Brady Rec Center. Anissa Penniman, Emma Edson and Hailey Bowmer all had 2 RBIs in the win over Santa Fe, while Addison Maxwell and Caitlyn O’Sullivan each had an RBI.
FGC’s Seth Slanker (left) and Jackson Swisher (right) pose with their winning fish at the Florida Bass Nation Bassmaster College Series qualifier on Lake Okeechobee on Saturday. (COURTESY)

FGC’s Seth Slanker (left) and Jackson Swisher (right) pose with their winning fish at the Florida Bass Nation Bassmaster College Series qualifier on Lake Okeechobee on Saturday. (COURTESY)

COLLEGE FISHING: FGC anglers earn national championship invitation

TONY BRITT
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Going into the final day of competition on the Florida Bass Nation Bassmaster College Series qualifier on Lake Okeechobee, the Florida Gateway College Bass Fishing Team of Seth Slanker and Jackson Swisher trailed the leaders by more than just a few pounds.
Urban Meyer answers questions during a news conference announcing his retirement Ohio State’s coach on Dec. 4, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP FILE PHOTO)

Urban Meyer answers questions during a news conference announcing his retirement Ohio State’s coach on Dec. 4, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP FILE PHOTO)

NFL: Meyer defends hiring ex-Iowa coach accused off racism

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer formally announced his 30-person staff Thursday, wrapping up nearly a month of work to surround himself with assistants who can help him make a successful transition from college to the NFL.