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Columbia wrestler Joseph Rice won the 170-pound weight class at the Battle at the Border IBT hosted by Yulee on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Columbia wrestler Joseph Rice won the 170-pound weight class at the Battle at the Border IBT hosted by Yulee on Saturday. (COURTESY)

WRESTLING: Columbia places third at Battle of the Border

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Columbia took third place out of 17 teams at the Battle of the Border IBT hosted by Yulee on Saturday. Brett Millard (106 class), Thomas Greene (152) and Joseph Rice (170) each won titles, while Shawn Raggins (195) finished runner-up.
Wesley McGriff, a veteran of the Southeastern Conference, has joined Florida head coach Dan Mullen's staff. (UAA COMMUNICATIONS)

Wesley McGriff, a veteran of the Southeastern Conference, has joined Florida head coach Dan Mullen's staff. (UAA COMMUNICATIONS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida tabs veteran SEC coach McGriff to coach secondary

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, January 9, 2021
GAINESVILLE — Florida announced the hiring of Wesley McGriff as its secondary coach Saturday, replacing two assistants coach Dan Mullen fired after the team's worst defensive season in more than a hundred years. Mullen parted ways with secondary coaches Ron English and Torrian Gray last week.
Columbia's Shyheim Brown is the LCR's Defensive Player of the Year. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the LCR)

Columbia's Shyheim Brown is the LCR's Defensive Player of the Year. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the LCR)

FALL ALL-AREA: Brown named LCR's Defensive Player of the Year

JORDAN KROEGER
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Daytona Beach Mainland was driving with the lead, looking to put Columbia away with the clock winding down in the Region 1-6A semifinals. But the Buccaneers didn’t have an athlete on their squad quite like Tigers defensive star Shyheim Brown.
Columbia teammates help Dante Brown (0) off of the floor and celebrate after Brown made a layup while getting fouled by Suwannee on Friday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia teammates help Dante Brown (0) off of the floor and celebrate after Brown made a layup while getting fouled by Suwannee on Friday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia routs Suwannee for third straight victory

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, January 8, 2021
The press energizes Columbia. Head coach Steve Faulkner went to it in the third quarter against Suwannee and it fueled his team’s best win of the season. Charleston Ponds scored 16 points and Marcus Peterson added 14 more to lead the Tigers to a 65-37 win over the Bulldogs at home Friday night.
Columbia’s soccer team poses with the Three Rivers Cup after defeating Santa Fe 2-1 at home on Friday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s soccer team poses with the Three Rivers Cup after defeating Santa Fe 2-1 at home on Friday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS SOCCER: Columbia edges Santa Fe to win inaugural Three Rivers Cup

TONY BRITT
Friday, January 8, 2021
The cup belongs to Columbia. The Columbia captured the inaugural Three Rivers Cup by dispatching the Santa Fe Raiders 2-1 Friday night at Tigers Stadium. The Tigers (9-1-1) won their sixth consecutive game and haven’t lost in their last seven contests.
Branford’s Cera McElreath is the LCR’s Volleyball Player of the Year. (BRIAN LEWIS/Special to the Reporter)

Branford’s Cera McElreath is the LCR’s Volleyball Player of the Year. (BRIAN LEWIS/Special to the Reporter)

FALL ALL-AREA: McElreath named LCR's Volleyball Player of the Year

MIKE JONES
Thursday, January 7, 2021
BRANFORD —  She’s been a standout on the diamond and the court the past five years at Branford. A natural athlete, Cera McElreath has been a key contributor for the Buccaneers’ basketball, softball and volleyball teams since she was an eighth grader.