Lauren Marrs basks in the glow of helping her basketball team win a SWISH championship. (Emili Marrs photo)
Lauren Marrs is the type of player every coach appreciates.
She can control a game by herself, seems to have little fear on the hardwood or pitch, and is already quite-polished for an athlete headed into her freshman year of high school.
But as talented as Marrs has been while playing with middle school and select squads, it is the way she embraces being part of something bigger which truly sets her apart.
She can be a star, if that’s what you need, but she can also be part of an ensemble, if that’s what you require.
All while displaying the same passion and positive attitude, regardless of her role.
For Marrs, that just comes naturally.
“I enjoy everything about being an athlete,” she said. “I love being a part of a team.
“I just want to keep working hard and learning,” Marrs added. “I want to keep improving in all areas of the sports I play.”
In her middle school days, the younger sister of former Wolf standout Jaden Marrs played sports year-round, with volleyball, basketball (school and SWISH), and select soccer on her resume.
As she makes the jump to Coupeville High School, Lauren plans to fine-tune her focus, putting an emphasis on basketball, where she’s a deadly shooter and fluid ballhandler, and soccer, which is her burning passion.
“My favorite sport is soccer,” Marrs said. “I have been playing for 10 years, select for the last six.”
On the pitch, she’s a lock-down enforcer in net, playing goaltender for the SW Reign the past three seasons.
“I love the position I play and I would like to continue on playing it throughout high school and college,” Marrs said.
She plans to play both sports all four years of high school, and pledges, “I want us to work hard and win.”
Off the field, Marrs enjoys her health and PE classes, is a big fan of The Goonies and the Indiana Jones movies, and finds numerous ways to stay busy.
“I like to spend my time playing and watching sports,” she said. “I also like to swim, hike, play b-ball, go to the beach, and spend time with my friends and my family.”
Whether she’s knifing big, bad King’s on the hardwood, nailing a three-ball from somewhere out in the parking lot as mom Emili high-fives everyone within a five-mile radius, or pulling off a sweet shutout on the soccer pitch, Lauren keep things simple.
“I look up to my parents and listen to and respect what my coaches say.”
Sounds like a star to me.
