Page B6 (Elje ^Jnrtlanb © bseruer April 17, 2002 S ports /METRO Blazers Soar in Win Over Lakers « * Benson's Sharice Green signs a letter o f intent to play basketball at the University o f Reno. Benson's Denetia Carline announces her intention to play volleyball at Jackson State University in Mississippi. Benson Athletes Earn College Scholarships Hard w ork has paid o ff for two Benson High School ath letes w ho signed national let ters o f intent last week to co n tinue their athletic careers. D enetia C arlin e, an a ll league setter, will play volley ball for Jackson State U niver sity in M ississippi. Sharice G reen will play bas ketball for the U niversity of N evada Reno. T he students attributed their success to the extra tim e and work they put in the o ff seasons to help their team s. They also said m aintaining good grades w as an im p o rta n t fa c to r in achieving the full athletic schol arships. O thers at B enson w ho have sig n e d co lleg e le tte rs o f in te n t in c lu d e A ndy O lem g b e and Z ach H arris w ho w ill p la y f o o tb a ll f o r T e x a s S o u th e rn , and D re w D u k e sh ire w ho w ill play fo o tb all at W eber S tate. Rasheed Wallace grabs a rebound over Laker Samaki Walker during a double overtime win over Los Angeles. (AP photo) Woods Repeats at Masters Tiger Woods celebrates another Masters win. Retief Goosen was playing for second. Phil Mickelson was happy with third. T iger W oods doesn’t ju st beat the world’s best. He intimidates them. Ifany furtherproofis needed, just listen to those Woods beat on Sunday to win his second straight Masters. “Give him a couple more years and I think Tiger will be even greater than Jack Nicklaus,” Goosen said. “It’s ju st a matter of time.” T hat’s high praise coming from anyone. 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