The Burner: Foodball scores a Touchdown in Harbor
11/15/2020 Pandemic or not a 39-year tradition to help those struggling was not going to be stopped due to Covid-19. Aberdeen and Hoquiam High Schools have thrown down for nearly…
Emerald Downs: Post Season Awards “The Horses”; Season Re-cap Part 3
11/9/2020 (Auburn, WA) The post season awards have been announced for the 25th Emerald Downs season. We will go through each one and category and in this piece we focus…
Tumwater’s DuRussel Earns Her Fourth All-American Honor in Cheerleading
(Above: BreeAnna DuRussel’s submission video to the National Cheerleaders Association) By Matt Baide ESN Contributor In a year full of uncertainty, there was one thing that was certain: BreeAnna DuRussel…
Emerald Downs: Post Season Awards Jockeys; Season Re-cap Part 2
11/4/2020 (Auburn, WA) The post season awards have been announced for the 25th Emerald Downs season. We will go through each one and category and we start with the Jockeys.…
The WIAA Tea: WIAA Exec Board sets outline for beginning sports seasons
11/3/2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board met on Monday to determine the process they will use to begin sports seasons set to for as early as December 28. ESN…
Trending Up: Eli’s High School Report Podcast Preview: Eric Trent, From Meth House to Sports Editor
11/2/2020 (Centralia, WA) We haven’t done a lot of preview stories on an episode of our podcast, “Eli’s High School Report” and maybe we should but we wanted to alert…
Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Married Dates
11/2/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 21 “Married Dates” By Bruce Williams When you have two kids and a dog, there’s not a lot of opportunities to get away…
Emerald Downs: Wild and Crazy 25th Season in the Books Part 1
10/30/2020 (Auburn, WA) Just the fact that there was a season is a tribute to everyone in the business from the jockey’s and trainers to the grooms, track crew, Emerald…
Eli Sports Network supports Chris Reykdal for State School Superintendent
10/30/2020 Statement of Support for Chris Reykdal The Eli Sports Network works hard to remain non-political and we do not take sides 99% of the time. This case happens to…
The Burner: Prairie Hoops Coach Battled Rare Disease now ready to get back on the Hardwood
10/31/2020 Prairie Boys Basketball Coach Kyle Brooks never thought he would have had to deal with something as devastating as he did this past year. He contracted a rare disease,…
The Burner: Fancy A-I Camera’s not ready for Prime Time!
10/30/2020 With Covid 19 eliminating or severely limiting crowds at sporting events many teams including High Schools are adding Artificial Intelligent cameras that will follow the action of the ball…
Emerald Downs: Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 19 Final Week!
10/29/2020 (Katlama, WA) My Final Numbers! Remember I only bet in “pretend” dollars and pretty much stick to the minimums in reality. Larry the SportsCat Larry’s Season Total Bets Total…
The Burner: White River High taking nominations for Year 2 Hall of Fame inductees
10/27/2020 It’s year No. 2 for the White River Athletic Hall of Fame and program boosters are soliciting nominations for a second class of inductees. For the full story and…
The Burner: Vancouver area Prep Updates from the Columbian include a QB commit to OSU
10/24/2020 Camas’ Quarterback Jake Blair commits to Oregon State is among the highlights of The Columbian’s Prep Notebook. Read Joshua Hart’s story here. www.elisportsnegtwork.com
The Burner: Athletes take first step back to playing in Walla Walla
10/24/2020 Walla Walla area High School Athletic Directors are allowing their coaches to get back to in-person training, the first step to getting back to play. Read more in this…
The Burner: Yakima School District Approves in Person Outdoor Practice
10/24/2020 The Yakima School District has given the green light for outdoor sports to begin in person training. The story is in the Yakima Herald Republic. www.west42sports.com
Emerald Downs: Crazy 2020 Season almost wrapped up, Re-cap of Week 18
10/23/2020 (Auburn, WA) 18 of 19 weeks of the 25th racing season are in the books. Not as we all expected when the track opened for training in early February…
“Smile!” The Life and Love of Maximus Aunese
10/22/2020 “Smile!” The Life and Love of Maxiumus Aunese (at the bottom of this story is a Memorial Tribute Video and a Photo Gallery) This has been a difficult summer…
Emerald Downs: Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 18
10/22/2020 (Katlama, WA) Good day yesterday betting pretend money like a high roller! So far this year I have wager 140k and collected 171k. In reality I have bet about…
The Burner: Thurston County Health Department steps in and shuts down School Practices
10/17/2020 Just when Thurston County student athletes began to feel a tiny bit normal the Thurston County Health Department blind-sides the kids with a more severe restriction than what is…