7/31/19 (Centralia, WA) It is now OFFICIAL! The Eli Sports Network will be moving into a real office space this weekend where we will be installing a video studio for video production and audio studio for podcasting and ultimately live 24-7 on-line radio station or more likely stations. The new […]
Month: July 2019
Opinion: PETA set to exterminate Hundreds of Thousands of horses in the name safety
7/23/19 By Paul Beattie Before I get started one thing I believe in is transparency and so let me say this upfront, Emerald Downs is a sponsor of our website to the tune of $1,500 per year. I am also a racing enthusiast and used to work at Emerald Downs. […]
Emerald Downs: 4 Stakes including Final Mile Preview and “More Power to Him” Dazzles
7/21/19 (Auburn, WA) The Mt Rainier Stakes was the crowning glory of this 4-Stakes race filled day. The 1 1/16 mile Mt Rainier was the final prep race for the August 11th Longacres Mile. The other 3 Stakes featured races for 2-year-old colts and geldings in the King County Express, […]
Emerald Downs hosts annual Fiesta Primeo Esmeralda
7/21/19 (Auburn, WA) It was a colorful and active day of fun and celebration of Latin and Hispanic culture at Emerald Downs on Saturday with the Fiesta Primeo Esmeralda celebration. The annual celebration is just one of many Emerald Downs hosts around specific ethnicities, groups, Legislators Day and many more. […]
Sports Facts: Edgar Martinez
Seattle Mariners hitting machine joins Hall of Fame Sunday By Dan Trujillo Eli Sports Network Content Director (Watch the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies live on CBS.com by clicking here) As teammates for the Seattle Mariners for 11 seasons, Edgar Martinez and Ken Griffey Jr. will be connected in Cooperstown […]
Fun with logs and lawn mowers
Hundreds embrace adventure at Amboy Territorial Days By Dan Trujillo Eli Sports writer More than 75 outdoor enthusiasts from Washington and Oregon demonstrated their skills with a saw, ax, rope and chain at the Amboy Territorial Days Log Show Saturday. For Stan Sawyer and his 10 grandchildren from Amboy, it […]
Raptors are a hit in Ridgefield
New West Coast League baseball team averaging 1,250 fans a game By Dan Trujillo Eli Sports writer Named after the native birds soaring through the northwest, the Ridgefield Raptors are building a nest in Southwest Washington. According to General Manager Gus Farah, the new West Coast League baseball team is […]
Summer Notes: Grey Player of the Year, Jones signs with D-Backs
7/8/19 Even though Eli Sports Network coverage is done for the season, there is still plenty of High School sports news to be reported. Here is a pair of stories from area sources and writers worth taking a look at, first, Woodland’s Olivia Grey was named the 2A State Fastpitch […]
Emerald Downs: Road to the Mile AnyPortinaStorm Dominates Bud Stakes
6/30/19 “AnyPortinaStorm” Blisters Mile preview (Auburn, WA) The road to the Longacres Mile is not as long this year and for those thinking about taking a shot at the early favorite better figure out how to put some early pressure on AnyPortinaStorm otherwise stretching out or they will all be […]
Repetti powers Raptors
Ridgefield West Coast League baseball team beats first place Walla Walla By Dan Trujillo Eli Sports writer Cameron Repetti liked the first pitch he saw with two runners on in the bottom of the sixth inning and hit it out of the ballpark. “Hoping it was a first pitch fastball. […]