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Columns Sportscasting 101 Aug 21, 2020 Brandon Brown Ron Soanka- The following article deals with a new book coming out soon that my long time friend Bill Brown…
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News WEEK 9 LARRY’S LUCKY PICKS AT EMERALD DOWNS Aug 19, 2020 paulb Picks for 8/19 and 8/20/2020 Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 9 (Katlama, WA) A $7 profit on Thursday night.Hope week 10…
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News Former Puyallup High School Standout, Eli Sevener, Dies Due to ‘COVID Complications’ Aug 6, 2020 Brandon Brown Former Puyallup High School student-athlete, Eli Sevener, passed away Wednesday afternoon after he was taken off life support. Eli, who…
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High School Sports News ASU Sun Devils Honor Tyrenn Smith Jul 30, 2020 paulb 7/29/2020 (Phoenix, AZ) June 2nd the sad news broke of the death of Tyrenn Smith. Tyrenn just finished his junior…
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News WIAA: THE TEA Dairy Farmers of Washington, WIAA & Seahawks team up to raise funds for school meal programs Jul 28, 2020 Brandon Brown Summer months can be difficult for students who rely on school for a regular source of meals. A partnership between…
Sportscasting 101
Ron Soanka- The following article deals with a new book coming out soon that my long time friend Bill Brown…
The Dominoes have Fallen; No Sports this Fall in Washington State
8/19/2020 It wasn’t that long ago that the WIAA released the 4 season sports plan where Football, Volleyball, Soccer and…
WEEK 9 LARRY’S LUCKY PICKS AT EMERALD DOWNS
Picks for 8/19 and 8/20/2020 Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 9 (Katlama, WA) A $7 profit on Thursday night.Hope week 10…
Feature: Barkley, Heart of a Champion
8/16/2020 (Auburn, WA) Thursday night, August 13 was supposed to be the official race that we got to say “He’s…
WIAA Finalizes 2020-21 Schedule
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has released it’s finalized schedule for the 2020-21 school year. The biggest changes come to…
Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’?”; “On Friends”
I was floundering for a topic this week when I came across an unfinished list I’d started a while back…
Emerald Downs: Double Stakes Win for Lucarelli marred by Barkley’s last Run
8/14/2020 (Auburn, WA) Two more Stakes races in week 8 of the pandemic 2020 season and one of them a…
Ranking Pro Sports Branding in Washington
UPDATE With the addition of the Kraken, Seattle now is home to 7 teams in the professional ranks. With representation…
WEEK 8 LARRY’S LUCKY PICKS AT EMERALD DOWNS
Picks for 8/12 and 8/13/2020 Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 8 (Katlama, WA) Two more great Stakes races this week on…
Column: Coaches are you a leader of young adults or a whiner?
8/11/2020 Simply can not take this whining any more from those charged with…
Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’?”; “The Commute”
8/10/20 “That Got me to Thinking…?” Chapter 9 “The Commute” By Bruce Williams Bruce Williams I commute…
Softball Showcase Offers a Break During the Pandemic
Amid the pandemic that has swept the nation, a group of high school athletes took to the diamond in a…
Emerald Downs: Daffodil’s not Roses in the Coca Cola; he was “Unmachable” in the Seattle Slew; plus Week 7 Re-Cap!
8/6/2020 (Auburn, Wa) Week 7 began on Wednesday with an 11-race card and a big Pick 5 carryover was hit…
Former Puyallup High School Standout, Eli Sevener, Dies Due to ‘COVID Complications’
Former Puyallup High School student-athlete, Eli Sevener, passed away Wednesday afternoon after he was taken off life support. Eli, who…
WEEK 7 LARRY’S LUCKY PICKS AT EMERALD DOWNS
Picks for 8/5 and 8/6/2020 Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 7 (Katlama, WA) Record pay in the Pick 5 yesterday and…
Column: “That Got Me To Thinking…?”; “Gift Giving”
8/3/20 “That Got me to Thinking…?” Chapter 8 “Gift Giving” By Bruce Williams As I was getting ready for work…
Emerald Downs: Thursday was “Stakes” Night
7/31/20 (Auburn, WA) The first two Stakes races of the 2020 Emerald Downs season were run Thursday night and featured…
ASU Sun Devils Honor Tyrenn Smith
7/29/2020 (Phoenix, AZ) June 2nd the sad news broke of the death of Tyrenn Smith. Tyrenn just finished his junior…
WEEK 6 LARRY’S LUCKY PICKS AT EMERALD DOWNS
Picks for 7/29 and 7/30/2020 Larry’s Lucky Picks Week 6 (Katlama, WA) I had a huge day with some big…
Dairy Farmers of Washington, WIAA & Seahawks team up to raise funds for school meal programs
Summer months can be difficult for students who rely on school for a regular source of meals. A partnership between…