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Prakrut Patel won district titles at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to make it to state as a junior. (FILE)

Prakrut Patel won district titles at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to make it to state as a junior. (FILE)

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

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
PLAYER OF THE DECADE Prakrut Patel, Columbia, 2018 class He only played one year at Columbia but it was one that will always be remembered. Prakrut Patel won district titles at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to make it to state as a junior, earning him the LCR’s Tennis Player of the Year honor.
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.