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9/24/2020 (Katlama, WA) A $21k Pick 5 Carry-Over and I am swinging for the fences on this one basically betting my season profit to catch this one if possible. It’s…

9/22/2020 Long Time Assistant Coach Don Kruse Succumbs to Stroke (Tumwater, WA) This is very personal and I am not even going to pretend that this is an unbiased story…

9/19/2020 Former Kentwood Head Football coach Rex Norris who led the Conks for 10 years is getting back to the sideline this season, whenever that may be. Skip Smith has…

9/19/2020 There has been a lot of talk about adding ESports to WIAA sports and activities list and this past year got to the trial level. The Columbian’s Tim Martinez…

9/20/2020 (Katlama, WA) **Change of plans for the second time. Races postponed for Wednesday and Thursday with Wednesday’s race card set to go on Friday and Thursday’s card now on…

9/15/2020 (Updated 9/16/20) (Auburn, WA) Emerald Downs administration and the Washington Horse Racing Commission have decided to play it safe and postpone Thursday’s races to Sunday the 2nd straight day…

The Burner 9/13/20 Action is now happening after years and decades of talk when it comes to addressing concerns regarding ethnic caricatures as mascots. The staff at TDN (The Daily…

The Burner 9/13/2020 The Kitsap Sun’s Sports Editor Jeff Graham has been following the saga of the Central Kitsap Athletic Directors who worked their last day this past Friday. The…

9/11/2020 Two more stakes races were on the line in week 12 and none bigger than this with the $100,000 Longacres Mile and the $40,000 Emerald Distaff. Our coverage of…

The Burner 9/10/2020 It’s not unusual for several classmates attending the same college such as going to a local community college or a nearby State College but 6 from a…

The Burner 9/10/2020 The Central Kitsap School District announced plans to furlough their 3 Athletic Directors at Central Kitsap, Olympic and Klahowya until further notice. Kitsap Sun Sports Editor Jeff…

9/10/2020 (Auburn, WA) The 85th Longacres Mile will run tonight at Emerald Downs in Auburn. The field of 9 will be set to race for the $100,000 in the most…

9/9/2020 (Katlama, WA) It’s a few weeks later than normal and it’s on a Thursday and no fans can attend but the Longacres Mile is always special and the most…

9/7/2020 9/7/20 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 13 “The Geezer Guide to Social Media” By Bruce Williams Raising a teen and a ‘tween and trying to keep up with…

9/7/2020 Cougar nation is in mourning with the loss of “the Voice”, Bob Robertson the longtime play-by-play announcer for Cougar Football and Basketball. It was reported first by 247sports that…

9/7/2020 (Selah, WA) Washington State Hall of Fame Thoroughbred trainer Ben Harris passed away on September 2nd in Selah. Harris is most known for his incredible run in the waning…

9/7/2020 Ellensburg Newspaper The Daily Record’s sports editor Luke Olson has laid out the perfect 18-holes using only the 5 golf courses in Kittitas County. Thompson and his photographer Jacob…

9/7/2020 Bainbridge Island Grad Greg Nance has lived a spectacular life from the outside looking in but despite his accomplishments he could not outrun his demons. He instead battled them…

9/6/2020 It’s not just Football and Volleyball teams trying to figure out what and how to keep training until they are allowed to play girls swimming also got moved to…

9/6/2020 (Auburn, WA) The field has been set for the 85th running of the prestigious Grade 3 $100,000 Longacres Mile set to be run for the first time on a…