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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

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

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

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

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

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.
Former Suwannee basketball player Antwan Jones speaks during the school’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony last Thursday. Jones was one of five inducted. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Former Suwannee basketball player Antwan Jones speaks during the school’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony last Thursday. Jones was one of five inducted. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SPORTS: 5 inducted into Suwannee Hall of Fame

LIVE OAK — Growing up, Johnny Johnson learned that a man was only as good as his word. However, Johnson said he later discovered that it’s really a person’s deeds, their actions, that make them who they are.
Florida head coach Dan Mullen reacts during the second half of a game against Mississippi on Sept. 26 in Oxford, Miss. No. 10 Florida resumed meetings and practices for the first time in two weeks Monday. They got back to work after a covid-19 outbreak caused the Southeastern Conference to postpone two of the team’s games. (AP FILE PHOTO)

Florida head coach Dan Mullen reacts during the second half of a game against Mississippi on Sept. 26 in Oxford, Miss. No. 10 Florida resumed meetings and practices for the first time in two weeks Monday. They got back to work after a covid-19 outbreak caused the Southeastern Conference to postpone two of the team’s games. (AP FILE PHOTO)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: No. 10 Florida, Mullen return to work after covid outbreak

GAINESVILLE — No.10 Florida resumed meetings and practices for the first time in two weeks Monday, getting back to work after a covid-19 outbreak caused the Southeastern Conference to postpone two of the team’s games.