What the Denver Broncos are saying about facing the Seahawks

Are you wondering what folks in Denver are saying about this week’s matchup with the Seahawks? Well thanks to the fine folks in the Broncos’ media relations department, we’ve got some comments from Broncos coach John Fox and a handfull of players. Here you go:

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

On his expectations for WR Wes Welker

“We hadn’t seen him in a while, so it was good to have him back in the building, good to see him back on the practice field. We’ll evaluate him just like we do every player and it’ll be a day-to-day process.”

On Welker’s involvement in practice

“We didn’t just throw him back in there and run him every rep. We’ll be smart about that, getting him back in there. He is a veteran player, very familiar with our offense, so the mental aspect is not problematic. But just getting him back timing, getting the burn back in his chest, getting him in shape and getting him ready.”

On if it’s conceivable Welker doesn’t play this weekend

“Everything is conceivable, I guess.”

On what would keep Welker from playing

“If he’s not ready to play. If we deem him ready [there is] good possibility he’ll be playing.”

On what Welker brings to the offense

“He’s a big part of our football team. He was a year ago and was earlier in this season. Unfortunately we missed him and now he’s back and we have to re-establish that as we move forward.”

On if he has any hesitation playing Welker after his concussions

“I’m not a doctor. You’d have to ask somebody medically inclined to answer that. But he’s been cleared the doctors, both in-house, out-of-house, all over the houses. So he’s been cleared and we’ll take that for what it is.”

On if he’s concerned about Welker being in game shape

“I get concerned about everything. Like I said, just like every other player here, we’ll evaluate in practice and make those decisions an hour and half before kickoff.”

On if staying at altitude would help Welker stay in shape

“I’d like to think so, but I don’t really know that. I stayed here too, but … (laughing)”

On what he took from the Chargers’ win over the Seahawks

“They played very well. They’re a good football team. Everybody talks about their division, and rightfully so, but our division isn’t bad either. So we’re very familiar with San Diego as well as Seattle and they’re two very good football teams. Like all days, on gameday, whoever executes the best wins.”

On if he wants to make sure the team remembers the Super Bowl

“Lord willing, we’ve forgotten about it. I think a lot’s been made of it, but we’re into this season and we’ve got a very important game in a very hostile environment, very tough place to win. We’re looking forward to that challenge. We’re not thinking about. When you looking in that mirror, you’re not looking through the windshield and you wreck. So we’re looking through the windshield.”

On CenturyLink Field

“It’s very loud. When you come out of the tunnel at some stadiums, it’s louder than others. But that’s the challenge of playing the game. On the road, typically it’s loud when you’re on offense. When you’re at home, it’s loud when you’re on defense. So it’s all a challenge.”

On what make the Seattle defense unique

“First of all, they’re the best at what they do, at their craft, as selected by their peers. So they’re very talented. I would not just single out one area of their defense. I think their whole defense plays good team defense, very well coached. They’re fast, athletic, long, all the things you look for in positions on defense. And then at home, on turf, when you’re operating with noise, it can sometimes make them even better.”

On how different the Seahawks are from the Super Bowl

“It’s jersey numbers, names on the back, scheme-wise, they’re doing some of the basically same things. I’m sure we’ll get some un-scouted looks. That happens every Sunday. But they look pretty good, just like I remember them.”

On WR Demaryius Thomas

“We get asked that every week. Who gets the ball? A lot of it, the defense dictates. So you just have to take what they give you and be patient about doing it.”

On Seahawks CB Richard Sherman

“Normally, he’s in one place. But they get to do what they want, so we’ll see what they do Sunday.”

On matchups for the game

“Without giving too much information, I think it’s going to be who executes the best and we’re looking forward to the matchup.”

On what he’d like to see improved from the first two weeks on offense

“I’d like to see us put 60 minutes together. We’re getting ready to go into Game 3. We’re preparing for that. After two games, we’ve been probably more efficient as a football team in the first half. That beats not at all. So we’re making headway. We’re not in midseason form yet because we’re not at midseason yet.”

DEFENSIVE TACKLE TERRANCE KNIGHTON

On if he’s tired of facing running quarterbacks

“Yes, yes and yes. But that’s what the league has evolved to—is quarterbacks who can beat you with their feet and their arm. It’s kind of good that we’re getting them back-to-back-to-back because they’re similar in ways. But we just have to be prepared for whatever their offense throws at us.”

