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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Uni Vision: Ranking the best uniforms in Seahawks history
By Brandon Brown ESN Director of Content After ranking the best branding in the state when it came to pro and minor league franchises, it was only right that we naturally moved on to uniforms. Seattle has a rich history of having some of the best-and worst-uniforms in their respective […]
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 […]
Matt Baide talks with Adna Soccer Coach Horst Malunat
By Matt Baide Adna girls soccer enters the 2020-21 school year with so many new things: new schedule, new seniors and a new coach. Horst Malunat is a staple in the Lewis County soccer scene and after retiring from coaching in 2019, he was supposed to be back on the […]
The Burner: Despite heartfelt pleas from high-school athletes, playing fall sports doesn’t align with COVID-19 realities
9/4/2020 The impact of no in person schooling has been felt throughout the state of Washington. None have been impacted more than coaches and student athletes who are used to getting their seasons under way this month. Many, even lost their last chance at playing when spring sports were cancelled […]
The Burner: Where did the refs go?
9/4/2020 Officials around Washington say there is a growing disconnect between them and players, coaches and fans. It’s showing as the number of new referees dwindles and the industry struggles to replace its aging core, mirroring a trend seen nationwide. Games have already had to be rescheduled; if the pattern […]
Matt Baide talks with coaches of Onalaska Football
By Matthew Baide It is supposed to be football season, especially if you’re a football coach. Onalaska football head coach Mazen Saade and assistant coach Wayne Nelson joined me to talk about the football season that would be in full swing before the pandemic. The duo join me to talk […]
Column: “Brandon’s Bias” It’s Time to Listen to Athletes
By Brandon Brown ESN Director of Content It has become frustrating over the past couple of months having to listen to athletes protest. They have become walking billboards for the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement and the leagues that they play for have also followed in that same path. MLS is […]
Ranking Minor League Sports Branding in Washington
Our list of the best ‘Pro Sports Branding’ went so well, it was only right that the minor league teams that call Washington home get a list of their own. This list will be made up of the smaller town teams that are fan favorites. In order to make this […]
WIAA LEAP Committee Class of 2022 Selected
Via Wiaa.com RENTON, Wash. – Eight incoming juniors from around the state of Washington were recently selected to join the LEAP (Leadership through Education Activities and Personal Development) Committee, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) announced Thursday. The incoming juniors selected are: AuLani Benitez – Grandview High School Cole Clark – Freeman High School Megan Leitz – […]
Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’?”; “Sea Galley”
I think everybody should work at a restaurant at some point in their lives, especially those I overhear berating a server or witness neglecting to leave a tip. Only then will they realize the head-shaking disdain they receive in the kitchen, and the perilous tightrope of contamination-free entrees that they […]
Sportscasting 101
Ron Soanka- The following article deals with a new book coming out soon that my long time friend Bill Brown wrote with the help of others about the basics of sports broadcasting. Bill retired recently as the long time television voice of the Houston Astros. I first met 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 Girls Swimming all got pushed into what is now season 3. They left the option open to compete if able in Cross Country, Golf, Tennis and Slow Pitch. The Championships […]
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 the fall sports season – which has been granted an alternate season in the spring. Cross Country, Slowpitch, Golf and Tennis are the ones affected most by the new changes. […]
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 regarding the parameters of male friendship for a guy my age. Have you heard the White Stripes’ song “We’re Going to Be Friends”? Well just insert a “Not” between the […]
