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Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a Coronavirus briefing at the White House on April 10, in Washington, DC. (KEVIN DIETSCH/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM/TNS)

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a Coronavirus briefing at the White House on April 10, in Washington, DC. (KEVIN DIETSCH/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Commissioners tell VP no football before campuses open

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
The commissioners of the nation’s major college football conferences held a 30-minute conference call Wednesday with Vice President Mike Pence and stressed that college sports cannot return from the coronavirus shutdown until campuses have reopened.
Columbia forward Kirsten Garner set a school record with 27 goals. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia forward Kirsten Garner set a school record with 27 goals. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

WINTER ALL-AREA: Garner named LCR's Girls Soccer Player of the Year

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Eleven players scored a goal for Columbia this season but no one netted more than Kirsten Garner. No one else in school history has either. Garner set a school record this year with 27 goals, leading the Lady Tigers to their best season of the decade.
Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 McDonald's Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series FanShield 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 07, in Avondale, Arizona. (CHRISTIAN PETERSEN/Getty Images/TNS)

Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 McDonald's Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series FanShield 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 07, in Avondale, Arizona. (CHRISTIAN PETERSEN/Getty Images/TNS)

AUTO RACING: Larson fired after sponsors drop NASCAR driver over slur

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As sponsor after sponsor dropped Kyle Larson after he used a racial slur during a live-streamed virtual race, his NASCAR team owner was backed into a corner.
Reece Chasteen won a district title & set personal-bests at state, where she tied for ninth. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

Reece Chasteen won a district title & set personal-bests at state, where she tied for ninth. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

WINTER ALL-AREA: Chasteen repeats as LCR's Girls Weightlifter of the Year

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, April 13, 2020
Reece Chasteen felt pretty good halfway through the Class 2A state meet. The junior had just benched 200 pounds and she sat in fifth place in the 199-pound weight class. Her eyes were on a top-six finish to land on the medal stand.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (42) addresses the media during NASCAR Media Day at the Daytona 500 Club. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)

NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (42) addresses the media during NASCAR Media Day at the Daytona 500 Club. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)

AUTO RACING: NASCAR’s Larson suspended for racial slur in virtual race

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, April 13, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during a virtual race. The star driver said there was “no excuse” for his comment.
LEFT: Columbia shooting guard Kenney Gaines gets set to shoot a free throw against Daytona Beach Mainland in the Region 1-6A finals on Feb. 28. RIGHT: Columbia point guard Darrien Jones pulls up for a jumper against Daytona Beach Mainland in the Region 1-6A finals on Feb. 28. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

LEFT: Columbia shooting guard Kenney Gaines gets set to shoot a free throw against Daytona Beach Mainland in the Region 1-6A finals on Feb. 28. RIGHT: Columbia point guard Darrien Jones pulls up for a jumper against Daytona Beach Mainland in the Region 1-6A finals on Feb. 28. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

COMMENTARY: More colleges should be offering CHS backcourt duo of Gaines & Jones

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, April 10, 2020
Kenney Gaines and Darrien Jones should have more college offers. It’s as simple as that. Wake up coaches, these kids can ball. Stop overlooking them.
Columbia defensive back Shyheim Brown returns a kickoff against Oakleaf last season. (FILE)

Columbia defensive back Shyheim Brown returns a kickoff against Oakleaf last season. (FILE)

PREP FOOTBALL: Brown, Williams each pick up two more college offers

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Columbia defensive back Shyheim Brown and receiver Jaden Williams both received more college offers on Thursday. The 2021 prospects each picked up an offer from Georgia Southern, while Brown also got the call from Buffalo and Williams was offered by Missouri State.