9/30/2020 Olympia Girls Soccer Coach Tamara Liska By Matt Baide I interview Olympia girls soccer head coach Tamara Liska about where the team is at right now, what players are doing to stay in shape and about the Bears’ trip to the state tournament last season. Elisportsnetwork.com
Month: September 2020
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 […]
Column: “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” In Defense of My 3 Evictions
9/28/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 16 “In Defense of My 3 Evictions” By Bruce Williams You may not know this, but in my 20’s I was a bit of a drinker. Seventeen years sober now, I’m able to look back at some of the inebriated inanities caused by […]
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 […]
Trending Up: Capital XC Head Coach Danelle Wright and Junior Aubrey Harrington
9/23/2020 Capital XC Head Coach Danelle Wright and Junior Aubrey Harrington By Matt Baide 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 […]
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, […]
