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I write about HS sports, Nashville SC and Austin Peay @Tennessean / @LeafChronicle . Sometimes I run. UMich '19. He/him. Got a story? jshames @gannett .com

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something came in the mail today
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The pick is in #RollTide
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James Madison wrote the Constitution specifically so we could have this JMU softball team 230 years later
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ODICCI ALEXANDER, ARE YOU SERIOUS?! 😱 📺 ESPN2 #WCWS #SCtop10 x @JMUSoftball
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Khurtiss Perry says he will be enrolling at Alabama in January #RollTide
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Hey cutie, are you from Tennessee? Because my god you gotta check on your football team
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Stephen Curry is the Caitlin Clark of the NBA
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Quinshon Judkins is the Class 5A title game MVP #alpreps
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Gus Johnson is the worst announcer in sports when your team is losing
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And thus completes the Spike Albrecht trade
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"I feel like Kentucky just is the place for me ... It's like one big family down there." Story from me on @avery8stuart 's commitment to @UKFootball . @jakevcrandall was there in person and got some nice photos:
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@JeremiahCobb13 makes it official. He’ll be a Tiger next year. @AuburnFootball
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Next Monday, I’ll be starting as the high school sports reporter at the @MGMAdvertiser . Grateful for the new opportunity and everyone who’s helped or encouraged me along the way. Can’t wait to get to know the Montgomery area and start telling its stories!
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In the suburbs of Milwaukee, a talented but undersized guard fell through the cracks. All he wanted was one chance, and he got it at Minnesota Crookston, where he would become the greatest player in school history. This is the story of that one chance:
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Stop covering the Deshaun Watson story like it’s some sort of reality TV saga
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To be continued….
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The work is done
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Birmingham Iron
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The work is never done ❌ #WeAreBirmingham #ForgeOn ⚒🔥
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I don't think Kaleb Wesson thought Jordan Poole and Zavier Simpson would both record chasedown blocks on him tonight, but here we are
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First time doing this ~personal news~ thing so I hope I do it right. Here goes... I recently accepted a position as sports editor of the @CrookstonTimes , covering Minnesota-Crookston and Crookston High School athletics. I'll be starting next week.
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Just remember that the world record for the Blue Jean mile on the track is 4:06
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Shutdown Fullcast, the world's only CFB podcast
3 years
Is this a good time to remind y’all that this week’s episode asked whether you could beat Katie Ledecky at swimming if she wore JNCOs in the pool *you could not
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In a bit less than an hour, FOX is going to switch immediately from one of the three or so most memorable games in world soccer history to the Jacksonville Jaguars
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As promised, time for me to announce my next step. I'm staying with the @USATODAY Network, but moving to Tennessee to cover high school sports for the @LeafChronicle and the @Tennessean . Excited to keep working with @Kreager and the rest of the great South Region team.
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I do have one final feature scheduled to come out this week. Hope y'all enjoy it. In other news, I'm not leaving journalism, and I'm also not going too far. I'll be announcing where I'm headed next in a few days, so stay tuned 👀
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1. Pho . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Lobster bisque 3. Clam chowder 4. Wonton 5. French onion 6. Lentil 7. Minestrone 8. Tortilla 9. Matzo ball 10. Chicken noodle 11. Tomato 12. Broccoli cheddar
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Damien Scott
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Which soup are you eating?
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I was fortunate enough to cover six Noble games last season and I’ve seen few, if any players who are shiftier than Brandon Harper. Oklahoma is getting a hidden gem
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If you're up right now and would like to read 1,400 words on the Michigan hockey team, here you go. On the aftermath of the Wolverines' Frozen Four run, their turbulent offseason, and the expectations surrounding Michigan hockey once again:
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Bit of ~personal news~ today: I'll be writing some stuff for @MaizenBrew now. Mostly recruiting coverage but maybe some other stuff too, with a focus on storytelling and original reporting. Thanks to @anthonytbroome for bringing me aboard and glad to keep writing about Michigan.
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Charles Matthews expected to go to Kentucky, win big and jump to the NBA. Instead, he's in his fourth year of college basketball, preparing to lead Michigan into the NCAA Tournament, and it all worked out for the better:
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Last time leaving this building on a production night. I’ll never forget the good times that were had at 420 Maynard. So long and farewell.
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Men who have never spoken to a woman in their entire life will make not paying attention to women’s sports their entire personality
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My time at the @MGMAdvertiser has come to an end. I've been so grateful for the chance to tell the stories of River Region athletics, and can only hope I told them well. Montgomery deserves great sports coverage and I hope I provided my share over the last 15 months.
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People like to say "no one cares about women's basketball" without realizing that a lot of the reason is that people literally can't watch it. A rivalry game between two teams that are a combined 17-1 on the year, and it's at 3 p.m. on a Thursday? Do better.