On if facing a mobile quarterback limits what the pass rush can do

“You still go full-go, but in the back of your mind, you’re thinking about your rush lanes and not allowing him to get out of the pocket and make things tough for our [defensive backs]. So we’ll just have to rush smart and just have a cage-rush mentality, just keeping him in the pocket, forcing him to beat us with his arm and make the receivers beat our DBs.”

On the game being a motivator

“Yeah, you don’t forget what happened and also, you set the standard by playing against the Super Bowl [champions]. They’ve earned the right to talk how they talk and we’ll just speak with our pads and show up on Sunday. Obviously we still have a bad taste in our mouths from the Super Bowl, but it’s a new season and we want to get back to that point and obviously win it. But playing against the team that won the Super Bowl and actually having a chance at a rematch really will show how far we came as a team and if we improved or not.”

On if he can remember the last time he was this excited for a regular season game

“No. No I haven’t been this excited. You probably can’t tell yet because I’m exhausted. But Saturday when we get on that plane, a lot of guys’ adrenaline will start boosting. It’ll be a hostile environment and that’s just the way we like it—with our back against the walls.”

On managing the emotions

“You have to manage it because it can tire you out during the week. You don’t want to overexert yourself in practice. You’ve got to stay in your book and just work on your fundamentals and get better each week and watch your opponent as much as possible without getting riled up and feeding into all the talk—you know, the bulletin board stuff, all the quotes they got. But we just keep it simple. Wednesdays we focus on a lot of run game and it’s the first day putting in the install and stuff like that for the week. So we just try to not think about the game as much as possible and think about ourselves during the week.”

On if they can take anything from the preseason

“I think one thing we can take is how we started the preseason game. Regardless—preseason or not—we started fast. Our offense went down and scored, our defense got off the field. That’s just the tone we want to set period. Last year, they beat us in the preseason and that probably sparked their team, sparked their season. So it’s the same way for us. We took every game seriously and we’ll definitely look back at the preseason, see some things we did well and new things they did. Good thing this year is we finally have tape on [WR Percy Harvin] No. 11. Last year in the Super Bowl, he just came in and we didn’t know what we were getting. We were watching [Minnesota] Vikings film (where Harvin played before Seattle), trying to see what we were going to get, but it’s a lot of tape now. We’ve played two games already, so we should be prepared.”

QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING

On having WR Wes Welker back

“It was good to have Wes back. Guys were excited when he walked into the offensive meeting this morning and we weren’t sure at the first team meeting whether he was going to be cleared and be able to practice today, but he walked in for the offensive meeting. Our guys were excited. I know he’s been excited to get back out here. Being on Mountain Time, he got here in time to get to meetings, to get to practice. I don’t know what happened to the other guys, I think that’s real benefit. He wouldn’t have practiced today, it’s not the same so it was good to get him out there to see how he looks and feels and it would certainly be great to have him out there on Sunday if that’s the plan.”

On if Wes looked like himself and in seemed to be in football shape

“I don’t know if that’s a little too specific of a question, I guess. Obviously being out a couple weeks, it’s not easy. If practice wasn’t important, why would anybody have to do it? So I do think it’s important (to practice live football). I think this will be a good gauge for him to see how he feels and for us to see how he looks as well.”

On how much he’s watched the Super Bowl film in preparation for Sunday’s game

“We watched it in the offseason, it certainly is part of the film study that you study, that you watch, the games that they played this year—they have new players. You’re always looking to see what kind of changes that they have with the players that they have. But you certainly study all the times you’ve played against them because you see some of the same things, but it’s also a new season and we have some new players as well. We’re doing some different things and so it’s a combination of both.”

On how he approaches the game

“It’s a big game. It’s a really good team, on the road—tough place to play. Everybody can have different motivations and emotions getting ready for a game. It’s whatever you have to do to get ready to play solid football and try to find a way to win a game. Like I said, there’s a reason they play well at home. They feed off the crowd. The crowd noise is a factor you have to be on the same page, mentally, communicate well. You can’t have 10 guys doing one thing and one guy doing the other and that’s what you see happens at times and so it’s important for us to have a good week of practice so we’re all on the same page and hopefully we can transfer that to the playing field on Sunday.”

On if he will stay away from CB Richard Sherman like Seattle’s first two opponent Green Bay and San Diego seem to have done

“I can’t really speak to San Diego game plan or the Green Bay game plan. I can’t speak to our game plan. He’s an excellent player, I think the whole secondary is very active. They play their defense well. They communicate well. They’re on the same page. You see them communicate and talk to each other. That’s one of their strengths and so we’ll have our game plan and hopefully we’ll go out there and execute it.”

