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Columns That Got Me to Thinkin' Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Our House Nov 16, 2020 Brandon Brown 11/16/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 23 “Our House” By Bruce Williams So, we’re putting our house of 15…
News THE BURNER: HS sports stories around the State! The Burner: Turning around a program in a Pandemic extra challenging in Rochester Nov 15, 2020 paulb 11/15/2020 Playing in a league with the defending State Champions along with 2 other programs regularly in the play-offs is…
News THE BURNER: HS sports stories around the State! The Burner: Foodball scores a Touchdown in Harbor Nov 15, 2020 paulb 11/15/2020 Pandemic or not a 39-year tradition to help those struggling was not going to be stopped due to Covid-19.…
Columns That Got Me to Thinkin' Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” A Tough Talk Nov 9, 2020 Brandon Brown 11/9/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 22 “A Tough Talk” By Bruce Williams Recently, faced suddenly with the tragedy…
Emerald Downs News Emerald Downs: Post Season Awards “The Horses”; Season Re-cap Part 3 Nov 8, 2020 paulb 11/9/2020 (Auburn, WA) The post season awards have been announced for the 25th Emerald Downs season. We will go through…
High School Sports News Tumwater’s DuRussel Earns Her Fourth All-American Honor in Cheerleading Nov 5, 2020 Matt Baide (Above: BreeAnna DuRussel’s submission video to the National Cheerleaders Association) By Matt Baide ESN Contributor In a year full of…
Emerald Downs News Emerald Downs: Post Season Awards Jockeys; Season Re-cap Part 2 Nov 4, 2020 paulb 11/4/2020 (Auburn, WA) The post season awards have been announced for the 25th Emerald Downs season. We will go through…
News The WIAA Tea: WIAA Exec Board sets outline for beginning sports seasons Nov 3, 2020 paulb 11/3/2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board met on Monday to determine the process they will use to begin…
News TRENDING UP Trending Up: Eli’s High School Report Podcast Preview: Eric Trent, From Meth House to Sports Editor Nov 2, 2020 paulb 11/2/2020 (Centralia, WA) We haven’t done a lot of preview stories on an episode of our podcast, “Eli’s High School…
Columns News That Got Me to Thinkin' Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Married Dates Nov 2, 2020 Brandon Brown 11/2/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 21 “Married Dates” By Bruce Williams When you have two kids and a…
Emerald Downs News Emerald Downs: Wild and Crazy 25th Season in the Books Part 1 Nov 1, 2020 paulb 10/30/2020 (Auburn, WA) Just the fact that there was a season is a tribute to everyone in the business from…
Columns News Eli Sports Network supports Chris Reykdal for State School Superintendent Nov 1, 2020 paulb 10/30/2020 Statement of Support for Chris Reykdal The Eli Sports Network works hard to remain non-political and we do not…
THE BURNER: HS sports stories around the State! The Burner: Prairie Hoops Coach Battled Rare Disease now ready to get back on the Hardwood Oct 31, 2020 paulb 10/31/2020 Prairie Boys Basketball Coach Kyle Brooks never thought he would have had to deal with something as devastating as…
THE BURNER: HS sports stories around the State! The Burner: Fancy A-I Camera’s not ready for Prime Time! Oct 30, 2020 paulb 10/30/2020 With Covid 19 eliminating or severely limiting crowds at sporting events many teams including High Schools are adding Artificial…
Emerald Downs ESN Live at Emerald Downs on Closing Day Oct 28, 2020 paulb 10/28/2020 (Auburn, WA) The Eli Sports Network will be at the track for closing day. Special thanks to Phil Ziegler…
Emerald Downs News Emerald Downs: Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 19 Final Week! Oct 27, 2020 paulb 10/29/2020 (Katlama, WA) My Final Numbers! Remember I only bet in “pretend” dollars and pretty much stick to the minimums…
THE BURNER: HS sports stories around the State! The Burner: White River High taking nominations for Year 2 Hall of Fame inductees Oct 27, 2020 Brandon Brown 10/27/2020 It’s year No. 2 for the White River Athletic Hall of Fame and program boosters are soliciting nominations for…
Football High School Sports THE BURNER: HS sports stories around the State! The Burner: Former Bellevue Football assistant head coach publishes his side of the story Oct 26, 2020 Brandon Brown 10/26/2020 Years after a scandal rocked the Bellevue High School Football program, former assistant coach Pat Jones has released a…
