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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.
The CHS boys and girls hoops teams won Friday.

The CHS boys and girls hoops teams won Friday.

PREP ROUNDUP: Tigers trounce Trojans in tourney

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, December 21, 2019
After suffering its first loss of the season at the buzzer Thursday, the Columbia boys basketball team bounced back in a big way on Friday.  The Tigers defeated Southern 61-37 in their second game at the Henry Clay Holiday Tournament in Kentucky.
Columbia’s TJ Hudson races with Santa Fe’s Colton Weiser for possession of the ball on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s TJ Hudson races with Santa Fe’s Colton Weiser for possession of the ball on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS SOCCER: Columbia battles back from 2-goal deficit to tie Santa Fe

ZACH ABOLVERDI
Thursday, December 19, 2019
For the third game in a row, the Columbia boys soccer team played to a draw Thursday night.  But the latest result felt more like a win for the Tigers, who rallied with a pair of second-half goals and tied Santa Fe, 2-2.
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PREP ROUNDUP: CHS boys & girls hoops drop holiday tourney openers

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Columbia’s boys basketball team lost to Lafayette 37-35 at the buzzer in its opener of the Henry Clay Holiday Tournament in Kentucky on Thursday. Marcus Owens led the Tigers (5-1) with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Columbia faces Louisville Southern today.
Eastside High quarterback Anthony Richardson evades a Buchholz defender during their game earlier this season at Citizens Field. (ALAN YOUNGBLOOD/TNS)

Eastside High quarterback Anthony Richardson evades a Buchholz defender during their game earlier this season at Citizens Field. (ALAN YOUNGBLOOD/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida signs another top-10 class

ZACH ABOLVERDI
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Florida had an uneventful early signing day, but inked a top-10 recruiting class for the second year in a row.  The Gators signed 21 of their 24 commits, as well as Texas wide receiver transfer Jordan Pouncey.