Columns News That Got Me to Thinkin' Column: “That Got Me to Thinking…?”; Fantasy Baseball! Jun 22, 2020 Staff 6/22/2020 “That Got Me to Thinking…?” Chapter 2 “Fantasy Baseball” By Bruce Williams I’ve had a fantasy baseball team…
Emerald Downs News 24 years ago Emerald Downs opened on this date; track now set to start season 25 Jun 20, 2020 Staff 6/20/2020 (Auburn, WA) 24 years ago Ron Crockett and his wife Wanda pulled into their parking space just outside the…
Emerald Downs News Horse Racing: The Round-Up! Belmont Stakes, Emerald Downs and More Jun 18, 2020 Staff 6/18/2020 Belmont Stakes There will be lot’s of changes in the running of this year’s Belmont Stakes. The 152nd running…
That Got Me to Thinkin' Updates Column: “That Got Me to Thinking…!” Jun 15, 2020 Staff 6/15/2020 “That Got Me to Thinking…!” Chapter 1 By Bruce Williams Prologue The Eli Sports…
High School Sports News Centralia will have Sports; School Board continues work on Budget Shortfall Jun 12, 2020 Staff 6/11/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Centralia school board met again via Zoom Wednesday night for their regular board meeting. Since the…
Columns High School Sports News Souls of Hope must not be Wasted Jun 11, 2020 Staff 6/11/2020 In 5 days we lost two beautiful souls, two young men taken from their families and our society. 17-year-old…
Basketball High School Sports News WIAA Update; Basketball Tournaments, Foundation Games and Fall Sports Jun 11, 2020 Staff 6/10/2020 (Renton, WA) WIAA Executive Director Mick Hoffman joined us on our last episode of Eli’s High School Report our…
High School Sports News The Hurt keeps coming; Mt Si Senior suddenly passes and the passing of a Broadcast legend Jun 9, 2020 Staff 6/9/2020 (Updated with link to story on Dillon) Dillon Garnes was a Senior at Mt Si High School and he…
Football High School Sports News Through the Storm Clouds, Tyrenn always Shined Jun 7, 2020 Staff 6/7/2020 Go-Fund-Me Link to help Tyrenn’s family (Video clips of the Balloon Memorial, an interview with his Coach Michael Bush…
Emerald Downs News Emerald Downs Changes Plan to Re-Open Jun 6, 2020 Staff 6/5/2020 (Auburn, WA) Emerald Downs was ready to open their 25th season with no fans in attendance and only wagering…
High School Sports News WIAA: THE TEA Governor’s Office updates guidelines for Summer Sports Jun 6, 2020 Staff It is safe to say that 2020 may be one of the more bizarre years seen in quite some time,…
Football High School Sports News The Helmet Tournament Champion: The Entiat Tigers Jun 3, 2020 Staff 6/2/2020 (Tacoma, WA) Lincoln Head Football Coach Masaki Matsumoto announced this morning that the Entiat Tigers are the Champions of…
High School Sports News WIAA: THE TEA Centralia High Athletics on the Cutting Board; District says Final Decision has not been made May 28, 2020 Staff 5/28/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Headline on the Centralia Chronicle’s newspaper was a gut punch to Centralia High School’s athletes, “Centralia…
News Is New Media killing Traditional Sportscasting? May 26, 2020 Staff 5/25/2020 (Centralia, WA) ESPN once again is changing their Monday Night Football announcing crew. As I was reading the…
Football High School Sports News Football in the Spring is not a Fantasy May 21, 2020 Staff 5/21/2020 (Updated with additional comments from a District A-D) (Centralia, WA) About a month ago and a month or so…
High School Sports News ESN set to unveil new Podcast “Eli’s High School Report” on the NFHS Network May 20, 2020 Staff 5/20/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Eli Sports Network will launch a new podcast on Tuesday, May 26 and will debut on…
Emerald Downs News Horse Racing: Prat falls 1 short of Laffit Pincay Jr at SA after big weekend including an Emerald Downs connection May 18, 2020 Staff 5/18/2020 (Arcadia, CA) Flavien Prat fell one Winner’s Circle picture short of tying the record for most wins in a…
Basketball High School Sports News WIAA Proposing Drastic Changes to State Basketball Tournaments May 17, 2020 Staff (Renton, WA) The WIAA is looking at making some drastic changes to the State Basketball Tournament format and have offered…
Emerald Downs News Emerald Downs set to open next month May 13, 2020 Staff 5/13/2020 (Auburn, WA) The Washington State Horse Racing Commission voted on Friday, May 8 to approve a 44-day race meet…
High School Sports News WIAA passes new rules for next year May 12, 2020 Staff 5/11/20 (Renton, WA) The WIAA representative assembly recently concluded their voting period on 23 proposed changes from the Winter Coalition…
Column: “That Got Me to Thinking…?”; Fantasy Baseball!
