Sports

Columbia’s Lance Minson is the LCR’s Golfer of the Year. (MANDI TILLOTSON/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia’s Lance Minson is the LCR’s Golfer of the Year. (MANDI TILLOTSON/Special to the Reporter)

FALL ALL-AREA: Minson named LCR's Golfer of the Year

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Lance Minson grew up on a golf course, so the sport came naturally at a young age. What started out as just some chipping and putting in his free time with his dad at the Country Club of Lake City quickly because a sport Minson took seriously in middle school.
Audrey Fender is the LCR’s Runner of the Year. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

Audrey Fender is the LCR’s Runner of the Year. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

FALL ALL-AREA: Fender named LCR's Runner of the Year

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, December 30, 2019
Audrey Fender’s love for running can be traced back to a rewards system in fourth grade. When she was at Summers Elementary School, students received tokens for running miles at recess. That wasn’t an easy chore for everyone, but it was for Fender.
Florida’s Lamical Perine runs to the end zone for a touchdown against Virginia during the first half of the Orange Bowl on Monday, at Hard Rock Stadium. (MICHAEL LAUGHLIN/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Florida’s Lamical Perine runs to the end zone for a touchdown against Virginia during the first half of the Orange Bowl on Monday, at Hard Rock Stadium. (MICHAEL LAUGHLIN/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida holds off Virginia to win Orange Bowl

ZACH ABOLVERDI
Monday, December 30, 2019
MIAMI GARDENS — It took 40 seconds for Florida to grab momentum Monday in the 2019 Capital One Orange Bowl. And it took a fourth-quarter touchdown to put the game away.
Columbia’s girls basketball team is pictured with the trophy after winning the Hitchcock’s Challenge on Monday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s girls basketball team is pictured with the trophy after winning the Hitchcock’s Challenge on Monday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Columbia beats Miami Killian to win Hitchcock's Challenge

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, December 30, 2019
ALACHUA — The first ever Hitchcock’s Challenge girls bracket belongs to Columbia. The Lady Tigers won the inaugural tournament, defeating Miami Killian 50-42 on Monday at Legacy Park to finish a perfect 3-0.
Mackenzie Conklin is the LCR’s Swimmer of the Year. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

Mackenzie Conklin is the LCR’s Swimmer of the Year. (MANDI SLOAN/Special to the Reporter)

FALL ALL-AREA: Conklin named LCR's Swimmer of the Year

ZACH ABOLVERDI
Friday, December 27, 2019
For the second year in a row, a Conklin has been named the Lake City Reporter’s Swimmer of the Year.  Columbia junior Mackenzie Conklin earns the honor in 2019 after her brother, Evan Conklin, received the nod following his 2018 campaign at CHS.