10/4/2020 Lot’s of schools are starting to be allowed for some modified in-person coaching all over the state. In this story from the Skagit Valley Herald Vince Richardson talks with Athletic Directors on the process in this great piece. Find Vince’s story at Go Skagit dot com. […]
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The Burner: Schools beginning to practice in Tri-Cities
10/4/2020 Schools in the Tri-Cities are beginning some in person practicing with the hopes of a winter sports season beginning in January. More on the Tri-Cities situation with this story from Jeff Marrow in a special report to the Tri-Cities Herald. www.elisportsnetwork.com
Emerald Downs: 3 Stakes Champions Crowned on Washington Cup Night
10/1/2020 (Auburn, Wa) The 25th season of Emerald Downs remains in the odd schedule they began with on Wednesday’s and Thursday’s except the one week due to smoke. This is an odd opening sentence but the heartiness of the racing industry and folks figured it and got racing started and […]
Emerald Downs: It’s Washington Cup Day!
10/1/2020 (Auburn, WA) It’s Cup Day at Emerald Downs, that’s Washington Cup day and 3 $40,000 Stakes races are on tap. The Muckleshoot Tribal Classic for 3-year-olds and up will go as the 4th race, the 7th is the Washington Cup for fillies and mares 3 and up and the […]
WIAA Announces ‘Mind Gym Wednesdays’
10/1/2020 Via Wiaa.com Mental training is a vital part of your workout, especially now with sports on hold here in Washington. To help student-athletes and coaches make mental conditioning a priority, the WIAA has teamed up with Collin Henderson and Ngozi Musa to offer Mind Gym Wednesdays. Starting Wednesday, October 7th, Collin and Ngozi will be hosting weekly […]
Emerald Downs: Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 15
10/1/2020 (Katlama, WA) I had a huge day yesterday, best of the season! And today I am excited for Washington Cup Day!! 3 Stakes races and a $28,000 Pick 5 carry-over! I have tons of cash on hand so let’s get to it! Larry the SportsCat Larry’s Season Total Bets […]
Liability is a big issue in getting back to school and playing sports
9/29/2020 To begin this story we are first going to thank The Columbian’s columnist Tim Martinez for spurring the idea on with a really thoughtful piece he wrote last week. (See Tim’s Column here) The subject was simple why aren’t we or can’t play High School sports while other states […]
The Burner: Kamiak Identical Twins decide their own Swimming Destiny commit to D-1 schools
The Burner 9/27/2020 (Everett, WA) Kamiak brothers who happen to be identical twins have decided to follow their own paths to the next level of schooling and competition. Vlad and Slava Gliszmer have been leaders for the Kamiak swim and dive and recently announced their choices for college. The Everett […]
The Burner: City of Hoquiam forges ahead with Olympic Stadium upgrades
The Burner 9/27/2020 (Hoquiam, WA) The City of Hoquiam has just begun their grand 10-million dollar face-lift and upgrades to Historic Olympic Stadium. The city just received a $900,000 federal grant combined with some state and local funds they could be between 15-20% of their funding goal. Hoquiam High School […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
