(Centralia, WA) We have named our Girls Basketball All-Decade Program. We mentioned in our last all-decade team article that Eli Sports Network will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary this…

7/6/2020 “That Got Me to Thinking…?” Chapter 4 “The Dairymen’s Angels” By Bruce Williams Following my sisters’ fastpitch softball team around the state in the ‘70’s (being the youngest of…

7/3/2020 (Renton, WA) WIAA Assistant Executive Director Andy Barnes talked with ESN Friday morning for an interview segment set to air on the “Eli’s High School Report” show on the…

(Centralia, WA) We have named our Boys Basketball All-Decade Programs. We mentioned in our last all-decade team article that Eli Sports Network will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary this…

7/1 & 7/2/2020 Larry’s Lucky Picks! (Katlama, WA) Hey everyone! Wow what an awesome opening week, as good as it could be so again tip of the Hat to the…

(Centralia, WA) We have named our Boys Basketball All-Decade Programs. We mentioned in our last all-decade team article that Eli Sports Network will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary this…

6/29/2020 “That Got Me to Thinking…?” Chapter 3 “The Basketball Game” By Bruce Williams I had the opportunity to attend a basketball game at my former high school earlier this…

6/26/2020 (Renton, WA) It took awhile but racing returned to the Auburn Oval this week thanks to a massive effort by the racing community. (See our story on this remarkable…

6/26/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Eli Sports Network is excited to present the Pacific Sports Spa All-Decade Basketball Teams beginning Monday, June 29 at noon on the ESN/NFHS Sports Network subscription…

6/25/2020 (Renton, WA) The Governor’s office and State Health Officials recently responded to the WIAA’s request of what guidelines will be needed to re-open sports this coming Fall. This is…

Season 25 (Katlama, WA) Hey everyone I’m Larry the Sportscat and I’m back with my Emerald Downs’ lucky picks. I am going to use my tremendous cat sense in selecting…

6/24/2020 (Auburn, WA) The 25th racing season opens today, the last time Emerald Downs’ opening day was in June you’d have to go back when they began 24 years ago…

6/23/2020 (Auburn, WA) There are many beliefs, thoughts and opinions regarding the Covid 19 pandemic including in the tight-nit thoroughbred horse racing family that work and live in the backstretch…

6/22/2020 “That Got Me to Thinking…?” Chapter 2 “Fantasy Baseball” By Bruce Williams I’ve had a fantasy baseball team for 28 years now. That first year I was still working…

6/20/2020 (Auburn, WA) 24 years ago Ron Crockett and his wife Wanda pulled into their parking space just outside the administrative offices of the brand new Emerald Downs Thoroughbred Racetrack…

6/18/2020 Belmont Stakes There will be lot’s of changes in the running of this year’s Belmont Stakes. The 152nd running will be the lead off of the 3 Triple Crown…

6/15/2020 “That Got Me to Thinking…!” Chapter 1 By Bruce Williams Prologue The Eli Sports Network is excited to introduce our new columnist, Bruce Williams. We were first exposed to…

6/11/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Centralia school board met again via Zoom Wednesday night for their regular board meeting. Since the last time they met where it was reported that sports…

6/11/2020 In 5 days we lost two beautiful souls, two young men taken from their families and our society. 17-year-old Tyrenn Smith died as a passenger in a tragic car…

6/10/2020 (Renton, WA) WIAA Executive Director Mick Hoffman joined us on our last episode of Eli’s High School Report our new podcast launched late last month. We talked with Mick…