ESN’s Matt Baide checks in with Capital XC head coach Danelle Wright and junior Aubrey Harrington about the upcoming season in the spring, staying in shape before the season starts and the potential for the annual Capital invite to occur during the modified season.
Month: September 2020
Emerald Downs: Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 14
9/24/2020 (Katlama, WA) A $21k Pick 5 Carry-Over and I am swinging for the fences on this one basically betting my season profit to catch this one if possible. It’s pretend money so why not!! Larry the SportsCat Larry’s Season Total Bets Total Bet: $92,406 Amount Collected: $97,601 Balance: +$5,195 […]
Legendary Coach Don Kruse the Consummate Assistant will be missed
9/22/2020 Long Time Assistant Coach Don Kruse Succumbs to Stroke (Tumwater, WA) This is very personal and I am not even going to pretend that this is an unbiased story with simple facts it is personal not only to me but literally thousands who were touched by a very special […]
ESN Interview: Olympia XC Head Coach Jesse Stevick and Junior Ethan Coleman
ESN’s Matt Baide interviews Olympia XC head coach Jesse Stevick and junior Ethan Coleman about the delay of the season, staying in shape until the spring and his goals for this season.
Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” The Phone Call
9/21/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 15 “The Phone Call” By Bruce Williams I was at work when I got the phone call—my Dad’s wife was calling me in hysterics, barely recognizable through her rhythmic wailing and thick Korean accent. I paused her briefly to transfer the call to […]
The Burner: Former Kentwood Head Football Coach now headed to Eatonville
9/19/2020 Former Kentwood Head Football coach Rex Norris who led the Conks for 10 years is getting back to the sideline this season, whenever that may be. Skip Smith has the full story of this interesting journey of a successful 4A Football coach who took time off and has now […]
The Burner: Heritage High School launches ESports Team
9/19/2020 There has been a lot of talk about adding ESports to WIAA sports and activities list and this past year got to the trial level. The Columbian’s Tim Martinez has an inside look at one of the trailblazing programs at Heritage High School. Check out Tim’s work here. […]
Column: “Brandon’s Bias” Guess who’s black
Growing up, the quarterback position was one I very rarely found a person that I could relate to. It was a bunch of white faces in a pool of black players. Nothing is overtly wrong with that, but having the biggest position in the biggest sport in America not have […]
Emerald Downs: Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 13 (Friday/Sunday schedule)
9/20/2020 (Katlama, WA) **Change of plans for the second time. Races postponed for Wednesday and Thursday with Wednesday’s race card set to go on Friday and Thursday’s card now on Sunday, 1st race post time for both days is 2pm. Larry the SportsCat Larry’s Season Total Bets Total Bet: $78,004 […]
Uni Vision: Ranking the best uniforms in Sounders history
By Brandon Brown ESN Director of Content Our first ranking in this new series went up last week as we broke down the top 5 uniforms in Seahawks history, now it is time for their roomates the Seattle Sounders. Where as the Hawks have had very few uniform changes over […]
The Burner: Champion Review: 2012 Bainbridge boys soccer tops Jordan Morris’ Mercer Island team
The Burner 9/16/2020 Jeff Graham | Kitsap Sun 9 years ago, the Bainbridge Island boys soccer team reached the 3A title game against Camas. The Papermakers would win that match 3-0, giving the Spartans the 2nd place finish. A year later Bainbridge was back and looking for revenge. This […]
UPDATE! Emerald Downs: Re-Shuffles Race Week due to Air Quality
9/15/2020 (Updated 9/16/20) (Auburn, WA) Emerald Downs administration and the Washington Horse Racing Commission have decided to play it safe and postpone Thursday’s races to Sunday the 2nd straight day of shifting race days. This is all due to air quality and as we reported yesterday there still has not […]
Hall of Fame basketball coach Ed Pepple passes away
9/14/2020 The state lost one of the greats today, when Ed Pepple passed away due to cancer. Pepple coached the Mercer Island High School basketball team for 42 years. In his tremendous tenure at MIHS, Pepple accumulated 958 wins along with 4 state titles before retiring in 2009. His Championships […]
Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Door-To-Door
9/14/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 14 “Door-To-Door” Seattle Times By Bruce Williams I came to Seattle from Olympia (to attend UW) in 1985 after graduating from high school. Within a week I had a job selling subscriptions for the iconic local newspaper. I went to work for Bob, […]
The Burner: Mascots, Change is in the Wind
The Burner 9/13/20 Action is now happening after years and decades of talk when it comes to addressing concerns regarding ethnic caricatures as mascots. The staff at TDN (The Daily News in Longview) have an outstanding piece on TDN.com and well worth the read. Read the great piece of local […]
The Burner: Cent Kitsap AD’s decline to be part of return-to-play Committee
The Burner 9/13/2020 The Kitsap Sun’s Sports Editor Jeff Graham has been following the saga of the Central Kitsap Athletic Directors who worked their last day this past Friday. The School District has now furloughed all three without pay until sports returns. Last week after mixed signals from the School […]
Column: “Brandon’s Bias” Female Athletes Deserve Better
By Brandon Brown ESN Director of Content Do you know where the most disgusting place on earth is, a place so toxic and disturbing that it makes you question humanity as a whole? A place that you may live in and not even notice, or do know and gladly add […]
Emerald Downs: No Surprise in 85th Longacres Mile, Anothertwistafate Wins
9/11/2020 Two more stakes races were on the line in week 12 and none bigger than this with the $100,000 Longacres Mile and the $40,000 Emerald Distaff. Our coverage of both races below. The Longacres Mile Grade 3 $100,000 (Auburn, WA) There were many reasons for something crazy to happen […]
The Burner: 6 Lynden-Christian Grads headed to Iowa for College
The Burner 9/10/2020 It’s not unusual for several classmates attending the same college such as going to a local community college or a nearby State College but 6 from a graduating class of 90 in Lynden all going to the same college and all set to compete in college athletics? […]
The Burner: Central Kitsap School Board Furloughed all 3 AD’s now agree to talk more with Community
The Burner 9/10/2020 The Central Kitsap School District announced plans to furlough their 3 Athletic Directors at Central Kitsap, Olympic and Klahowya until further notice. Kitsap Sun Sports Editor Jeff Graham attended a recent Board meeting where there were plenty of sports and extra-curricular activities supporters on hand to find […]
