10/24/2020 The Yakima School District has given the green light for outdoor sports to begin in person training. The story is in the Yakima Herald Republic. www.elisportsnetwork.com
THE BURNER: HS sports stories around the State!
The Burner: Thurston County Health Department steps in and shuts down School Practices
10/17/2020 Just when Thurston County student athletes began to feel a tiny bit normal the Thurston County Health Department blind-sides the kids with a more severe restriction than what is in the State Department of Health and Governor Inslee’s guidelines. The Tacoma News Tribune’s Jon Manley has detailed the out […]
The Burner: Trainer in trouble for hosting a Football Game in Tacoma
10/15/2020 Athletic Trainer Tracy Ford who came to prominence in the Bellevue Football scandal is again under the microscope for hosting a showcase football game without permission from the State or Tacoma schools where the event took place. The Seattle Times Geoff Baker has this in-depth story on the controversy. […]
The Burner: Mt Tahoma AD looking to turn things around with T-Bird Alimni
10/9/2020 (Tacoma, WA) Just a reminder of what “The Burner” is all about on Eli, it is about celebrating the work of the many reporters covering High School sports and the great pieces they do even during these odd times. This story by Jon Manly for the Tacoma News Tribune […]
The Burner: Practice begins in District 1, hopes for Winter Sports Schedule in January
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. […]
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
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Burner: Reliving the Valley’s best season-opening football games
9/9/2020 Over the years, the Yakima Valley has seen some great games to kickoff the high school football season. From OT thrillers to final play heroics, Scott Spruill of the Yakima Herald takes us down memory lane. You can catch his full article here: Memory lane: Reliving the Valley’s best […]
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 Ford travelled to each course selecting the perfect Kittitas 18. Check out this fun story that Thompson and Ford put […]
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 and has been winning for more than 8 years. Mark Krulish in the Bainbridge Island Review has a 2 part […]
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 the Spring. But that has led to some interesting and creative ways that swimmers from Wenatchee and Eastmont High Schools […]
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 was brewing in his brain. The Columbian’s Joshua Hart has this incredible story and certainly worth the read. In an […]
