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2B HS Football: Napavine comes out firing ready to defend their State Title with one-side win at Adna
9/1/2023 Napavine 59, Adna 6 The Napavine Tigers are the defending State 2B Champions and are rarin’ to defend the big trophy. The Tigers wasted little time dealing with their…
Baseball: Mariners Fall to Mets in Pitcher’s Duel
9/1/23 Mets 2, Mariners 1 (New York, NY) A new road trip with new challenges began on Friday night for the Seattle Mariners as they began a ten-game road trip…
HS Football: Emerald Ridge delivers statement to SPSL with big over Puyallup
9/1/2023 Emerald Ridge 36, Puyallup 23 (Puyallup, WA) The Emerald Ridge Jaguars made it to the State Semi-Finals last season before getting eliminated from the tournament by Kennedy Catholic falling…
HS Football: Spanaway Lake Defeats Gig Harbor on Final Play in Opening Night Thriller
8/31/23 Spanaway Lake 26, Gig Harbor 21 (Spanaway, WA) Waiting nearly nine months to take the field and start a new season of high school football is an excruciating wait.…
HS Football: Huge 2nd Half and Curtis makes a Statement rolling past Olympia
8/31/2023 (University Place, WA) Last year the Curtis Vikings traveled to Olympia on opening weekend and snuck out with a 1 point win over the Bears. This was the beginning…
Emerald Downs: 16th Jockey Power Rankings Cruz soars to the top, Negron and Amador just behind
9/1/2023 The 16th Power Rankings shows how things can get turned upside down in a flash. Last week’s #1 Kevin Radke ran into a string of 2nd place finishes and…
Baseball: Mariners Dig Deep, Comeback to Take Series With A’s
8/30/23 Mariners 5, Athletics 4 (Seattle, WA) You can’t ever pencil in wins against any professional sports team regardless of the discrepancies in talent or success to that point in…
ESN Broadcasts: HERE WE GO!! the 2023 Season is ready for Kick-Off!
8/30/2023 The Eli Sports Network has been preparing to go back on the air and we will with our 1st two broadcasts of the year on Thursday night with a…
NFHS News: High School Sports Participation Continues Rebound Toward Pre-Pandemic Levels
By NFHS on August 30, 2023 Participation in high school sports eclipsed 7.8 million in the 2022-23 school year, reflecting a sharp increase from the previous year as the NFHS…
Baseball: Illness and Injuries Get to Mariners in Loss to Oakland
8/29/23 Athletics 3, Mariners 1 (Seattle, WA) Injuries are a part of not just baseball, but all sports. Some things are just out of a player’s control. For the Seattle…
Another Shade of Blue for new Kelso AD
8/29/2023 Bob Kickner has spent the past 5 years as the Athletic Director at Olympia High School. Under Kickner’s watch he has seen a State Championship in Baseball an 2nd…
Opinion, The Litter Box: Sorry? I’m Not Sorry “Hey NFL stop cancelling games in the 4th Quarter!”
8/29/2023 The Litter Box (Opinion) by Larry the SportsCat I’m sorry NFL but stop canceling games just because someone is slightly hurt. I understand that everyone is focused on the…
Baseball: Smooth Sailing for Mariners in Shutout of Oakland
8/28/23 Mariners 7, Athletics 0 (Seattle, WA) One more series against a bottom feeder was another opportunity for the Seattle Mariners to try to build on their new division lead.…
Emerald Downs: Rimrock Lake blitzes boys, Special Diva upsets Fillies in Wash Cup Juvenile races
8/27/2023 Special Thanks to Wayne Nagai for many of the Stakes pictures and track photographer’s Reid and Erin Palmer. (Auburn, WA) Two Stakes races were on tap along with the…
Baseball: Mariners Sweep Royals, Take Over Sole Possession of 1st Place in AL West
8/27/23 Mariners 3, Royals 2 (Seattle, WA) The Seattle Mariners did not hit seven home runs again on Sunday as they wrapped up a three-game series and season series with…
Emerald Downs: Saturday Night Nan Elizabeth takes feature under Orozco, owner Luciano Gabriel ties lead for most wins
8/27/2023 (Auburn, WA) Saturday night shined a spotlight on the most under-the-radar story of the season. Brand new Owner/Trainer Luciano Medina Gabriel is having a season. He won 2 races…
Baseball: Mariner Home Run Barrage Leads to Blowout Over Royals
8/26/23 Mariners 15, Royals 2 (Seattle, WA) In 2023, the Seattle Mariners have won games in unique ways. You might look at the numbers and think, “There is just no…
Emerald Downs: Final Friday Night “The Calabrese Kid wins the feature, Amador and Negron double, Gibson and Rosales also win 2
8/25/2023 (Auburn, WA) The final Friday night of racing featured 7 races with a total of 45 starters for a 6.4 per race. The total handle for the night was…
Baseball: Mariners Tied Atop the AL West With Win Over Royals
8/25/23 Mariners 7, Royals 5 (Seattle, WA) Before the first pitch was thrown in the opener of a three-game series between the Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals, the Mariners…
Emerald Downs: 15th Jockey Power Rankings Kevin Radke has a big week
8/25/2023 The 15th Power Rankings of the season and the ole veteran comes out firing. Kevin Radke led all riders with 6 wins over the 3 day week double over…