6/22/2020 “That Got Me to Thinking…?” Chapter 2 “Fantasy Baseball” By Bruce Williams I’ve had a fantasy baseball team…
24 years ago Emerald Downs opened on this date; track now set to start season 25
6/20/2020 (Auburn, WA) 24 years ago Ron Crockett and his wife Wanda pulled into their parking space just outside the…
Horse Racing: The Round-Up! Belmont Stakes, Emerald Downs and More
6/18/2020 Belmont Stakes There will be lot’s of changes in the running of this year’s Belmont Stakes. The 152nd running…
Column: “That Got Me to Thinking…!”
6/15/2020 “That Got Me to Thinking…!” Chapter 1 By Bruce Williams Prologue The Eli Sports…
Centralia will have Sports; School Board continues work on Budget Shortfall
6/11/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Centralia school board met again via Zoom Wednesday night for their regular board meeting. Since the…
Souls of Hope must not be Wasted
6/11/2020 In 5 days we lost two beautiful souls, two young men taken from their families and our society. 17-year-old…
WIAA Update; Basketball Tournaments, Foundation Games and Fall Sports
6/10/2020 (Renton, WA) WIAA Executive Director Mick Hoffman joined us on our last episode of Eli’s High School Report our…
The Hurt keeps coming; Mt Si Senior suddenly passes and the passing of a Broadcast legend
6/9/2020 (Updated with link to story on Dillon) Dillon Garnes was a Senior at Mt Si High School and he…
Through the Storm Clouds, Tyrenn always Shined
6/7/2020 Go-Fund-Me Link to help Tyrenn’s family (Video clips of the Balloon Memorial, an interview with his Coach Michael Bush…
Emerald Downs Changes Plan to Re-Open
6/5/2020 (Auburn, WA) Emerald Downs was ready to open their 25th season with no fans in attendance and only wagering…
Governor’s Office updates guidelines for Summer Sports
It is safe to say that 2020 may be one of the more bizarre years seen in quite some time,…
The Helmet Tournament Champion: The Entiat Tigers
6/2/2020 (Tacoma, WA) Lincoln Head Football Coach Masaki Matsumoto announced this morning that the Entiat Tigers are the Champions of…
Centralia High Athletics on the Cutting Board; District says Final Decision has not been made
5/28/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Headline on the Centralia Chronicle’s newspaper was a gut punch to Centralia High School’s athletes, “Centralia…
Is New Media killing Traditional Sportscasting?
5/25/2020 (Centralia, WA) ESPN once again is changing their Monday Night Football announcing crew. As I was reading the…
Football in the Spring is not a Fantasy
5/21/2020 (Updated with additional comments from a District A-D) (Centralia, WA) About a month ago and a month or so…
ESN set to unveil new Podcast “Eli’s High School Report” on the NFHS Network
5/20/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Eli Sports Network will launch a new podcast on Tuesday, May 26 and will debut on…
Horse Racing: Prat falls 1 short of Laffit Pincay Jr at SA after big weekend including an Emerald Downs connection
5/18/2020 (Arcadia, CA) Flavien Prat fell one Winner’s Circle picture short of tying the record for most wins in a…
WIAA Proposing Drastic Changes to State Basketball Tournaments
(Renton, WA) The WIAA is looking at making some drastic changes to the State Basketball Tournament format and have offered…
Emerald Downs set to open next month
5/13/2020 (Auburn, WA) The Washington State Horse Racing Commission voted on Friday, May 8 to approve a 44-day race meet…
WIAA passes new rules for next year
5/11/20 (Renton, WA) The WIAA representative assembly recently concluded their voting period on 23 proposed changes from the Winter Coalition…