On what having Wes back does for the offense

“It’s nice to have a veteran starter back. Wes has played in a lot of big games—on the road—and he’s seen about every defense you can possibly see so his presence helps our entire football team. He helps the receivers—Demaryius [Thomas], Emmanuel [Sanders]—who are still young receivers in my opinion, and Wes can help those guys during the week and out there on the field, [TE] Julius [Thomas] as well. So there’s more than just his catching a pass or route running that Wes Welker provides. It will be nice to have him back and he can bring some of his strengths back with him.”

On if having Welker back moves players on offense back to their original positions

“It’s hard to say. Like I said, we’re always looking to move guys around and put guys in different places. I can’t speak too much to the game plan. We weren’t sure he was going to be here and so that’s why you kind of figure out the game plan throughout the week—who’s healthy, who is practicing well, who looks good. So I think one thing that we had to adjust was when he wasn’t here, guys had to move around and one thing that can do for you it gives some guys some experience in different position and maybe you find some things, ‘Hey, that looks pretty good. Maybe that’s something we need to keep in the offense even with Wes back.’ You’re always kind of studying yourself, what looks good, what doesn’t look good, I think we’re still learning that about our offense. It’s just two games so we’re still figuring out kind of what our strengths are, what things we need to improve on and what things we need to eliminate. That’s kind of part of what you do. If you can do that and still win games, that’s always a nice combination.”

On if the Seahawks pass rush challenged him in the Super Bowl and if he’s more comfortable with it now

“Yeah, it’s really hard to compare. It’s just been two games for us. We’re still learning about us at all positions, about what we do well, and kind of who can do this well, who doesn’t do this well. So it’s hard to compare off of last year and, like I said, I can’t really give you a specific answer on last year’s game. I’ll have to check some of the notes from the interviews I’ve had to do about it all offseason.”

On if they use the Super Bowl as motivation

“Yeah, I think naturally you’re motivated anytime you play a team that beat you last year. Being motivated, or being mad doesn’t mean anything if you don’t go out there and execute and do your job. It’s a really good football team we’re playing. Like I said, they’re tough at home. We have different players. Emmanuel Sanders wasn’t here last year, [T Ryan] Clady wasn’t here for the majority of the season. So I think everybody has different ways to get motivated for this game and so whatever they have to do to get ready to play solid football. You make a lot of mistakes in this game, it sure is tough to beat a good team like them.”

On the implementation of HGH testing this season

“I don’t know. I haven’t studied up on it as much because, like I said, I didn’t know what was going to happen today and I haven’t seen any official documents or language. Usually they give us any type of new rules, they’ll put that in our playbooks, put that on our iPads and keep us abreast and so I guess I’m not able to give you a good answer because I haven’t seen the language.”

On if Seattle is that much louder than other road games

“Yeah, I haven’t played up there a ton. I couldn’t give you as good an answer as [Arizona Cardinals QB] Carson Palmer or somebody who has played a long time in the division, but the times that I have played up there, it is loud. Yeah it’s hard to speak to what it is, obviously the fans are into it, they’re loud and sometimes the way stadiums are built, makes for a little bit louder. Certainly they’ve given the fans a lot to cheer about. When you play well, fans can be loud as well. So it’s something you have to concentrate on, prepare during the week, and like I said, be on the same page and work extra hard on communicating, lip reading and whatever you got to do so all 11 guys are trying to do the same thing.”

On if the music has been extra loud at practice this week in preparation for Seattle

“I guess you have to ask Mike [Eubanks], the assistant strength [and conditioning] coach. He’s in charge of volume. I don’t know who you have to go through, I think he has his own publicist who you have to go through to get an interview with him. Yeah it could be, probably make sense for it to be because I think it is a loud place to play.”

On how you keep the team even-keeled

“Yeah I guess you probably have to speak to the player, I guess. Every player has individual feelings and emotions and what not. This is a Wednesday, like I said, we just found out that a new receiver is back and that changes things and we’re still, like I said, figuring out kind of what things we like offensively. So just 10 minutes off the practice field you’ve got a lot going on your mind as far as the offense and what you have to do, so I still think you have to try to simplify it in some ways and try to find a way to protect the ball, score some touchdowns in the red zone and stay out of a lot of third-and-longs. I think if you don’t do those things, it’s tough to be a good football team.”

