Tennessee-bound Nicola Simpson leaving a legacy in Garfield's softball program: SBLive Washington podcast

On this week's episode of the SBLive Washington podcast, Andy Buhler, Todd Milles and Dan Dickau discuss how Gov. Jay Inslee's announced rollback of three

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Apr 14, 2021

Tennessee-bound Nicola Simpson leaving a legacy in Garfield's softball program: SBLive Washington podcast /

On this week's episode of the SBLive Washington podcast, Andy Buhler, Todd Milles and Dan Dickau discuss how Gov. Jay Inslee's announced rollback of three counties to Phase 2 due to a rise in COVID trends impacts high school sports and the tragic death of Colville football player Dale Martin stemming from a brain injury suffered in-game.

Then, Garfield senior pitcher and Tennesse signee Nicola Simpson joins (16:35 minute mark) to talk about how her athlete-laden family pushed her to continually improve, Garfield's improbable and historic 2019 3A softball state title run and her budding shoe collection, among other things.

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https://sblive-washington-podcast.castos.com/episodes/tennessee-bound-nicola-simpson-leaving-a-legacy-in-garfield39s-softball-program

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Published Apr 14, 2021

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.