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Columbia quarterback Eriel Baker throws a pass under pressure from a Buchholz defender on Tuesday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia quarterback Eriel Baker throws a pass under pressure from a Buchholz defender on Tuesday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FLAG FOOTBALL: Undefeated Buchholz blows out winless Columbia

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Buchholz finished Tuesday’s game against Columbia with five touchdown passes. The Tigers’ offense finished with four first downs.  The offensive onslaught from the Bobcats never relented in their 34-0 win at Tiger Stadium.
Suwannee center fielder Brianna Stephens rounds first base after hitting an RBI single against Gainesville on Feb. 25. (FILE)

Suwannee center fielder Brianna Stephens rounds first base after hitting an RBI single against Gainesville on Feb. 25. (FILE)

PREP ROUNDUP: Suwannee run-rules North Marion to end skid

NEWS STAFF
Monday, March 10, 2025
Abbey Ranck drove in three runs and Felicity May went 2 for 2 with two RBIs as Suwannee snapped a three-game skid with a 12-2 run-rule win over North Marion in five innings on the road Monday night.
Columbia's Kensi Shaw won the girls 100m at the Rumble in the Jungle on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Columbia's Kensi Shaw won the girls 100m at the Rumble in the Jungle on Saturday. (COURTESY)

PREP TRACK & FIELD: Area's top performers from the weekend

NEWS STAFF
Monday, March 10, 2025
Columbia’s boys track and field team won the Rumble in the Jungle meet on Saturday at CHS, while the girls placed second.   The CHS boys tallied 186 points ahead of runner-up Suwannee, which finished second with 118.
Columbia center fielder Luisa Taylor races to third base during Monday's win over Branford. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia center fielder Luisa Taylor races to third base during Monday's win over Branford. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Columbia run-rules Bronson to cap off undefeated Raider Invitational

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, March 8, 2025
ALACHUA — Sakiya Merriex had three RBIs while Luisa Taylor, Ava Christie and Josie Raulerson drove in two runs apiece help Columbia finish off a 3-0 run through the Raider Invitational with a 13-1 run-rule win over Bronson in three innings on Saturday.
Columbia pitcher Kinley King winds up to pitch against Branford on March 3. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia pitcher Kinley King winds up to pitch against Branford on March 3. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Columbia beats Union County, Gainesville to open Raider Invitational

NEWS STAFF
Friday, March 7, 2025
Columbia’s softball team defeated Union County 6-1 and then followed that up with a 3-1 win over Gainesville to open the Raiders Invitational in Alachua on Friday night. Kinley King pitched a complete game in the win over Union County, striking out four while allowing an earned run on seven hits.
Frank Roque (foreground) and Corey Watkins of Impact Sport Surfaces Inc., use saws to cut FGC’s old parquet basketball court. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Frank Roque (foreground) and Corey Watkins of Impact Sport Surfaces Inc., use saws to cut FGC’s old parquet basketball court. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FGC replacing court at Howard Center

TONY BRITT
Friday, March 7, 2025
The iconic parquet hardwood court that served as the playing surface for the Lake City Community College championship basketball teams in the 70’s, home court to conference-winning basketball teams and floor for numerous events at the college, is being replaced.