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Michigan Women’s Basketball
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Never gave up, came up just short. Naz Hillmon scored a Michigan record - man or woman - 50 points. #goblue
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With Dawn Staley and Kim Mulkey sitting courtside, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2024 took over down the stretch to lead Ensworth to a tough playoff win. "We keep fighting, everything will be okay." @JaloniCambridge @EnsworthTigers #tnpreps
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Second stop: Fort Deposit, where a parade is being held in honor or @Calhoun_BB_FB and @AlabamaMBB star and current Boston Celtic JD Davison, the first player from Lowndes County ever drafted to the NBA. @jddavison10
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Thought @UMCBaseball was all offense? Meet Jake Dykhoff, who tied a program record for strikeouts this afternoon. His coach thinks he's only just getting started:
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At Pike Road High School where Khurtiss Perry, the top uncommitted prospect of in Alabama, is set to announce his college decision, coming at noon. I am told he’s already signed his NLI, just the announcement to come. Between Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, UCF and Texas. #alpreps
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Michigan fans have wasted a lot of discourse on Joe Milton, Brandon Peters and Dylan McCaffrey when it turns out that the guy that got away was actually Ren Hefley
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The Bama and UCF hats are out for those who were wondering
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The only normal person involved in the Caitlin Clark discourse is Caitlin Clark, still
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Christine Brennan
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Clark is asked if Chennedy Carter owes her an apology after hit was upgraded to Flagrant 1. “No, I mean basketball is competitive, I get it. Sometimes your emotions get the best of you. Happened to me multiple times throughout my career.” Says Carter “having a tremendous season.”
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this is the most deranged Twitter thread I’ve ever seen. Its existence is maybe the No. 1 thing that makes me less than proud to be an American
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Thread of things that make me proud to be an American, to be updated throughout the day.
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Fact: no one has ever used this website to celebrate the State News beating the Michigan Daily in football. Good luck tonight, @michigandaily . Make us proud. #BeatStateNews
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Thanks for the last 20 months, Crookston. I'm glad I got to tell your stories:
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mark your calendars, folks: October 23, Tate Martell and UNLV vs. Nick Starkel and San Jose State
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Josh Poloha
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Former four-star Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) QB Tate Martell — who began his collegiate career at Ohio State before transferring to Miami — will attend UNLV this fall, a source has told WFNY. Martell goes back home to Vegas and still has two years of eligibility remaining.
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Under Armour All-American kicker/punter Gabe Russo is headed to Auburn. @Gabe_Russo18 @AuburnFootball
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Sportswriters are just athletes who realized they were washed
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speak for y’all selves, i played sports in high school
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So Michigan's season ends in Anaheim. What a privilege it was to cover @umichbball this year. Can't thank everyone enough for following along. Special thanks to my beatmates @aria_gerson , @ethan_sears and @theo_mackie . Love you all. Wouldn't want to do this with anyone else.
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Made 1A!!! Privileged that I was able to tell @kptre13 ’s story, which you can read here: None of what I do as a sportswriter is about me, but these moments still feel pretty good.
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Here’s Carver’s James Smith ( @BigKong57 ), the No. 13 player in the Class of 2023:
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Time flies, or something like that
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thank u Bobby Finke for giving us another Rowdy Gaines Moment by coming out of NOWHERE
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I feel like the only important thing about the Dwayne Haskins news is that people don't just deserve to die at 24 years old
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@savannahkkirby might have just sent @GreenHillWBB to the state tournament. #tnpreps
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A decade ago, teams would schedule @MCPKnightsFB for their homecomings. Now they don't want to play the Knights under any circumstance. Andalusia didn't have a choice. How Catholic affirmed, once again, it's the cream of the crop in Class 4A:
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Jacob Shames
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Personal news: the Class A State Track Meet Friday will be my last assignment for the @CrookstonTimes . My last actual day will be June 23. I have a proper goodbye coming next week, but I'll say now that leaving is entirely my decision, and I'm far from done with sportswriting.
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Jacob Shames
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Excited to announce that I’ll be covering the Michigan basketball team this year along with @ethan_sears , @aria_gerson , and @theo_mackie for the best student newspaper in the country — the @michigandaily . Give all of these great writers a follow. Can’t wait to get to work.
