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Mike Vorel

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Mike Vorel

@mikevorel

Sports columnist for @seattletimes | Triplet | Past: @SBTribune, @CSTribune, @OWHNews, @CoMissourian | M-I-Z '13 | Email: [email protected]

Seattle, WA

seattletimes.com/sports/

Joined August 2009

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Mike Vorel
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Oct 6, 2023
From a shaking fence in Husky Stadium to a final fishing trip, UW folk hero Joe Jarzynka’s legacy transcends his last hurrah. “That dude was just too big for life. He couldn’t live a long life. He had given too much. Joe couldn’t give that much forever.”
UW folk hero Joe Jarzynka’s last hurrah — and his family’s path forward
From seattletimes.com
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Mike Vorel
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Dec 9, 2023
UW quarterback Michael Penix Jr. said he has the names of all of his Husky teammates and coaches on the inside of his jacket.
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Mike Vorel
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Oct 8, 2025
Cal Raleigh and “DUMP 61 HERE” guy Jameson Turner
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Mike Vorel
@mikevorel
Sep 21, 2025
Given the stakes, difficulty level, etc., maybe the greatest catch in Mariners history?
Seattle Mariners
@Mariners
Sep 21, 2025
🤯😱🤯😱🤯😱🤯😱🤯😱🤯😱🤯😱🤯😱
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Mike Vorel
@mikevorel
Dec 5, 2022
BREAKING: UW QB Michael Penix Jr. just announced on Instagram that he’s returning for the 2023 season
Mike Vorel
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Jan 8, 2024
Presented without comment
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Mike Vorel
@mikevorel
Jan 2, 2024
UW wide receivers Rome Odunze, Ja'Lynn Polk, Jalen McMillan and Germie Bernard were targeted 20 times last night, and recorded 19 catches for 353 yards and two touchdowns. That's about as statistically dominant as you'll ever see.
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Mike Vorel
@mikevorel
Dec 13, 2023
UW WR Rome Odunze confirmed today that he broke a rib and punctured a lung recovering an onside kick against Arizona. He was in the hospital until nearly 5 am that night, and his mother and two UW trainers took turns driving him on a 23-hour trip back to Seattle.
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Mike Vorel
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Sep 13, 2022
No idea why, but Venus Williams is currently playing tennis at UW. A small crowd has gathered to watch.
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Mike Vorel
@mikevorel
Dec 2, 2023
UW linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio: “On their turf, on our turf, on a neutral turf, they (Oregon) will never live this down.”
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Mike Vorel
@mikevorel
Sep 24, 2025
It feels like my sophomore year of college, in that everybody’s scream-singing “Mr. Rager”
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Mike Vorel
@mikevorel
Oct 6, 2025
Turns out, Alaska Airlines is taking this playoff run pretty seriously
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Mike Vorel
@mikevorel
Oct 13, 2025
Cal Raleigh showed up to the postgame press conference in a blue shirt with three words on it: "JOB'S NOT FINISHED."
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Mike Vorel
@mikevorel
Jan 2, 2024
Michael Penix Jr., on the Heisman Trophy: "That was never my goal. My goal was to win football games for this team."
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