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Columbia forward Marcus Peterson flies to the basket for a layup against Baker County on Friday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia forward Marcus Peterson flies to the basket for a layup against Baker County on Friday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia still streaking, goes for eighth straight win against Buchholz

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, January 20, 2020
Columbia’s winning streak was extended to seven games on Saturday with a 69-57 win over Eustis in the Martin Luther King Jr. Shootout at Forest High School. A hot start from the field helped the Tigers (17-2) get up 20-8 after the first quarter and they pushed that lead to 39-21 at halftime.
Freshman Omar Payne posted his first career double-double in Florida's win over Auburn on Saturday. (ALEX DE LA OSA/UAA Communications)

Freshman Omar Payne posted his first career double-double in Florida's win over Auburn on Saturday. (ALEX DE LA OSA/UAA Communications)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Payne an X-factor for Gators with down-low presence

ZACH ABOLVERDI
Saturday, January 18, 2020
GAINESVILLE — It wasn’t until Omar Payne’s eighth basket Saturday that former Gator Patric Young took notice.  Following Florida’s 69-47 win over No. 4 Auburn, the 2013-14 SEC Defensive Player of the Year ran over to the scorer’s table and checked the stat sheet just to be sure.
Columbia linebacker Le'vontae Camiel on his visit to USF last month. (COURTESY)

Columbia linebacker Le'vontae Camiel on his visit to USF last month. (COURTESY)

PREP FOOTBALL: CHS 3-star linebacker Le'vontae Camiel shuts down recruitment, reaffirms commitment to USF

JORDAN KROEGER
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Columbia linebacker Le'vontae Camiel shut down his recruitment on Saturday, officially announcing that he will be signing with South Florida on National Signing Day on Feb. 5. Camiel, a 3-star prospect, has been committed to USF since June but has kept his recruitment open.
Rebecca Golden (from left), FGC athletic coordinator, sits with Rob Chapman, FGC coordinator of enrollment and marketing and webmaster, and Lawrence Barrett, FGC president, as the three hold a fishing rod and reel during the school’s announcement on Friday that it will launch a competitive bass fishing team. The FGC Bassmasters plan to compete during the 2020-21 school year. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Rebecca Golden (from left), FGC athletic coordinator, sits with Rob Chapman, FGC coordinator of enrollment and marketing and webmaster, and Lawrence Barrett, FGC president, as the three hold a fishing rod and reel during the school’s announcement on Friday that it will launch a competitive bass fishing team. The FGC Bassmasters plan to compete during the 2020-21 school year. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

OUTDOORS: Florida Gateway College launches competitive fishing team

TONY BRITT
Friday, January 17, 2020
It’s all about the bass at FGC. Florida Gateway College is going to launch a competitive fishing team, as a club sport, at the college later this fall with hopes of vying for a national title against some of the nation’s elite college fishing programs.
Columbia’s Tanner Pierce looks to make a play against Suwannee on Friday night. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s Tanner Pierce looks to make a play against Suwannee on Friday night. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS SOCCER: Columbia ties again, this time with Suwannee

TONY BRITT
Friday, January 17, 2020
A determined Columbia team, which hasn’t tasted victory in its last four outings, toed the line and played Suwannee to a 0-0 tie Friday night. Columbia (6-5-6) is now winless in its last five contests — finishing with three ties and two loses.
Columbia weightlifter Miracle Rentz-Black finishes her clean and jerk during Thursday’s meet against Santa Fe. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia weightlifter Miracle Rentz-Black finishes her clean and jerk during Thursday’s meet against Santa Fe. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Lady Tigers power past Santa Fe in weightlifting; CHS girls fall to Nease in hoops

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Columbia’s girls weightlifting team defeated Santa Fe 65-15 at home on Thursday. The Lady Tigers won nine of the 10 weight classes, led by Reece Chasteen in the 199-pound weight class. Chasteen posted a meet-best 300 total despite pulling a hamstring, benching 190 pounds with a 110 clean and jerk.