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Kayli Kvistad was the Class 6A Player of the Year in her junior and senior seasons and helped Columbia win its only state title in 2013. (FILE)

Kayli Kvistad was the Class 6A Player of the Year in her junior and senior seasons and helped Columbia win its only state title in 2013. (FILE)

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

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, July 17, 2020
PLAYER OF THE DECADE 3B: Kayli Kvistad, Columbia, 2014 class No one was close to as good as Kayli Kvistad was in the past decade. Her numbers were record-breaking at Columbia and she was the catalyst behind the program’s only state championship in 2013.
Willie Carter was the FACA Class 4A Player of the Year during his junior season as he helped Fort White win its first district title since 2006. (FILE)

Willie Carter was the FACA Class 4A Player of the Year during his junior season as he helped Fort White win its first district title since 2006. (FILE)

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

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, July 16, 2020
PLAYER OF THE DECADE 1B: Willie Carter, Fort White, 2015 class One of the best hitters in school history swung the best bat of the decade. Willie Carter was a mammoth at the plate. His career took off as a sophomore when he had a team-high 14 runs, 12 RBIs and two homers with a .
Fort White's A.J. Legree won the state title in the high jump in 2011. (FILE)

Fort White's A.J. Legree won the state title in the high jump in 2011. (FILE)

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

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
ATHLETE OF THE DECADE A.J. Legree, Fort White, 2012 class The only state title in the decade was the first ever at Fort White. A.J. Legree won it all in the high jump his junior year, clearing the bar at 2.08 meters to set a county record that still stands today.
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.