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My friends from Seattle have just informed me that they put cream cheese on their hot dogs and man I just don’t know how I feel about it man
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Jacob Shames
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Oh. My. God. Montgomery Academy 10, Montgomery Catholic 7. Alex Kohn walks it off with a 37-yard field goal. Eagles are going to Birmingham. #alpreps
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If you’re gonna unveil a new field design as an April Fool’s joke you need to make sure that the field design isn’t actually the greatest thing ever
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Florida Atlantic Football
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Just when you thought the beach couldn’t get any closer🏝️😎 We’re excited to show our new field design for the 2023 season! #TriCountyTakeover #WinningInParadise
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Still recovering from your food coma? Wanna forget about the dinner conversation that turned political? I’ve got just the thing. Feature on Dan Weisse, who used lessons from Bo Ryan and Bruce Pearl to energize a moribund program at Minnesota Crookston:
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For many seniors, the NCAA granting an extra year of eligibility in the wake of COVID-19 was a godsend. But Paige Pitlick, with her career already laid out in front of her, won't be taking advantage. This is a story about knowing when you have to move on:
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ESPN isn’t experiencing technical difficulties. The government stepped in because Victor Wembanyama is an alien they don’t want anyone else to discover that aliens exist
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Keep flattening that curve ppl
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Liam Bright
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All time Prager U graph GOAT
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@alex_kirshner I think the deal with Timme is that he physically *looks* like he’s been in college since the Kennedy administration. Same thing with Perry Ellis, who also played *only* four years at Kansas
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With Dawn Staley and Kim Mulkey in attendance, @JaloniCambridge is taking over. #tnpreps @EnsworthTigers
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Jacob Shames
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"We come to the field and we know we're better than the other team. Anything other than a win is kind of a disappointment." @UMCBaseball is in the midst of by far its best season in program history. But at this point, its expectations are far past that:
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🚨🚨🚨NO-NO ALERT🚨🚨🚨 Ryan Yates does it! Seven innings, 79 pitches, one walk, seven Ks and no hits allowed. Centennial wins 4-0 and is one win away from state. @RyanYates_31 @CHSCougarDC #tnpreps
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. @RyanYates_31 strikes out the side and Centennial is three outs away from taking Game 1 of this sectional series. @CHSCougarDC #tnpreps
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Crookston I’m coming for ya
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And JUST when you all thought you’d seen the last of me. How cute. I’ll be covering Michigan women’s lacrosse’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game against Jacksonville for @theblockm :
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Baylor Hayes is a Division I quarterback, IMO. Fires a dart on third down to @claytonmerrill8 and takes it in himself to cap off a 70-yard opening drive for @wcsBHScf . Brentwood 7, Summit 0, 3:53 1Q. @BaylorHayes2 #tnpreps
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Jacob Shames
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"In one word, he's a man-child. He’s a kid that knows football. Student of the game. He works hard and he’s humble. He’s an all-around kid." Get to know @GradyZion , the No. 6 sophomore in the entire nation. @athletics_CHHS @CoachHambrite
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Jacob Shames
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Love the whole aspect of the US being absurdly young while 35-year-old Tim Ream being our best player so far in Qatar
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Jacob Shames
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First day of work today 🤑
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Jacob Shames
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Like four of her siblings before her, Jes Mertens will play basketball in college. But Mertens, who Mike Roysland says might be the best defender he’s ever recruited, has the ability to make her own name for herself. Latest for @CroxTimesSports :
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Jacob Shames
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Can't say enough about Eli Brooks today and all season. He's played his entire career behind guys who were more highly-recruited or appeared to have more potential, spent all last season struggling with confidence, but just stuck with it. Now he's Michigan's 2nd-leading scorer.
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After 16 points in 80 seconds and an unreal near-comeback, the Fairview Yellowjackets will head back from Murfreesboro with their heads held high. "We just proved that we're a program." @wcsFVHS_TM @wcsFVHS @wcsFVHSrdj #tnpreps
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Jacob Shames
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"They awoke a sleeping giant." Losing two out of three to Minot State the final weekend of the regular season gave @UMCBaseball the push it needed to win its first postseason games in its history. But the Golden Eagles still have more they want to prove:
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Caught up with @EricHazzard40 after @pagefootball ’s semifinal win. Asked him what gets the Patriots, runners-up the last two seasons, over the hump at next week’s BlueCross Bowl.
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Jacob Shames
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My thoughts on Duke-UCF: 1) Facko Tall 2)
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Jacob Shames
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Post a pic of a random dude wearing a jersey and number that someone else made more famous
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Patrick Andres
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Post a pic of a random dude wearing a jersey and number that someone else made more famous.
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I don’t know who Matt Rife is and nobody is going to successfully tell me. I know about too many people already, and most of them played professional baseball between the years 2006 and 2011
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Jacob Shames
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One year, nearly 100 papers and 300 stories later....
@Jacob_Shames
Jacob Shames
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First day in the office! Btw, you can now drop me a line: jshames @crookstontimes .com
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Well, #VandyBoys commit @Korbin_Rey2025 can play some football, too. Nice pursuit for the tackle. #tnpreps
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Jacob Shames
2 years
Good morning! Would be a better one if I wasn't on furlough :/ Anyway, I'm home in Oklahoma seeing family and taking things easy. I'll be back at work next Monday, but I've pre-written a few stories that you'll see this week. Support local journalism.
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We’ll take it.
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Jacob Shames
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I'm pretty sure I sent in a response or three on the Google form for this a couple months back. I can't remember what I decided to do. I can only hope that I chose to throw a pitch out with the bases empty
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“He has NFL-type talent as a high schooler, and that’s special. You’re only going to see that every three or four years.” - @Chris_Sailer How Tommy Doman Jr. earned a rare scholarship to kick at his dream school. For @MaizenBrew :
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