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9/8/17 Black Hills 22, Capital 20 (Tumwater, WA) Credit to our ESN announcers in calling this game with just 1-second to play and Black Hills with the ball on the…

9/7/17 (Auburn, WA) Current leading jockey at Emerald Downs Rocco Bowen had been keeping a sharp eye on Super Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean. Bowen is from the small island…

9/8/17 Rogers 3, Olympia 2 (Olympia, WA) Senior midfielder Brennah Llanos scored from long range in the 61st minute to keep Rogers unbeaten in 4A SPSL girls soccer with a…

9/7/17 Smoke from 2 major forest fires in Washington State combined with stagnant air pushed the air quality all-over the state to unhealthy levels. This forced the cancellation of most…

9/5/17 Curtis 3, Tumwater 0 (Tumwater, WA) The Curtis Vikings did something they hadn’t been able to do since 2014 and that was to begin the season with a win…

9/5/17 Centralia 5, WF West 4 By Dave Weber (Chehalis, WA) Alayna Miller scored two goals but the key statistic in Centralia High School’s 5-4 season-opening girls soccer win over…

9/2/17 Rochester 23, Tenino 20 By Dave Weber (Tenino, WA) Rochester High School went winless last football season. It won’t happen again this year. The Warriors scored 17 unanswered points…

9/1/17 Capital 20, River Ridge 15 (Olympia, WA) The Capital Cougars have had a rough off-season with a late coaching change and losing a beloved teammate to cancer. Chris Heay…

8/31/17 Timberline 35, Black Hills 7 (Lacey, WA) The Timberline Blazers New-Old Head Coach Nick Mullen picked up right where he left off 3 years ago with a win. Mullen…

8/29/17 (Tenino, WA) New Head Tenino Football Coach Cary Nagel couldn’t have asked for a better welcome to his first ever Head Coaching gig. Nagel takes over a program with…

8-15-17 (ESN Headquarters) The Eli Sports Network has launched our newest and latest website that is even more user friendly than ever. First a little history, ESN began back in…

8/15/17 (Auburn, WA) Taking a look back at Mile Day you can’t get past the impressive performance of “Gold Rush Dancer” who crushed 11 other opponents in the 82nd running…

8/13/17 (Auburn, WA) Sunday was Mile Day at Emerald Downs the Super Bowl of NW Horse Racing and the 11-race card was supported with the Distaff and 2 other overnight…

8/12/17 (Auburn, WA) On Sunday the Super Bowl of NW Horse Racing takes place at Emerald Downs with the 82nd running of the Longacres Mile. A full field of 12…

8/8/17 (Olympia, WA) The Capital Cougars Football team was informed today by the administration that an interim Head Football Coach was hired and he is someone familiar to the Cougs,…

7/21/17 (Chehalis, WA) Once again the reporter became the story. Usually not what reporters ever want but in this case Chroncle reporter Matt Baide breaks that golden rule of journalism…

7/17/17 (Auburn, WA) Emerald Downs featured a “slew” of Stakes races on Sunday capped with the Mt Rainier Stakes that set up to be an instant classic with the re-newal…

7/15/17 (Auburn, WA) Emerald Downs track officials experimented with a multiple stakes race day in July last year and it went over big so the new tradition continues in 2017…

7/12/17 Summer is here and that means in the world of sports teams and non-profit organizations and causes it’s fundraising season! There are tons of great causes that need help…

7/6/17 (Auburn, WA) Dean “Deano” Mazzuca has a serious passion burning for NW horse racing and it began much like it did for many back in the Longacres days. Mazzuca…