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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.
Trent Morrison finished his career at Columbia with 78 goals and 59 assists. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

Trent Morrison finished his career at Columbia with 78 goals and 59 assists. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

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

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
BOYS PLAYER OF THE DECADE Trent Morrison, Columbia, 2018 class There arguably hans’t been a better all-around soccer player that’s walked through the halls of Columbia High School than Trent Morrison.
Columbia coach Brian Allen signals in a play against Oakleaf last season. (FILE)

Columbia coach Brian Allen signals in a play against Oakleaf last season. (FILE)

PREP FOOTBALL: Allen still holding off on summer workouts due to covid-19, optimism waning for start of season

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Coronavirus cases continue to rise in the state of Florida. As a result, the guidelines for high school summer workouts haven’t changed and Columbia coach Brian Allen is no longer optimistic about getting his players back on the field. He has serious concerns about the season, too.
FGC guard Tay Cobb puts up a floater against Webber International this past season. (FILE)

FGC guard Tay Cobb puts up a floater against Webber International this past season. (FILE)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FGC guard Tay Cobb commits to Benedict College

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Two years at Florida Gateway College prepared guard Tay Cobb for the Division-II level. Cobb committed to Benedict College in South Carolina this week, a D-II school in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Madison Plyn was the LCR's Volleyball Player of the year in back-to-back seasons to finish her career. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

Madison Plyn was the LCR's Volleyball Player of the year in back-to-back seasons to finish her career. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

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

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE DECADE Madison Plyn, Columbia, 2017 class Not many volleyball players from Columbia went off to play at a four-year college. In fact, only two did, and Madison Plyn was the first. Plyn’s teams weren’t the best of the past decade but it wasn’t due to her lack of talent.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II (15) throws a touchdown pass against the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 29, 2019, in Jacksonville. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II (15) throws a touchdown pass against the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 29, 2019, in Jacksonville. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)

NFL: Preseason cut in half, start gets pushed back

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play so teams have more time to train following an all-virtual offseason made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.