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Wish Adrienne Martelli Good Luck in London Via Patch

The University Place native and U.S. Olympic rower is scheduled to compete early Saturday morning. Wish her luck here and via University Place Patch's Facebook page.

The opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games are scheduled to air 4:30 p.m., tonight on KING.

And when a legion of athletes from every country make their way to watch the lighting of the Olympic Flame, a face from the U.S. contingent will bring special pride to University Place.

Adrienne Martelli, a University Place native, will be rowing for the U.S. To let her know that her hometown is cheering for her, I've started a "Good Luck" message board for her on our Facebook page here.

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Drop her a message via Facebook or leave her one here. I'll forward it to her so she knows just how proud she's made all of us.

And a lot of us will be wanting to keep track of her. According to KING 5, Martelli will be performing on these dates, if she advances:

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  • July 28 – Quad Sculls Heats – 1:50 a.m. – NBC Daytime
  • July 30 – Repechages – 1:40 a.m. – NBC Daytime*
  • Aug. 1 – Final – 2:20 a.m. – NBC Daytime*


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