On if he has gone back and looked at the players he has only thrown one touchdown pass to over his career

“I haven’t looked. Believe it or not I found a few minutes to think about some of [them]. Marvin [Harrison] has like 113 of them or something—112, yeah. A guy named Trevor Insley, he caught one. Of course [Broncos DT] Mitch Unrein would be in that category. There was a tight end named Mike Roberg in there. [Also] Tom Santi [and] Lamont Warren.”

On if he keeps up with any of those guys

“I have not seen Mike Roberg in quite a long time, I’ll say that. Tom Santi from Virginia. Gijon Robinson. The scary thing is I can actually remember the touchdown. Gijon Robinson caught a goal-line naked against New England in New England. Fake bootleg left, roll right, wide open because nobody thought we would be throwing it to Gijon Robinson. I can’t remember a lot of things—important things—but I have a lot of useless information in my mind. I can remember Trevor Insley caught a pass up the left sideline against Atlanta on a fake screen pass. That’s actually very disturbing memory.”

CORNERBACK BRADLEY ROBY

On Seattle’s crowd noise

“I’ve heard about it. When we’re on the field, the defense, it’s not going to be as loud as when the offense is on the field. They’ll probably be kind of quiet for their offense to give them time to get their signals in and things like that. For the defense it won’t be as big of a problem.”

On adjusting to noise

“You have to go to hand signals, got to find a way to communicate. Loud noises, we’re used to that so it won’t really affect us that much. You get on the field, you lock in so you don’t pay attention to all that.”

On what he’s learned in the first two weeks of the regular season

“I’ve been learning a lot. Every game is a learning experience for me, there’s always something I can come away with from the game and I learn and try to fix it in practice and try to get better next game. These past few games have been good for my experience.”

On his mindset being a new rookie addition

“I just want to win, no matter who we play against and no matter what happened last year, I just want to win. I want to do everything I can to help the team do that. Last year is last year. Two totally different teams, you can’t really compare it. So we’ll see what happens on Sunday.”

CORNERBACK AQIB TALIB

On Seahawks WR Percy Harvin

“We’ve just got watch him. He’s an explosive player, and we have to know where he is at all times.”

On if he can take anything from the Super Bowl last year

“We’re going to prepare for this like it’s the third game of the season. It’s a totally different ball game and we’re going to prepare for it like we prepare for the third game of the season. That’s how we’re going to do it. We’re not going to worry about last year.”

On playing in Seattle

“It’s a big test for us, a good test for us. We have to go play some solid football to go up there and get a win, so it’ll be a big task for us.”

On if the team needs to play better than it did in the first two games

“It’s a totally different game. So we’ve just got to find a way to get a win. Be sharp, be on our keys, good eyes, find a way to get a win up there.”

On the Seahawks’ wide receivers

“They’ve definitely got a solid receiving corps. Percy is part of their receiving corps—he’s one of the most explosive players on their team. He’s part of their receiving corps. They’ve got [WR Jermaine] Kearse catching balls downfield. All the guys make plays when their number is called, so they definitely are underrated. They’ve got a solid receiving corps over there.”

On covering while facing a mobile quarterback

“It puts a little pressure on the D-Line to keep him in that pocket and it puts a little pressure on DBs to cover longer. We’ve got to plaster, we’ve got to cover longer. We call it ‘plaster.’ We’ve just got to cover longer. We’ve got to be prepared to cover longer in case he gets out of the pocket.”

On if CenturyLink Field is as loud as advertised

“I did play up there, I think early, first or second year—it was quite loud. I’m old, that was five years ago. It was loud five years ago and they weren’t close to as good as they are now, so I can imagine how it’s going to be on Sunday.”

On how the noise could affect the defense

“It’ll be cool for us. We’ll be able to whisper and hear each other. I’m sure it’ll be really quiet out there while we’re out there. They don’t really do anything for us.”

On the defense’s top priority

“I think priority No. 1—you’ve got to start with [RB Marshawn Lynch] ‘Beast Mode.’ You’ve got to stop that run.”

TIGHT END JULIUS THOMAS

On WR Wes Welker rejoining the team

“It’s good. It’s always great when you have a guy that’s a leader on this team and a leader in that huddle back out there on offense, it gives everybody a chance to kind of do the things that they’re used to doing. So we’re really happy to have him back.”

