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An SEC logo is seen on an end zone pylon before the Missouri Tigers take on the Auburn Tigers during the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 7, 2013 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference announced Tuesday that it's postponing the start of its volleyball, soccer and cross country seasons through at least Aug. 31. (MIKE EHRMANN/Getty Images/TNS)

An SEC logo is seen on an end zone pylon before the Missouri Tigers take on the Auburn Tigers during the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 7, 2013 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference announced Tuesday that it's postponing the start of its volleyball, soccer and cross country seasons through at least Aug. 31. (MIKE EHRMANN/Getty Images/TNS)

CORONAVIRUS: SEC pushes back start of fall except for football

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
GAINESVILLE — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Tuesday that the start of the fall seasons for cross country, soccer and volleyball will be delayed through August 31 due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Chace Curtis won a state title as a sophomore and won three straight district and regional titles to end his career. (FILE)

Chace Curtis won a state title as a sophomore and won three straight district and regional titles to end his career. (FILE)

BEST OF 2010/11-2019/20: Meet the LCR's Wrestling All-Decade Team

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, July 13, 2020
WRESTLER OF THE DECADE Chace Curtis, Columbia, 2018 class Forty-one years went by without a state champion in wrestling at Columbia. In fact, Amos Smith was the only wrestler to ever win the title for the Tigers. But that all changed in 2016.
Laremy Tunsil was the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 6A Player of the Year in his senior season after helping the Tigers post an 11-2 record on their way to the regional finals. He was also a USA Today All-American as well as a U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection that year after posting 90 pancake clocks and grading out at 93 percent as a blocker, one year having 100 pancake blocks with a 90-percent grad as a junior. (FILE)

Laremy Tunsil was the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 6A Player of the Year in his senior season after helping the Tigers post an 11-2 record on their way to the regional finals. He was also a USA Today All-American as well as a U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection that year after posting 90 pancake clocks and grading out at 93 percent as a blocker, one year having 100 pancake blocks with a 90-percent grad as a junior. (FILE)

BEST OF 2010/11-2019/20: Meet the LCR's Football All-Decade Offensive Team

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, July 10, 2020
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE DECADE OL: Laremy Tunsil, Columbia, 2013 class Maybe the best football player to ever come out of Columbia County. Certainly the best in the past decade.
Timmy Jernigan was a high school All-American as a senior at Columbia before signing with Florida State. Jernigan was taken in the second round of the NFL draft in 2014 by the Baltimore Ravens and later traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he won a Super Bowl in 2018. (FILE)

Timmy Jernigan was a high school All-American as a senior at Columbia before signing with Florida State. Jernigan was taken in the second round of the NFL draft in 2014 by the Baltimore Ravens and later traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he won a Super Bowl in 2018. (FILE)

BEST OF 2010/11-2019/20: Meet the LCR's Football All-Decade Defensive Team

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, July 9, 2020
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE DECADE DL: Timmy Jernigan, Columbia, 2011 class Only Timmy Jernigan’s senior year came in this decade but it doesn’t matter — Jernigan’s accolades outshine the rest in the last 10 years.
Darrell Jones averaged a double-double over his final two seasons, scoring more than 1,000 points and grabbing over 500 rebounds. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

Darrell Jones averaged a double-double over his final two seasons, scoring more than 1,000 points and grabbing over 500 rebounds. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

BEST OF 2010/11-2019/20: Meet the LCR's Boys Basketball All-Decade Team

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
PLAYER OF THE DECADE Darrell Jones, Columbia, F, 2016 class At times in his career, Darrell Jones was a one-man show at Columbia. His team’s weren’t the best but that was no fault of his own. Jones stood out above the rest in the past decade.
Quianna Dillard was the LCR's Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2019 as she helped lead Columbia to its first playoff berth since 2009. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter))

Quianna Dillard was the LCR's Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2019 as she helped lead Columbia to its first playoff berth since 2009. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter))

BEST OF 2010/11-2019/20: Meet the LCR's Girls Basketball All-Decade Team

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
PLAYER OF THE DECADE Quianna Dillard, Columbia, F, 2020 class Before Quianna Dillard arrived at Columbia, girls basketball was an afterthought. Well, not anymore. Dillard led the Lady Tigers to the playoffs as a junior in 2019, leading the team with 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.