The Santa Fe Raiders Women’s Basketball team (0-1) took on the Columbia High School Tigers (3-3) Wednesday night at Santa Fe High School in Alachua. Although Santa Fe fought hard to the end, they came up short. Period 1 The Raiders opened the scoring, getting the first four points on …
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In the high school boys basketball matchup between the Santa Fe Raiders and Columbia Tigers Tuesday night, the Tigers were unable to suppress the Raiders’ electric offense. Coming off of a game Monday night, the Raiders showed no signs of weariness or exhaustion. They brought intensity and focus throughout the …
Read More »Columbia Makes The Rock Fight for Their Victory
Columbia’s girls varsity basketball team did not make it easy on The Rock Saturday night. Although the Lady Tigers lost 61-54, they made The Rock struggle for their victory. At the beginning of the game, the team’s cohesiveness and communication were nonexistent. As they neared the end, the team had …
Read More »Columbia Tigers Come Up Short in Gritty 69-61 Loss to Santa Fe Raiders
In an electrifying matchup that featured plenty of dunks, steals, and even some cheers and jeers from the crowd, the Columbia Tigers fell just short to the Santa Fe Raiders in a 69-61 loss. The Tigers managed to hold on to their lead for most of the game. But when the …
Read More »ESPN Gainesville’s Insider Look: Na’Haviya Paxton
Lexi Carson and Chance Thyhsen contributed to this story Welcome to ESPN Gainesville’s Insider Look. In this episode, we are telling the story of rising star, Na’Haviya Paxton. Paxton is a 5’7 junior point guard hailing from Columbia High School girls basketball in Lake City, Florida, and she currently has …
Read More »High School Boy’s Basketball: Hawthorne, Eastside and Columbia advance
Hawthorne secured its spot in the state tournament in Lakeland, Columbia and Eastside also advanced in their regional tournaments. Hawthorne defeats Wildwood In order to make the trip to Lakeland, Hawthorne had its hands full with a game against Wildwood. Hawthorne escaped regionals after delivering a 69-59 win over Wildwood …
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