On if this game means more because it’s against Seattle

“I think we’ve got to caution ourselves from trying to make this a revenge for the Super Bowl game. This is the 2014 season, but we’re still playing a very tough opponent—probably what a lot of people consider one of the better teams in this league. When you’re going up against a playoff team three weeks in a row, you’ve got to keep on making a statement to everybody else in the league about what type of team we’re going to be this year. So we’re going to approach it as if we’re playing a really good team this season.”

On if he’s been looking forward to the Seattle game more than others

“I don’t know if I’ve been looking forward to this more than I was when we played the Chiefs or the Colts. You always look forward to playing a tough opponent and we’re definitely going to be ready to go and definitely going to be excited about it. But like I said, something we really have to do is keep our focus and remember we’re playing a really good team, but this is Week 3 and we need to treat it as such.”

On how they can succeed in Seattle’s noisy stadium

“It’s something that’s going to take practice. This week we’ll continue to practice working on playing without being able to hear each other. We’re anticipating a very noisy stadium and it’s going to create some difficulties, but some of those difficulties we’re going to prepare for this week and then we’re going to have to lean on each other and really play with a lot of focus out there this weekend.”

On how much the offense missed Welker when he was out

“We missed him a lot. Like I said, he’s one of our leaders, one of the guys that we look to in that huddle. He’s been playing at a high level for a long time, so with him back everybody kind of gets to slide into doing all the things that they normally do. When he’s out we all have to do little bit more to make up for his absence, but now with him there we know we have one of the best slot receivers in the game back out there doing what he does best.”

On if they will emphasize pass protection against the Seahawks

“Pass protection is always going to be a huge emphasis for us. We know if we can keep [QB Peyton Manning] No. 18 upright and we let him throw that ball around, we’re going to have a lot of success. In that Super Bowl we allowed them to get way too much pressure on [QB] Peyton [Manning], it’s something that we’re going to keep working towards and keep getting better at. It’s one of our top responsibilities—to make sure we protect No. 18.”

On if it’s promising to know that San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates had such a big game against the Seahawks

“You can’t really look at the game like that. Just because Gates had three touchdowns doesn’t mean that I’m going to be able to go out there and have three touchdowns. There may be some things that we saw on tape that we may try to do with me, but ultimately you’ve got to go out there and play your own game. The Chargers were able to go out there and have some success last week, and we’re going to have to find our own success. If that’s with me being able to have a good game then I have no problem with that. But whatever it takes for us to get the ‘W.’”

WIDE RECEIVER WES WELKER

On how he felt stepping on the football field today

“It feels great being out there with your teammates and everything else. You really realize how much you miss it when you’re able to come here and go to work and be in meetings and hang around the guys and get out there and play something you love. So it was great to be out here.”

On how hard it was to sit and watch his team play and not being able to help them out

“It was difficult. It’s a little bit of a helpless position, but these guys did a great job and they fought hard and prepared hard and I’m just happy we’re 2-0.”

On if there’s anything he’d like to clarify about his suspension

“No, I’ve moved on from it. I think I’ve put out my disappointment in everything and really I’m just ready to move on and look forward to this season.”

On if he was serious about looking into the drug testing policies of the NFL

“Yeah, absolutely. I have had a lot of time on my hands and I said it was flawed and we got it fixed. I think that just comes to show it was flawed and it’s fixed now and we can move on from it.”

On what he did during his time away from the team

“Working out, doing ‘honey do’ chores—not very well—but just working out and staying here. It seemed like every other day I was going back and forth on whether I was coming back or not and things like that. Everybody worked really hard to get myself and some other guys back there on the field and it’s a good thing to see.”

On if he has to knock off some rust to be able to play Sunday

“That’s what practice is for. I’ve been working hard but there is obviously nothing like coming out here and getting reps out here at practice and hopefully get some of the rust off me and get ready to go on Sunday.”

On how he felt during practice today

“I felt good, I really did. It’s just always tough to simulate actual running routes and being out there on the field and the pads on and everything else. But for the most part I felt good.”

On if he expects to play Sunday

“That’s the coaches’ decision so I’m just going out and working hard and preparing like I’m going to play, but at the end of the day that’s their decision.”

On if he feels like his normal self

“Yeah, absolutely.”

On when he was cleared medically to play

“You would have to check with the staff on that. I’m not sure. Sometime this past week or so.”

On if the suspension was a blessing in disguise for him health-wise

“Maybe a little bit. You always hate to miss anytime at all but especially with head injuries and different things like that, every week and every day is a good thing for it. Not the way I wanted it to happen but it is what it is.”

