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Trailblazing Women: Brenda Leaks
We think of persistent people as heroic individuals achieving great things in the face of adversity. But the untold story is: People don’t persist alone. They have families, friends, and whole communities fueling their determination.
I’ve been persisting — with the help of others — since childhood. I was born into a large family in Philadelphia. My dad realized I needed a different environment to thrive, so he unselfishly sent 10-year-old me to live with my aunt and uncle in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. My aunt was a housekeeper but was determined to do more with her intellect and empathy. Though I was first in my family to graduate from college, she modeled persistence by graduating from college at age 53 to become a family therapist.
I excelled at school but life was challenging. Navigating the two worlds I lived in — Black city life with my family in Philadelphia and the almost entirely white world of the Poconos — required code switching to the point of exhaustion. I was also 6 feet tall, so I stuck out even more. I was tempted to draw inward but my drama teacher urged me: “Brenda, take up all of your space!”
My support structures grew through college, a career in teaching, and graduate school. But even as an accomplished educator, I needed community to persist. When I learned about the opportunity to lead Seattle Girls’ School, my excitement was eclipsed by self-doubt. Thankfully, I was mentored by the only Black, female head of school in Seattle at the time. She encouraged me to pursue my dream job.
Persistence is difficult and leadership can be isolating. In Seattle, finding a community of other Black female leaders has not been easy. This led me to proactively seek out and build my own network to fuel my leadership. In my efforts to find “my people,” I discovered that Seattleites are collaborative and welcoming of new people and ideas even if they need a little encouragement to say “hello” to a stranger.
At Seattle Girls’ School, we’ve created a community that nurtures persistence. It’s thrilling to see young people discovering their strengths and exploring different ways to lead. When I think about how Seattleites could better nurture persistence, I reflect on two important lessons we teach. First, practice radical acceptance of yourself and others. Teaching middle schoolers to accept themselves during adolescence sets the groundwork for acceptance at all stages of life — of ourselves and others. This radical acceptance is critical for women as our roles, lives, and bodies change as we age. Go ahead, take up your space! Second, borrow confidence from your community when you don’t have enough of your own. Watching kids vulnerably and courageously support each other in times of struggle and doubt can inspire all of us to do the same for the people in our lives. I believe persistence and progress are possible for anyone surrounded by a strong community. And if you can’t find the community you need, create it. Seattle is certainly a place where you can do just that.
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Raleigh, Garver homer as Seattle Mariners beat Athletics 2-0
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his 32nd homer, Bryan Woo struck out eight in five innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Friday night.
Seattle Mariners 2, Oakland Athletics 0: Box score
Mitch Garver also homered for the Mariners, a day after Seattle was eliminated from postseason contention. Oakland also was coming off an emotional day after playing its final scheduled home game at the Coliseum, a 3-2 victory over Texas.
Woo (9-3) allowed just three hits and a walk.
“It was kind of a weird 24 hours,” Woo said. “Knowing you’re out of it, but you still want to finish strong. For yourself, for the team, for the fans, for everybody. Everybody else deserves that out of you and so you’ve got to find it in yourself to give it everything you have.”
He has 101 strikeouts in 121 1/3 innings this season. This was the seventh time in his 22 starts he did not allow a run.
“He had five really strong today,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. “What an incredible season for another one of our young starters. I thought he had a great year, and threw the ball well tonight.”
Oakland starter JP Sears (11-13) allowed two runs on four hits over six innings.
The Mariners opened the final three-game series of the season after seeing their playoff hopes officially end on an off day, watching as the Royals and Tigers both won to knock out Seattle from wild-card contention.
The Mariners led the AL West by 10 games in June before hitting a skid and seeing the division lead evaporate over a month. A late surge gave Seattle some slight postseason hope that was finally extinguished Thursday.
Despite that, the crowd of 41,429 was relatively upbeat, especially when Garver gave Seattle a 1-0 lead with his 15th homer to lead off the second inning.
Raleigh added another run with his home run to center field in the third inning. Raleigh leads major league catchers with the 32 homers.
“Garv really crushed it, Cal crushed it,” Wilson said. “Those were big knocks and gave us what we needed tonight. Our pitching was really, really strong.”
Mariners relievers Gabe Speier, Gregory Santos, Tayler Saucedo and Troy Taylor each pitched an inning in Seattle’s 15th shutout of the season, with Taylor getting his first career save.
“That’s a big deal for him,” Wilson said. “He’s been given some higher leverage situations, and he’s been able to handle them. You’ve got to love that from a young kid. He’s another guy that really wants the ball in those situations, and that’s a good sign.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
The A’s reinstated RHP Ross Stripling from the IL before the game. Stripling had been on the 15-day IL since Sept. 11 because of a lower back strain. Oakland manager Mark Kotsay said Stripling would pitch out of the bullpen at some point in the series.
UP NEXT
Seattle will call up RHP Emerson Hancock (4-4, 4.72 ERA) from Triple-A to start Saturday against Oakland. Hancock has made 11 starts for Seattle this season, most recently on September 21 against Texas. The Athletics were set to start RHP Joey Estes (7-9, 4.99 ERA).
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Former Seattle Mariners Pitcher Deals AL West Rivals History-Making Loss
The Seattle Mariners will begin Game 1 of their last series of the season against the Oakland Athletics at 7:10 p.m. PT on Friday.
The Mariners were eliminated on their off day on Thursday after the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals both won.
