FORT WHITE — A Fort White High School student was arrested Monday for posting a school threat on social media. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office charged 17-year-old Christopher Smith Jr. with a second-degree felony for posting the threat. According to a CCSO release, no weapons were found on…
BOYS GOLF — Suwannee 157, Columbia 193: Ty Hurst won medalist honors with an even-par 36 and Carter Cannon carded a 38 to lead the Bulldogs to victory over the Tigers at the Country Club of Lake City. Dawson Wooley added a 40 and William Slaughter shot a 43 to cap the scoring for SHS, while CHS…
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The new Lake City Reporter Athlete of the Week poll is live for Aug. 26-31. Each week the LCR's news staff will put together a collection of the the top performers from the week for you to vote on. Nominees are derived from scores and stats uploaded to MaxPreps, sent in by coaches and from games…
Suwannee’s girls cross country team won the Clay County Invitational on Saturday behind a second-place finish by Ryleigh Hermanson (20:50.50) and a third-place finish by Olivia Hermanson (21:19.01). All five scorers for the SHS girls placed in the top 11 and four total in the top 10 to help the…
Columbia’s volleyball team placed second at the Oak Hall Tournament on Saturday, defeating Oak Hall 2-1 (25-20, 11-25, 15-12) and P.K. Yonge 2-0 (25-15, 25-16) after opening with a 2-0 loss to Buchholz 2-0 (25-21, 25-17). Sinei Wood and Kayla Goodloe each combined for 19 kills in the three matches…
Bynton Edge didn’t touch the ball much during Columbia’s first two games of the season. The Tigers made sure to change that Friday night. The senior receiver’s two big catches in the second half, coupled with a stellar performance from its defense, helped Columbia pull away from Hillsborough for a…
FORT WHITE — Tired, beaten and bruised, the Indians could’ve easily packed it in after North Marion’s third consecutive score. After all, down their top three offensive weapons in running back Keimarion Neal and receivers Mike Peterson Jr. and Tafari Moe, it’d come down to testing the depth of a…
LIVE OAK — Heading into the fourth quarter, Suwannee was right where it wanted to be: in a one-score game against rival Madison County. That final period at Langford Stadium, though, was anything but what the Bulldogs wanted as the Cowboys wore them down for a 43-26 win Friday night. “It was…
MAYO — Lafayette got the rebound win it needed as it looks ahead to facing undefeated Chiefland next week. Winless Brookwood (Ga.) was no match for the Hornets, especially with Jordan Murphy doing exactly what’s expected of a playmaker. The senior receiver did all of the damage in the first half…
BELL — When Damian Herrera scrambled into the end zone with less than 30 seconds left Friday night, Branford thought it was bound for overtime. However, a penalty flag came out after the score with the Buccaneers penalized for kicking the ball as it laid in the end zone, pushing their game-tying…
The new Lake City manager said a proposed tax increase is “absolutely” needed for infrastructure work and to move the city away from its history of deficit spending. That reasoning from City Manager Don Rosenthal, though, doesn’t hold water after a review of the city’s proposed budget, which still…
LIVE OAK — Suwannee County’s efforts to attract visitors is officially one of the best in the state.
