2022 Daily News Coach of the Spring: Leaving With Honors

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Palatka’s Whitlock takes award in final season before going to Belleview

  • Palatka’s Dustin Whitlock (center, kneeling), who recently stepped down as the Panthers’ boys weightlifting coach, is surrounded by the trophies his team won this spring along with team members Daunte Wilkerson, Dalvin Dallas, Adaris Medina, Carson Tibbs, Luke Wilhite and Jason Purcell. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka’s Dustin Whitlock (center, kneeling), who recently stepped down as the Panthers’ boys weightlifting coach, is surrounded by the trophies his team won this spring along with team members Daunte Wilkerson, Dalvin Dallas, Adaris Medina, Carson Tibbs, Luke Wilhite and Jason Purcell. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
  • Palatka volleyball coach Robert Bush (left), the Daily News’ Coach of the Fall, shakes the hand of former boys weightlifting coach Dustin Whitlock, the Daily News’ Coach of the Spring honoree two weeks ago. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka volleyball coach Robert Bush (left), the Daily News’ Coach of the Fall, shakes the hand of former boys weightlifting coach Dustin Whitlock, the Daily News’ Coach of the Spring honoree two weeks ago. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
Walking through the hallways and into the front office for one of his final times, Dustin Whitlock could tell you a lot about his time at Palatka Junior-Senior High School. “This office wasn’t even…

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