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Lauren Smith

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Lauren Smith
6 years
Short announcement that I’m taking over Seattle Mariners coverage at The News Tribune. I have genuinely enjoyed covering high school athletes in the South Sound the past four years, and hope to still help where I can. Meanwhile, preps are in good hands with @gateway_jon .
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Lauren Smith
4 years
Bethel’s Will Latu will stay home and play for @UW_Football .
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Lauren Smith
3 years
Good morning. Tacoma's waterfront is still undefeated.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
As we reflect on UW’s first NCAA tournament win since 2011 (I was a sophomore in college), can we just talk about how Jen Cohen has absolutely killed it with coaching hires?
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Honestly, the most impressive player on any high school basketball team is the one that stands at the end of the introduction line and remembers how to do all of the creative handshakes with the starters each game.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Dear basketball parents everywhere, it is never a good look when you yell airball at teenagers.
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Lauren Smith
4 years
ICYMI: #Mariners catcher Austin Nola has gone from debuting at 29 years old, after eight seasons in the minors, to becoming one of Seattle's most productive players. "Austin Nola is a self-made big leaguer. He really is, and he’s not looking back."
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Lauren Smith
6 years
First points of @ej_stevenson5 's college career help seal a win for Wichita State. 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal in 21 minutes. Broadcasters had some good things to say, too.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Felix Hernandez career game outcomes when allowing one earned run or less ... Wins: 102 Losses: 12 No decision: 46
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Lauren Smith
2 years
TD, Yelm: Kyler Ronqullio gives the Tornados the lead with 52 seconds to play. Wow. 2-pt pass good. 20-13 Yelm.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
For the @UW_Football fans out there, Kennedy Catholic QB @samhuard11 spoke about his commitment to the Huskies at our All-Area shoot. Huard is the top-ranked pro-style QB in the nation in the 2021 class.
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Lauren Smith
4 years
This would be Bellingham High School product Austin Shenton clearing the wall in center off George Kirby. Wall is 425 feet. This was well over into the Foss parking lot.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
FINAL: No. 7 Curtis 58, No. 1 Union 55. We have a South Sound team in the semis. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Dee Gordon steals second, and on another pitch comes screaming around the bases on a pitch that bounces off of the home plate umpire and to the backstop. Umpire down on the ground for a moment before getting up. Was a swinging third strike, but Mallex Smith runs to first. Weird.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Ichiro coming out for pregame workouts here in Tacoma. Getting ready to throw some BP.
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Lauren Smith
8 years
Here's @ng_andrews game-winning TD pass to @CadeOtton . Tumwater beat Bellevue, 15-13. #wafbscores
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Lauren Smith
7 years
FINAL: No. 6 North Thurston 67, No. 9 Timberline 65. Gunner Nielsen rolls a layup off of his fingertips at the buzzer to lift undefeated Rams to the win. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Austin Nola, who has split most of his time with Triple-A Tacoma this season at catcher and first base, getting his first call-up by the #Mariners . He's had an interesting path to the majors.
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Lauren Smith
4 years
Jarred Kelenic homered again.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
The Associated Press has released its 2018 all-state high school football teams for all six classifications, as voted on by sportswriters across the state.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Supporting local business and canceling out the miles I ran this morning. 🙃
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Lauren Smith
7 years
Wichita State signee @ej_stevenson5 unloads monster dunk over tallest player in Washington state (7-foot-4 Richland center Riley Sorn) to cap @WIBCA All-Star game. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
8 years
FINAL: Foss 83, Selah 73. Falcons win the 2A state title. They'll bring back a big trophy to Tacoma. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
5 years
This, right here, is exactly why @emeka_egbuka is the No. 1 athlete in the country in the 2021 class.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
. @ourvikingnation alumna Jen Cohen returned to University Place this morning to share lessons she learned in becoming UW's athletic director. She is one of just five women to hold the highest athletic office at a Power 5 school.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
The Mariners camera crew just found Andy Richter and Ken Jennings in the crowd, and introduced them as "knows Conan O'Brien" and "knows everything."
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Graham-Kapowsin’s @D_Morris5 celebrating his early signing with @UW_Football this morning.
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Lauren Smith
8 years
Sid Otton finishes with all-time record of 394-131. At Tumwater, he was 361-112. Winningest coach in Washington state history. #wafbscores
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Servais comes to get Felix in the sixth. Felix hugs him and the rest of his infield. He wipes his eyes, gestures toward the King's Court, bows to the crowd, and walks off in tears. He comes out for a curtain call, taps his heart and points to fans again. Baseball is beautiful.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
For all of you #Mariners fans, here is @RyanDivish drinking White Claw, sponsored by The ‘Pen.
