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Emerald Downs: Hall of Fame Trainer Ben Harris passes at his home in Selah
9/7/2020 (Selah, WA) Washington State Hall of Fame Thoroughbred trainer Ben Harris passed away on September 2nd in Selah. Harris is most known for his incredible run in the waning…
The Burner: Fantasy Golf in Ellensburg; Daily Record Staff lays out perfect 18
9/7/2020 Ellensburg Newspaper The Daily Record’s sports editor Luke Olson has laid out the perfect 18-holes using only the 5 golf courses in Kittitas County. Thompson and his photographer Jacob…
The Burner: Bainbridge Island Grad shines light on Mental Illness and Addiction
9/7/2020 Bainbridge Island Grad Greg Nance has lived a spectacular life from the outside looking in but despite his accomplishments he could not outrun his demons. He instead battled them…
The Burner: Wenatchee and Eastmont Swimmers training in Lake Chelan
9/6/2020 It’s not just Football and Volleyball teams trying to figure out what and how to keep training until they are allowed to play girls swimming also got moved to…
Emerald Downs: The Field is set for the 85th Longacres Mile plus Kentucky Derby Betting notes
9/6/2020 (Auburn, WA) The field has been set for the 85th running of the prestigious Grade 3 $100,000 Longacres Mile set to be run for the first time on a…
The Burner: Skyview Grad’s inspirational Battle with Brain Injury
9/5/2020 Alec Marshall was a starting guard for Skyview this past season and was part of a Storm team who got the Tacoma Dome. Little did he know a Storm…
The Burner: ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit breaks down on College Gameday
9/5/2020 Longtime ESPN College Football analyst Kirk Herstreit broke down emotionally live on “College Gameday” as he talked about current social issues regarding race. Herbstreit and ESN’s Larry’s the SportsCat…
The Burner: Despite heartfelt pleas from high-school athletes, playing fall sports doesn’t align with COVID-19 realities
9/4/2020 The impact of no in person schooling has been felt throughout the state of Washington. None have been impacted more than coaches and student athletes who are used to…
The Burner: Where did the refs go?
9/4/2020 Officials around Washington say there is a growing disconnect between them and players, coaches and fans. It’s showing as the number of new referees dwindles and the industry struggles…
Emerald Downs: Favorites Fall in the Derby and Oaks
9/4/2020 (Auburn, WA) The table was set for the favorites to sweep the Muckleshoot Derby and the Washington Oaks on Thursday night but as the old saying goes…”that’s racing!” It…
Emerald Downs: Jennifer Whitaker scores 500th Auburn Win, LGA Mile Weights Released
9/3/2020 (Auburn, WA) Thursday, April 27, 2000 28-year-old apprentice jockey Jennifer Whitaker was aboard a 3-1 front runner named Fairly Gusty trained by Mark Molina and owned by the Warrior…
Matt Baide talks with coaches of Onalaska Football
By Matthew Baide It is supposed to be football season, especially if you’re a football coach. Onalaska football head coach Mazen Saade and assistant coach Wayne Nelson joined me to…
Eli Sports Web Page Starting to Change
9/2/2020 ESN/NFHS Web Page Link (Centralia, WA) You may have noticed a few things beginning to change with the Eli Sports Network website, well we are just beginning. The big…
Column: “Brandon’s Bias” It’s Time to Listen to Athletes
By Brandon Brown ESN Director of Content It has become frustrating over the past couple of months having to listen to athletes protest. They have become walking billboards for the…
The Burner: Colton High School Football plays in Idaho
9/2/2020 This has nothing to do with Covid-19 and was approved well before we knew what the Fall was going to look like. Colton’s football numbers had dropped to the…
The Burner: How good are the Football underclassman in the State?
9/2/2020 This is part 2 of the News Tribune’s Jon Manley’s look at the strength and depth of the current High School Football players. Jon takes a look at this…
The Burner: Where does this Class of HS Football Players Rank?
9/2/2020 Just how good was or is this year’s High School Football class? The News Tribune’s Jon Manley examines that question in this story. Check out Jon’s work as he…
Emerald Downs: Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 11
Picks for 9/2 and 9/3/2020 Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 11 (Katlama, WA) Solid day yesterday with a great 10th race helping me, hit a couple of good supers. Great card…
If Championships are all in the Spring some Fall sport coaches favor moving the season to Spring
9/1/2020 Covid-19 has created a new normal for right now anyway and as much as many want to compete this Fall in any sport possible there are some coaches who…
Pasco Athlete faced Death now Battles back
9/1/2020 The Tri-Cities Herald published this story yesterday and it is an amazing story that will grip you and is certainly inspirational. Roman Ruiz a graduate of Chiawana High School…