But as the saying goes, “misery loves company.” And although Seattle will miss the playoffs for a the 22nd time in 23 years, it got to sit back and enjoy an American League West rival suffer its own disappointing loss.
The Los Angeles Angels fell 4-3 to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. The loss was the Angels’ 96th of the season — a franchise record.
The irony was that the a former Seattle starter helped deal the loss.
Chris Flexen, who pitched for the Mariners from 2021-23, threw 6.1 scoreless innings and struck out seven batters. It was his first win since May 8. His wallet also got a little bigger due to him earning $250,000 for pitching 160 innings during the season.
Flexen has a 4.95 ERA this season in 33 appearances (30 starts) with 123 strikeouts in 160.1 innings pitched.
During Flexen’s time with Seattle, he pitched 81 games (57 starts) and posted a 4.13 ERA with 249 strikeouts in 359.1 innings pitched.
Flexen has pitched well against Los Angeles dating back to his time with Seattle. In his career, he’s made 11 appearances against the Angels (nine starts) and has posted a 3.15 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 54.1 innings pitched.
Los Angeles’ loss won’t alleviate the disappointment within the Mariners organization and fanbase over not making the playoffs.
But it’s good to see a former Seattle pitcher continue to be successful against a division rival.
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How to buy Detroit Lions vs. Seattle Seahawks tickets
The Seattle Seahawks (3-0) go on the road to play the Detroit Lions (2-1) at Ford Field on Monday, September 30, 2024.
If you are looking for Lions vs. Seahawks tickets, information is available below.
Detroit Lions vs. Seattle Seahawks game info
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Date: Sept. 30
- Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
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Detroit Lions vs. Seattle Seahawks betting odds, lines, spreads
- Spread favorite: Lions (-3.5)
- Moneyline favorite: Lions (-190)
- Total: 46.5 (O: -110, U: -110)
Odds courtesy of BetMGM
Detroit Lions schedule
- Week 1: Sept. 8 at 8:20 p.m. ET vs. Los Angeles Rams, 26-20 win
- Week 2: Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. ET vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 20-16 loss
- Week 3: Sept. 22 at 4:25 p.m. ET at Arizona Cardinals, 20-13 win
- Week 4: Sept. 30 at 8:15 p.m. ET vs. Seattle Seahawks
- Week 6: Oct. 13 at 4:25 p.m. ET at Dallas Cowboys
- Week 7: Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. ET at Minnesota Vikings
- Week 8: Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. ET vs. Tennessee Titans
- Week 9: Nov. 3 at 4:25 p.m. ET at Green Bay Packers
- Week 10: Nov. 10 at 8:20 p.m. ET at Houston Texans
- Week 11: Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. ET vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
- Week 12: Nov. 24 at 1 p.m. ET at Indianapolis Colts
- Week 13: Nov. 28 at 12:30 p.m. ET vs. Chicago Bears
- Week 14: Dec. 5 at 8:15 p.m. ET vs. Green Bay Packers
- Week 15: Dec. 15 at 4:25 p.m. ET vs. Buffalo Bills
- Week 16: Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. ET at Chicago Bears
- Week 17: Dec. 30 at 8:15 p.m. ET at San Francisco 49ers
- Week 18: TBD vs. Minnesota Vikings
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Detroit Lions stats
- Total offense: 399.7 yards per game, fourth in NFL
- Passing offense: 236.7 yards per game, seventh in NFL
- Rushing offense: 163 yards per game, fourth in NFL
- Total defense: 293.3 yards per game, 10th in NFL
- Passing defense: 216.7 yards per game, 19th in NFL
- Rushing defense: 76.7 yards per game, fourth in NFL
Seattle Seahawks schedule
- Week 1: Sept. 8 at 4:05 p.m. ET vs. Denver Broncos, 26-20 win
- Week 2: Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. ET at New England Patriots, 23-20 win
- Week 3: Sept. 22 at 4:05 p.m. ET vs. Miami Dolphins, 24-3 win
- Week 4: Sept. 30 at 8:15 p.m. ET at Detroit Lions
- Week 5: Oct. 6 at 4:25 p.m. ET vs. New York Giants
- Week 6: Oct. 10 at 8:15 p.m. ET vs. San Francisco 49ers
- Week 7: Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. ET at Atlanta Falcons
- Week 8: Oct. 27 at 4:05 p.m. ET vs. Buffalo Bills
- Week 9: Nov. 3 at 4:25 p.m. ET vs. Los Angeles Rams
- Week 11: Nov. 17 at 4:05 p.m. ET at San Francisco 49ers
- Week 12: Nov. 24 at 4:25 p.m. ET vs. Arizona Cardinals
- Week 13: Dec. 1 at 1 p.m. ET at New York Jets
- Week 14: Dec. 8 at 4:05 p.m. ET at Arizona Cardinals
- Week 15: Dec. 15 at 8:20 p.m. ET vs. Green Bay Packers
- Week 16: Dec. 22 at 4:05 p.m. ET vs. Minnesota Vikings
- Week 17: Dec. 26 at 8:15 p.m. ET at Chicago Bears
- Week 18: TBD at Los Angeles Rams
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Seattle Seahawks stats
- Total offense: 344 yards per game, eighth in NFL
- Passing offense: 246.7 yards per game, third in NFL
- Rushing offense: 97.3 yards per game, 23rd in NFL
- Total defense: 248.7 yards per game, second in NFL
- Passing defense: 132.3 yards per game, first in NFL
- Rushing defense: 116.3 yards per game, 15th in NFL
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