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Lauren Smith
4 years
Oh hey, Julio. (Photos: @Bessex_Joshua )
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Lauren Smith
4 years
Marco Gonzales has changed his Twitter bio.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Stefan Frei carrying both the 2016 and 2019 trophies now.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Victory line.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Class 4A and 3A all-tournament boys and girls basketball teams, as voted on by media members. All four MVPs were unanimous selections. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
6 years
While doing Northwest Nuggets research the other day, I came across this All-Area basketball portrait from 1995. Can anyone name the all of the players?
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Lauren Smith
3 years
Kelenic doubles down the right field line in his fourth at-bat but is thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple. He now has a hit in each of his six games with the Rainiers.
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Lauren Smith
3 years
Tumwater tight end Ryan Otton ( @RyanOtton ) and family at the T-Birds’ signing ceremony this morning. Otton headed to UW as a tight end, continuing the family legacy with the Huskies.
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Lauren Smith
4 years
I think Mitch Haniger is back.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Line on Felix Hernandez in his first spring training game with the #Braves today – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2K.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
The Olympian's 2018 All-Area football team. Coming soon.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Picture three football and basketball playing brothers — that’s the Simons from Lincoln. Each of Nick and LaShonte Simon’s three sons — Dionte, Jayden and Julien — have made their marks on Abes athletics.
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Lauren Smith
4 years
Brought Tacoma to Seattle today.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Santana has reached base safely in all seven games this season - including recording hits in six. His 11 RBIs lead the league.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Smith was already headed to third when Santana cracked a single into left. He scored easily. 1-0 Mariners in the first.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
FINAL: Timberline 56, Wilson 55. What a comeback by the Blazers, and Campau l, who nails all three FTs before the buzzer to win it. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
8 years
. @CadeOtton with grandfather, Sid (Washington's all-time winningest high school football coach), as he signs to play UW football.
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Lauren Smith
8 years
Timberline's Jaelen Bush, headed to Oregon State, is the first of four Thurston County football players to sign with a Pac-12 school today.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
. @TBirdFootball ’s Bill Beattie raised the #Seahawks 12th man flag this afternoon. Coaches from each of this year’s high school state championship teams up on the landing today.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
The #Mariners hit for the reverse cycle here in the second. Homer from Lewis, triple from Marmolejos, double from Lopes and now a single from Dee.
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Lauren Smith
4 years
Jarred Kelenic homered again. Fifth intrasquad blast of the summer for him. Crushed the first pitch he saw from Art Warren.
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Lauren Smith
7 years
FINAL: No. 7 Timberline 26, No. 5 Kamiakin 22. Blazers knock off defending 3A state champs to advance to quarterfinals. Still undefeated. #wafbscores
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Lauren Smith
7 years
FINAL: North Thurston 63, Timberline 58. Rams remain undefeated, in control of 3A SSC. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Here's a fun stat - the Mariners are 36-15 when they score five or more runs in a game. When they score fewer than five runs they're 4-47.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Dee Gordon handing out flowers to the Garfield High School softball team in celebration of their Class 3A state title.
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Lauren Smith
7 years
FINAL: Timberline 63, Capital 50. Wichita State signee @ej_stevenson5 with a huge slam to end this one. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Ichiro tossing BP today in Tacoma with @RainiersLand .
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Lauren Smith
5 years
We have started a "can you list them all in 5 minutes" contest in the press box. The current high score is 49.
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5 years
now that all the call-ups have played, the book is likely closed on the new MLB record for most different players used in a season: 67 — 2019 Mariners here are all 67 and when they each first appeared with Seattle this season:
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Lauren Smith
8 years
Big crowd at Tumwater H.S. as @CadeOtton signs to play UW football.
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Lauren Smith
7 years
For all of the @TBirdFootball fans out there, here is freshman TE Cade Otton making a catch at UW practice today.
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Lauren Smith
7 years
Wichita State signee @ej_stevenson5 is one of the best players Thurston County has ever produced. What's next for the Timberline standout?
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Lauren Smith
4 years
#Mariners draft pick Zach DeLoach knocks a single into center with the bases loaded. That’s Kelenic throwing out Raleigh at the plate.
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Lauren Smith
4 years
Camas High School product Taylor Williams, with his sixth save for Seattle, is now the #Mariners franchise leader in saves among Washington-born pitchers. He passes previous leader Karl Best (five saves), who was born in Aberdeen and attended Kent Meridian High School.
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Lauren Smith
8 years
Foss presented with the 2A championship trophy. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
9 years
Caught @NorthThurstonFB coach Rocky Patchin walking off the field at South Sound for the final time after 24 years.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Dating back to his playing days, @Coach_Thomas81 exhibited the “coaching intangibles.” Now, after seven years at Timberline, he’s built one of the South Sound’s best basketball programs, writes @dweber34 .
