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oach Joe B. Fields is Columbia High throughout their season, the Tigers were at
School's head basketball coach. one point number 3 in the state.
CWidely recognized as one of the pre- During the course of the season, the Ti-
mier coaches in the nation, Fields has a gers won the Tallahasee-Paris Invitational
sparkling Junior College record of 512-195 tournament at Lincoln High. After the tour-
and an overall record of 572-212. After lead- nament the Columbia team went on to
ing the LCCC Timberwolves to a spectacu- score victories over such state powers as
lar third-place finish in the N .J .C.A.A. Na- Jackson, Raines, and Terry Parker. The sea-
tional tournament in 1970, son was capped off with a vic-
Coach Fields was honored by tory over Gainesville, who
the Florida Legislature. had defeated Columbia earlier
Inducted into the Florida in the season.
Junior College Hall of Fame The high hopes of the team
in 1989, Fields has come out were dashed in their post sea-
of retirement to coach the son play as the scoreboard re-
CHS Tiger basketball team. flected an upset victory for
He began his coaching career Parker in the semi-finals in
here in 1960, and in 1962 the District tournament.
Fields led the Tigers to a runner-up Donay Fullwood was named to the
position for the state championship. All-Conference team and Anthony Cald-
Fields remarked, "There is a tremendous well received honorable mention.
amount of potential for the Columbia High Coach Fields and his dedicated players
School basketball program. With the great provided tremendous excitement and
community support that we receive here in brought new respect to the TIGER basket-
Lake City, I am looking forward to leading ball team.
the CHS Tiger Basketball program into the
decade of the '90's."
The Columbia High School basketball 1. Donay Fullwood watches Anthony Caldwell re-
team recorded an overall record of 22-4, cover the ball during a floor scramble for control. 2.
Reaching for the critical points, Greg O'Neal be-
which included a 13-2 conference record.
comes air bound to shoot the hoop. 3. Coach Joe
The Tigers were conference and district Fields has made dynamic progress in both defense
runner-ups. Ranked in the 4 A state poll and offense." Joe Knows Basketball!"

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