On if he is appreciative of all the people that care about his well-being

“I appreciate their concern, I do, but at the same time I feel great. I feel sharp and I feel ready to go and from there just keep on working hard and get ready.”

On if he has had a chance to read the new policy

“I know the key points that all the player reps voted on and different things like that. I wouldn’t say I know every single detail but I know the key points.”

On what is the most satisfying part of the new policy

“I think there are a few different things. Obviously having a neutral arbitrator I think is a great thing. I think the amphetamine deal during the offseason is obviously a good thing. I think there are multiple things in there that different drug policies where guys are able to go out there and not be looked at as cheaters or anything like that and I think those are good things.”

On if he thinks his case was the catalyst to get the new drug policy happen

“I don’t know. Obviously the timing is a little strange with everything that happened and all that stuff but I couldn’t really say. I’m just excited to be back out here and I’m excited to be with my teammates and getting ready for Seattle.”

On the feelings of the players with the NFL after everything that’s happened the last few weeks

“I can’t speak for a lot of guys so I don’t know; you’d have to ask a lot of them. I’m excited about the new policy and excited that I get to go out here and play with my teammates.”

On when he found out he was reinstated

“I have been talking with the NFLPA quite a bit and just trying to get updates and this and that but really all the updates were pretty much coming out before I even got them. That was kind of the deal and then this morning I got a call from the Broncos telling me that I can come back in to work. I was excited.”

On what he thought of QB Peyton Manning’ swords for Texans’ D.J. Swearinger after his hit

“I thought it was good. You don’t really see him like that too often and I think he takes a lot of pride in the fact that he got fined for it and everything. It’s always good to see teammates come together and try to lift each other up and take care of each other.”

On what the Broncos need to do differently against the Seahawks

“Definitely need to play better, that’s for one thing and I think the other thing is us executing the plays in much better way. I’m trying not to give away too much of what we need to do or anything like that. I just know we need to play a lot better and come out there in a hostile environment in Seattle and play to the top of our ability.”

On if the Broncos need to be just as physical and attack like how the Seattle defense is

“They’re a very physical team and we’re definitely going to have our hands full as far as that goes and making sure we’re not backing down and everything like that and going out there and playing the way we need to to win this game.”

On if he envisioned himself of how he could’ve help the team during the last two games

“I definitely envisioned myself out there. I wasn’t sitting there saying, ‘Well if only I had been out there’ or anything. These guys did a great job. They beat two playoff teams in a row to go 2-0 and I couldn’t be prouder for these guys and I’m just excited to join them and hopefully help them as the season goes on.”

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University of Washington's new men's basketball coach Danny Sprinkle meets the news media, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 in Seattle. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP)
Taking over at Washington personal for men’s basketball coach Sprinkle

Danny Sprinkle spoke about his connection to the school during his introductory press conference Wednesday.

Mountlake Terrace’s Jaxon Dubiel talks with head coach Nalin Sood during the 3A boys state basketball game against Todd Beamer on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 in Tacoma, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
‘It was just time’: Mountlake Terrace basketball coach Sood steps down

Nalin Sood guided his alma mater to 381 wins and 15 state berths in 24 seasons as head coach. He spent over four decades with the program.

Stanwood High School student athletes during their signing day ceremony. (Courtesy of Stanwood High School)
Local class of 2024 athletes who have signed to play in college

A running list of 2024 high school athletes who are set to compete at the next level.

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Prep roundup for Tuesday, March 26

Prep roundup for Tuesday, March 26: (Note for coaches/scorekeepers: To report results… Continue reading

Silvertips’ Kaden Hammell (47) enters the rink during a game between the Everett Silvertips and the Tri-City Americans at the Angel of the Winds Arena on Sunday, March 24, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Patterson: Overachieving Silvertips had season worth celebrating

In a season when some thought the team’s playoff streak could end, Everett put together one of its greatest campaigns.

Washington State athletic director Pat Chun, center, watches players on the first day of NCAA college football practice, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Washington hires AD Chun away from rival Washington State

UW quickly targeted its in-state rival’s athletic director after Troy Dannen’s sudden departure.

Seattle Mariners' Mitch Haniger hits a single against the San Diego Padres during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 11, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Why the Mariners could win the AL West, and what could hold them back

Starting pitching, a renovated offense and regression in the AL West are in Seattle’s favor, but injury issues, bullpen concerns and the Houston Astros could be a problem.

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Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for March 18-24

The Athlete of the Week nominees for March 18-24. Voting closes at… Continue reading

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