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The Suwannee girls weightlifting team swept the District 4-1A titles in the traditional and Olympic events Friday, the seventh straight year the Bulldogs have won the district. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter)

The Suwannee girls weightlifting team swept the District 4-1A titles in the traditional and Olympic events Friday, the seventh straight year the Bulldogs have won the district. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter)

GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING: Suwannee, Branford sweep district titles

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, January 24, 2025
LIVE OAK — For the seventh straight year, the Suwannee girls weightlifting team overpowered its district competition Friday, or at least those that could take part.
Columbia guard Shaheed White drives past Santa Fe forward Kewan Hall for a layup on Friday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Shaheed White drives past Santa Fe forward Kewan Hall for a layup on Friday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia bounces back to beat Santa Fe

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, January 24, 2025
ALACHUA — Players in the Columbia locker room weren’t happy with how they played in Thursday’s loss to district rival Gainesville. The Tigers took their anger out on another rival instead.
Suwannee’s Jose Garcia pinned Yulee’s Ethan McFeely at 144 pounds during the Region 1-1A duals championship match at the state duals meet. (DEE DEE JOLICOEUR/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee’s Jose Garcia pinned Yulee’s Ethan McFeely at 144 pounds during the Region 1-1A duals championship match at the state duals meet. (DEE DEE JOLICOEUR/Special to the Reporter)

BOYS WRESTLING: Suwannee headed back to state duals semis

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, January 24, 2025
KISSIMMEE — Even after a few upsets had Suwannee behind Yulee in the Region 1-1A championship Friday, there was no panic among the Bulldogs.
Columbia forward Jolena Gardner tries to split a pair of Gainesville defenders Friday night. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia forward Jolena Gardner tries to split a pair of Gainesville defenders Friday night. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Columbia shelled by Gainesville again

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, January 24, 2025
An ill-fated third quarter for Columbia had finally come to an end. Or so the Tigers thought. Instead, Gainesville’s Kendall Ruise walked to the free-throw line to take a couple of untimed shots, sinking both and extending the Hurricane lead up to 21. It only got worse from there.
Fort White guard Jayden Jackson rises for a shot against Middleburg on Monday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White guard Jayden Jackson rises for a shot against Middleburg on Monday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Fort White boys & girls top Branford in hoops

NEWS STAFF
Friday, January 24, 2025
FORT WHITE — Despite just a 5-point fourth quarter, the Fort White boys held on to defeat Branford 42-37 on Senior Night on Friday. Tafari Moe led the way for the Indians (8-9) with 17 points while Jayden Jackson finished with 12 as they won their fourth straight.
Columbia's Cody Bass dribbles the ball up the field against Gainesville on Jan. 10. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia's Cody Bass dribbles the ball up the field against Gainesville on Jan. 10. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOCCER: Columbia boys & girls advance to District 3-5A semifinals

NEWS STAFF
Friday, January 24, 2025
Columbia’s soccer teams advanced to the District 3-5A semifinals with wins Thursday night at Tiger Stadium. The No. 3 seed CHS boys (10-3-3) shut out No. 6 seed Middleburg 2-0 thanks to two goals in the second half from Cody Bass, which came via assists from Nathan Matsubara and Trace Williams.
Columbia forward Jolena Gardner dribbles the ball up the court during a game against Rickards on Jan. 16. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia forward Jolena Gardner dribbles the ball up the court during a game against Rickards on Jan. 16. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASKETBALL: CHS girls blow out Buchholz, FWHS squads sweep Trenton

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, January 23, 2025
A pair of double-doubles led Columbia’s girls basketball team to a 55-29 road win over Buchholz on Thursday night. Mariah Cox finished with 15 points and 10 steals while Jolena Gardner posted 11 points and 13 rebounds as the Tigers (8-8) bounced back from back-to-back losses.