Sports

Columbia quarterback Bronsen Tillotson rolls out to pass last Friday against Wakulla. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia quarterback Bronsen Tillotson rolls out to pass last Friday against Wakulla. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

FRIDAY NIGHT PREVIEW: Columbia turns to Tillotson to deliver first win vs. North Miami Beach

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Columbia turns the page tonight as Bronsen Tillotson gets his first start at quarterback. The Tigers are hoping it leads to their first victory of the season too. Tillotson takes over the offense for Columbia (0-5) as North Miami Beach (1-0) comes to town.
Fort White quarterback Tyler Jefferson fights to gain yardage against Taylor County on Oct. 2. (CHRISTINA FEAGIN/Special to the Reporter)

Fort White quarterback Tyler Jefferson fights to gain yardage against Taylor County on Oct. 2. (CHRISTINA FEAGIN/Special to the Reporter)

FRIDAY NIGHT PREVIEW: Fort White goes for 1st win again against streaking Newberry

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, October 29, 2020
FORT WHITE — With just one game left before the playoffs, Fort White is looking to head there with any sort of momentum. The Indians (0-5) are still winless this season, getting shut out in three of their last four games and it doesn’t get any easier this week as Newberry comes to town.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II throws under pressure from Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa, right, in the first half at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 25 in Inglewood, California. The Chargers won, 39-29. (ALLEN J. SCHABEN/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II throws under pressure from Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa, right, in the first half at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 25 in Inglewood, California. The Chargers won, 39-29. (ALLEN J. SCHABEN/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

NFL: Minshew has thumb injury that could force QB swap

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, October 29, 2020
JACKSONVILLE — A person familiar with the situation says Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew has a strained ligament and multiple fractures in his right thumb, an injury that could prompt coach Doug Marrone to turn to rookie Jake Luton after the team's bye week.
Florida quarterback Kyle Trask (11) passes down field against Texas A&M on Oct. 10 in College Station, Texas. (SAM CRAFT/AP File Photo)

Florida quarterback Kyle Trask (11) passes down field against Texas A&M on Oct. 10 in College Station, Texas. (SAM CRAFT/AP File Photo)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida will be rested, could be rusty against Mizzou

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, October 29, 2020
GAINESVILLE — Florida linebacker James Houston arranged chairs in his living room to simulate blockers and placed a tennis ball on top of a garbage can to work on his hands. Running back Malik Davis slid his bed against one wall to create extra space to practice plays.
Columbia’s 200 freestyle and 200 freestyle medley relay teams of Abby Schuler (from left), Mackenzie Conklin, Kaydence Clark and Isabelle Glenn both competed at the Region 1-3A meet on Wednesday, placing 12th and 13th. Conklin also placed 14th in both the 500 freestyle and 200 freestyle, while Clark took 16th in the 100 butterfly. (SHELBY CONKLIN/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia’s 200 freestyle and 200 freestyle medley relay teams of Abby Schuler (from left), Mackenzie Conklin, Kaydence Clark and Isabelle Glenn both competed at the Region 1-3A meet on Wednesday, placing 12th and 13th. Conklin also placed 14th in both the 500 freestyle and 200 freestyle, while Clark took 16th in the 100 butterfly. (SHELBY CONKLIN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP SWIMMING: Columbia girls wait for state bids after Region 1-3A meet

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Columbia’s swim teams competed at the Region 1-3A Meet at Frank Brown Park in Panama City on Wednesday.
Columbia’s boys golf team placed 14th at the Class 2A State Tournament on Wednesday. Pictured are Josef Walker (from left), Ty Folsom, Spencer McCranie, coach Chase Hagler, Zach Shaw and Connor Williams. (COURTESY)

Columbia’s boys golf team placed 14th at the Class 2A State Tournament on Wednesday. Pictured are Josef Walker (from left), Ty Folsom, Spencer McCranie, coach Chase Hagler, Zach Shaw and Connor Williams. (COURTESY)

BOYS & GIRLS GOLF: Folsom ties for 15th at state to lead Columbia boys to 14th, girls take 15th

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Columbia’s boys golf team finished 14th at the Class 2A State Tournament, which wrapped up with its final round on Wednesday at Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills.
Suwannee’s cross country team won the District 2-2A title on Wednesday, the first in program history. (COURTESY)

Suwannee’s cross country team won the District 2-2A title on Wednesday, the first in program history. (COURTESY)

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Suwannee boys win first district title in program history

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Suwannee’s boys cross country team won its first district title in school history on Wednesday, taking the 2-2A crown with a score of 37 to edge Florida High by 18 points at Alligator Lake. Jesse Cushman led the Bulldogs with a fourth-place finish (19:58.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, middle, celebrates with Mookie Betts (50), who scored the go-ahead run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning during Game 6 of the World Series at Globe Life Field on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas. (WALLY SKALIJ/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, middle, celebrates with Mookie Betts (50), who scored the go-ahead run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning during Game 6 of the World Series at Globe Life Field on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas. (WALLY SKALIJ/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

MLB: Dodgers win first World Series title since 1988, lose Turner to covid-19

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
ARLINGTON, Texas — No dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face — the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
Columbia quarterback Bronsen Tillotson drops back to pass against Wakulla last Friday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia quarterback Bronsen Tillotson drops back to pass against Wakulla last Friday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Tillotson named Columbia's starting QB vs. North Miami Beach

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Columbia has a new starting quarterback. Bronsen Tillotson will get the nod this Friday when North Miami Beach visits Lake City. The move comes after Tillotson nearly led the Tigers to a come-from-behind victory against Wakulla last Friday before ultimately falling 30-29.