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Lauren Smith
8 years
FINAL: Tumwater 53, Black Hills 52. Brian Marty with his second buzzer-beater this season. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
7 years
3A BOYS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 1ST MVP: Erik Stevenson, Timberline* Kevin Porter, Beach* Tre Anderson, Beach* Pierre Cockrell Jr., Garfield* Emmett Linton, Lincoln 2ND Brock Mackenzie, EC Shaw Anderson, Kelso Eddie Turner, Garfield Emmitt Matthews Jr., Wilson Cal Hansen, O'Dea
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Kyle Lewis follows Seager's homer with a two-out double. 11 of his 18 hits since joining the #Mariners have gone for extra bases.
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Lauren Smith
7 years
Foss honoring custodian Vasiliy Perebeynos tonight. Has worked WCD tournament for past 10 years, and recently received U.S. citizenship. He and his wife came to Tacoma from Moscow, Russia in 1996.
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Lauren Smith
4 years
A triple for Jarred Kelenic this time around. Believe he is a double away from the cycle today.
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Lauren Smith
3 years
Sumner football ( @SumnerFootball ) signed two standouts to Division I programs this morning. LB Peyton Wing ( @wing_peyton ) is headed to Portland State and DB Tristan Dunn ( @tristan_dunn6 ) to Washington.
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Lauren Smith
8 years
. @SumnerFootball 's Connor Wedington talks 87-yard TD return that gave Spartans final lead. Also calls out @TJCotterill for picking GK.
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Lauren Smith
7 years
WATCH: @ej_stevenson5 breaks future NBA lottery pick’s 3A tournament scoring record, sending Timberline to trophy game for first time in 37 years. Wichita State signee broke five tournament records, and Thurston County scoring record today. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
8 years
FINAL: Kamiakin 14, O'Dea 7. Irish stopped short on fourth-and-1. Braves win 3A state title. Helmets flying everywhere. #wafbscores
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Lauren Smith
7 years
Stevenson has also now passed Michael Porter's tournament record for points.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Five-star recruit Sav’ell Smalls back with Kennedy Catholic for his senior season. Will be a big addition to this defense. He announced his top six earlier this week.
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Sav’ell Smalls 🧬
5 years
One step closer to the finish line... #TOP6
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Looking at WIAA records, I believe Lincoln is the first Tacoma Public School to advance to the state football semifinals since Wilson in 1998.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
FINAL: No. 3 Lincoln 56, No. 6 Marysville-Pilchuck 21. Abes to the state semis for the first time in school history. #wafbscores
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Lauren Smith
8 years
Tumwater's @cyjhicks wins the Class 2A heavyweight title, 3-1, with an OT takedown of W.F. West's Hunter Arredondo.
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Lauren Smith
8 years
Tumwater's @CadeOtton and the rest of the Otton family throw their Dubs up. Otton signed with the Huskies this morning.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Kelso’s Shaw Anderson presented with a basketball for breaking the all-time Class 3A tournament scoring record with 122 points in four games. #wabkbscores
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Lauren Smith
6 years
Walk-off alert. Shed Long, the No. 8 prospect in the #Mariners organization, belts a two-run homer over the scoreboard in right center. Rainiers win, 7-5.
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Lauren Smith
3 years
Packed house at Cheney Stadium tonight for the return of the annual July 3 game and fireworks show. Sold out crowd of 7,616 here watching the Rainiers play.
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Lauren Smith
3 years
Emerald Ridge wide receiver Denzel Boston ( @dl_boston5 ) officially headed to UW after signing with the Huskies this morning.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
Vogelbach joins the RBI party with a single to center, scoring Mallex from second. Mallex with four runs scored in as many plate appearances. 10-3 Mariners in the fifth.
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Lauren Smith
2 years
FINAL: No. 1 Yelm 20, No. 2 Eastside Catholic 13. Tornados are your Class 3A champions and complete an undefeated season with the program’s first state title. #wafbscores
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Lauren Smith
4 years
Tacoma's Malachi Flynn selected at No. 29 by the Toronto Raptors in the 2020 NBA Draft. Big night for the former Bellarmine Prep, WSU and San Diego State star. And a big night for Tacoma.
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Lauren Smith
6 years
WATCH: Lincoln distance runner James Mwaura, who rose to the No. 1 ranking in the country this year in multiple events, is The News Tribune’s 2017-18 senior male athlete of the year.
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Lauren Smith
8 years
Glacier Peak wins on final PK save, 2-2 (5-4). Capital out of the 3A state playoffs.
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Lauren Smith
5 years
If I have to be back in Tacoma earlier than planned, I might as well enjoy the best burger on the planet. @RyanDivish your arguments are irrelevant.
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Lauren Smith
7 years
WATCH: Talent earned @ej_stevenson5 offers from top Division I programs. His edge could turn him into a college basketball star. The Timberline shooting guard, headed to Wichita State, is The Olympian's 2018 All-Area player of the year. #wabkbscores
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