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Columbia’s girls golf team won the District 2-2A title on Tuesday at Quail Heights. Pictured are Reece Chasteen (from left), Kayla Hardy, coach Tammy Winnett, Payton Gainey and Ashley Nelson. (COURTESY)

Columbia’s girls golf team won the District 2-2A title on Tuesday at Quail Heights. Pictured are Reece Chasteen (from left), Kayla Hardy, coach Tammy Winnett, Payton Gainey and Ashley Nelson. (COURTESY)

GIRLS GOLF: Columbia wins first district title since 2014, Suwannee sends 2 to regionals and Branford advances with third-place finish

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Columbia’s girls golf team won the District 2-2A title on Tuesday at Quail Heights, its first championship since 2014.  Payton Gainey led the Lady Tigers with an 85, while Ashley Nelson carded an 89 and Reece Chasteen finished with a 90.
Florida head coach Dan Mullen reacts during the second half a game against Mississippi on Sept. 26 in Oxford, Miss. (THOMAS GRANING/Associated Press)

Florida head coach Dan Mullen reacts during the second half a game against Mississippi on Sept. 26 in Oxford, Miss. (THOMAS GRANING/Associated Press)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida halts meetings, practices amid uptick in covid cases

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
GAINESVILLE — No.10 Florida paused all team activities Tuesday following “an increase in positive covid tests among players," putting Saturday's home game against defending national champion LSU in jeopardy.
Retired Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden applauds following a Rotary Club luncheon on Jan. 10, 2018 in Omaha, Neb. Bowden, hospitalized last week after contracting covid-19, says he is feeling better and hopes to go home soon. Bowden, 90, told the Tallahassee Democrat on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020,"I am doing good. I appreciate everyone’s thoughts, I really do.” (AP FILE PHOTO)

Retired Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden applauds following a Rotary Club luncheon on Jan. 10, 2018 in Omaha, Neb. Bowden, hospitalized last week after contracting covid-19, says he is feeling better and hopes to go home soon. Bowden, 90, told the Tallahassee Democrat on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020,"I am doing good. I appreciate everyone’s thoughts, I really do.” (AP FILE PHOTO)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bowden says he is improving after contracting covid-19

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, hospitalized last week after contracting covid-19, says he is feeling better and hopes to go home soon. Bowden, 90, told the Tallahassee Democrat on Monday, "I am doing good. I appreciate everyone’s thoughts, I really do.
Texas A&M running back Isaiah Spiller (28) dives over the goal line for a touchdown against Florida on Saturday in College Station, Texas. (SAM CRAFT/Associated Press)

Texas A&M running back Isaiah Spiller (28) dives over the goal line for a touchdown against Florida on Saturday in College Station, Texas. (SAM CRAFT/Associated Press)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida's defensive debacle could prompt changes before LSU

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
GAINESVILLE — Florida’s offense is potent enough to win championships. Its defense is porous enough to lose every game. The 10th-ranked Gators found out how little margin for error they have in last week’s 41-38 loss at Texas A&M.
Columbia quarterback Ty Wehinger unloads a pass against Madison County on Friday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia quarterback Ty Wehinger unloads a pass against Madison County on Friday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

COMMENTARY: Winless at 0-3, it’s time for a QB at Columbia to step up

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, October 12, 2020
It’s been a long time since Columbia started 0-3. Twenty-four years to be exact. And 0-4? That hasn’t happened since 1986. Do the 2020 Tigers want to join that dismal group? Or will somebody step up and get this offense off of the ground?
Columbia’s boys golf team won its second straight District 2-2A title on Monday. Pictured with the trophy are Zach Shaw (from left), Spencer McCranie, Ty Folsom, coach Chase Hagler, Connor Williams and Josef Walker. (COURTESY)

Columbia’s boys golf team won its second straight District 2-2A title on Monday. Pictured with the trophy are Zach Shaw (from left), Spencer McCranie, Ty Folsom, coach Chase Hagler, Connor Williams and Josef Walker. (COURTESY)

PREP ROUNDUP: Columbia boys golf wins back-to-back district titles, Suwannee advances to regionals

NEWS STAFF
Monday, October 12, 2020
Zach Shaw shot a 71 to take medalist honors, helping lead Columbia to its second consecutive District 2-2A title on Monday at the Country Club of Lake City.  The Tigers finished with a score of 314, edging Mosley (324) and Suwannee (369).
Florida head coach Dan Mullen reacts during the second half a game against Mississippi on Seot. 26 in Oxford, Miss.Mullen was given several more chances Monday to walk back bizarre comments about wanting to pack 90,000 screaming fans inside Florida Field during the coronavirus pandemic. He declined each of them, brushing aside criticism and insisting he's focused on defending national champion LSU. (THOMAS GRANING/Associated Press)

Florida head coach Dan Mullen reacts during the second half a game against Mississippi on Seot. 26 in Oxford, Miss.Mullen was given several more chances Monday to walk back bizarre comments about wanting to pack 90,000 screaming fans inside Florida Field during the coronavirus pandemic. He declined each of them, brushing aside criticism and insisting he's focused on defending national champion LSU. (THOMAS GRANING/Associated Press)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mullen brushes aside criticism for wanting to 'pack Swamp'

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, October 12, 2020
GAINESVILLE — Florida coach Dan Mullen was given several more chances Monday to clarify any confusion regarding his comments about wanting to pack 90,000 screaming fans inside Florida Field during the coronavirus pandemic.
Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks (13) is hit by Jacksonville Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (20) after a catch Sunday in Houston. (MICHAEL WYKE/Associated Press))

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks (13) is hit by Jacksonville Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (20) after a catch Sunday in Houston. (MICHAEL WYKE/Associated Press))

ANALYSIS: Another defensive debacle vs. another winless team for Jags

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, October 12, 2020
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars did this to themselves. General manager Dave Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone wanted to revamp their defense, choosing to part with four starters in hopes of cleaning up the locker room and the salary cap.
Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) celebrates with his teammates after the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in Lake Buena Vista. (MARK J. TERRILL/Associated Press)

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) celebrates with his teammates after the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in Lake Buena Vista. (MARK J. TERRILL/Associated Press)

NBA: Lakers run past Heat for 17th championship

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, October 11, 2020
LAKE BUENA VISTA — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy. This season, for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, had it all. And it ended in the only fashion that they deemed would be acceptable, with them back atop the basketball world.
Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks (13) makes a catch against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in Houston. (MICHAEL WYKE/Associated Press)

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks (13) makes a catch against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in Houston. (MICHAEL WYKE/Associated Press)

NFL: Jaguars lose fourth straight as Texans get first win

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, October 11, 2020
HOUSTON — Romeo Crennel wouldn't take credit for the Houston Texans getting their first win on Sunday after he took over as interim coach this week in the wake of Bill O'Brien's firing. “Because we won the game everybody wants to say: ‘What did I do'?