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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 14, 2009

Locke, Lamar Earn Preseason Track Honors

Chamberlain's Dentarius Locke and Hillsborough's Lindsey Lamar have been named to Track & Field News' preseason All-America team in the sprints.

Locke, the defending Class 4A state champion in the 100-meter dash, is ranked sixth among returning seniors in that event with a personal-best time of 10.43 seconds. Lamar, who was fourth in the 3A state finals in the 100 despite stumbling out of the blocks, is No.11 in the nation with his wind-aided mark of 10.35.

Locke also made the preseason team in the 200 with his personal record of 21.01, the time he ran to earn second at the state meet. Locke went on to win both events at the AAU Junior Olympic Nationals, and last week he moved into the No. 2 spot in the nation for 55 meters indoors with his time of 6.35 at the Jimmy Carnes meet in Gainesville.

Locke on Tuesday will sign his national letter-of-intent to run for Tennessee.

Lamar recently signed a football scholarship with South Florida, and he plans to run track for the Bulls.

COMMITMENTS: Sickles junior outfielders and identical twin sisters Ashli and Courtney Goff have verbally committed to South Florida.

The twins chose USF over Florida State and Florida International.

As sophomores, Ashli batted .481 with 38 hits, 24 RBIs, nine runs and a team-high 12 stolen bases, while Courtney batted .391 with 25 hits, 15 runs, seven RBIs and 11 stolen bases.

Also, Gaither's Ronnie Mills will play football at Glenville State.

In choosing the West Virginia school, the defensive back became the fifth Gaither player to sign with a college this year.

Mills had 52 tackles and one interception for the Cowboys last season.

GULF COACH HONORED: Thursday night, Gulf assistant baseball coach Jerry Young stepped to a microphone at Snyder Field to thank his current and former players for the opportunity to coach them. After 35 seasons, Young is retiring at the end of the season.

Young also thanked the Buccaneers coaching staff and the opposing coaches for caring about their players. When he finished speaking, the team's seniors handed Young a replica of his No.10 jersey, encased in a glass and wood frame.

"I love coaching," Young said. "I've always wanted to coach and teach kids about life, about disciplining themselves and sacrificing for the greater good of others. I hope I was a positive influence on them."

Bill Ward, Nick Williams, Cliff Gill

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