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Jakira Brown connects on a difficult one-handed basket in Columbia’s 48-34 win over Forrest County AHS Feb. 6 in the first game of the Region 7-4A tournament. | Photo by Jackson Howell © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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It might seem like just a cliche, but it really isn’t easy to beat a team three times in one season.
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One thing that Woodlawn Prep couldn’t do on its illustrious 2023-24 run was beat Briarfield, who won the Class 2A State Championship. The Wolfpack righted that wrong Friday, but they weren’t done yet. In the Class 2A South State Championship, the Wolfpack downed fellow No.
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The legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration where the Education Committee chairman failed to bring a similar bill forward in the chamber last week.

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