(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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

10/28/2020 (Auburn, WA) The Eli Sports Network will be at the track for closing day. Special thanks to Phil Ziegler and the Emerald crew for making this possible. Our plan…

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…

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…

10/26/2020 Years after a scandal rocked the Bellevue High School Football program, former assistant coach Pat Jones has released a book on his side of the story. You can find…

10/26/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 20 “Forced Pleasantries” By Bruce Williams I was waiting for an elevator not long ago (before face masks) and an attractive young woman…

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

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…

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.elisportsnetwork.com

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…

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…

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…