Columns That Got Me to Thinkin' Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Forced Pleasantries Oct 26, 2020 Brandon Brown 10/26/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 20 “Forced Pleasantries” By Bruce Williams I was waiting for an elevator not…
THE BURNER: HS sports stories around the State! The Burner: Vancouver area Prep Updates from the Columbian include a QB commit to OSU Oct 24, 2020 paulb 10/24/2020 Camas’ Quarterback Jake Blair commits to Oregon State is among the highlights of The Columbian’s Prep Notebook. Read Joshua…
Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Our House
11/16/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 23 “Our House” By Bruce Williams So, we’re putting our house of 15…
The Burner: Turning around a program in a Pandemic extra challenging in Rochester
11/15/2020 Playing in a league with the defending State Champions along with 2 other programs regularly in the play-offs is…
The Burner: Foodball scores a Touchdown in Harbor
11/15/2020 Pandemic or not a 39-year tradition to help those struggling was not going to be stopped due to Covid-19.…
Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” A Tough Talk
11/9/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 22 “A Tough Talk” By Bruce Williams Recently, faced suddenly with the tragedy…
Emerald Downs: Post Season Awards “The Horses”; Season Re-cap Part 3
11/9/2020 (Auburn, WA) The post season awards have been announced for the 25th Emerald Downs season. We will go through…
Tumwater’s DuRussel Earns Her Fourth All-American Honor in Cheerleading
(Above: BreeAnna DuRussel’s submission video to the National Cheerleaders Association) By Matt Baide ESN Contributor In a year full of…
Emerald Downs: Post Season Awards Jockeys; Season Re-cap Part 2
11/4/2020 (Auburn, WA) The post season awards have been announced for the 25th Emerald Downs season. We will go through…
The WIAA Tea: WIAA Exec Board sets outline for beginning sports seasons
11/3/2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board met on Monday to determine the process they will use to begin…
Trending Up: Eli’s High School Report Podcast Preview: Eric Trent, From Meth House to Sports Editor
11/2/2020 (Centralia, WA) We haven’t done a lot of preview stories on an episode of our podcast, “Eli’s High School…
Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Married Dates
11/2/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 21 “Married Dates” By Bruce Williams When you have two kids and a…
Emerald Downs: Wild and Crazy 25th Season in the Books Part 1
10/30/2020 (Auburn, WA) Just the fact that there was a season is a tribute to everyone in the business from…
Eli Sports Network supports Chris Reykdal for State School Superintendent
10/30/2020 Statement of Support for Chris Reykdal The Eli Sports Network works hard to remain non-political and we do not…
The Burner: Prairie Hoops Coach Battled Rare Disease now ready to get back on the Hardwood
10/31/2020 Prairie Boys Basketball Coach Kyle Brooks never thought he would have had to deal with something as devastating as…
The Burner: Fancy A-I Camera’s not ready for Prime Time!
10/30/2020 With Covid 19 eliminating or severely limiting crowds at sporting events many teams including High Schools are adding Artificial…
ESN Live at Emerald Downs on Closing Day
10/28/2020 (Auburn, WA) The Eli Sports Network will be at the track for closing day. Special thanks to Phil Ziegler…
Emerald Downs: Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 19 Final Week!
10/29/2020 (Katlama, WA) My Final Numbers! Remember I only bet in “pretend” dollars and pretty much stick to the minimums…
The Burner: White River High taking nominations for Year 2 Hall of Fame inductees
10/27/2020 It’s year No. 2 for the White River Athletic Hall of Fame and program boosters are soliciting nominations for…
The Burner: Former Bellevue Football assistant head coach publishes his side of the story
10/26/2020 Years after a scandal rocked the Bellevue High School Football program, former assistant coach Pat Jones has released a…
Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Forced Pleasantries
10/26/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 20 “Forced Pleasantries” By Bruce Williams I was waiting for an elevator not…
The Burner: Vancouver area Prep Updates from the Columbian include a QB commit to OSU
10/24/2020 Camas’ Quarterback Jake Blair commits to Oregon State is among the highlights of The Columbian’s Prep Notebook. Read Joshua…