5/11/2021 The good news was the Governor did not roll Pierce County back to phase 1 of the State Health plan, the bad news was they got frozen in phase 2 which meant high risk sports could not compete inside. The WIAA had recommended and most leagues agreed to push […]
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ESN Monday Re-Cap: WF West tops Shelton in EVCO 2A Boys Opener
5/10/2021 WF West 55, Shelton 43 (Chehalis, WA) The Shelton Highclimbers got off to a fast start taking a 16-10 lead after the 1st quarter led by Charles Thompson who had 10. Shelton then pushed their lead to 20-10 early in the 2nd quarter when the Bearcats put together a […]
District 4 2A Finals 4’s, EVCO Sweeps Baseball, Fastpitch and Soccer
5/8/2021 The Spring sports Final 4’s wrapped up this week in District 4 2A and the WF West Bearcats still rule the Diamond, both. The Bearcats won both the Fastpitch and Baseball District Championships. The EVCO league showed well in both the baseball and fastpitch Final 4’s finishing 1st and […]
Eli’s High School Report Podcast: WIAA Mick Hoffman on latest Governor’s order and what it means for HS sports
5/5/2021 On this episode of Eli’s High School Report we talk with WIAA Executive Director Mick Hoffman about the most recent order from Governor Inslee pausing all phases. This was not only good news to Hoffman it was surprising. Our show is posted below. Eli’s High School Report Guest: […]
ESN Wednesday Re-Cap: Tumwater advances to Baseball District Final 4 with shut out win over Aberdeen
5/5/2021 Tumwater 10, Aberdeen 0 Only one broadcast on ESN Wednesday and an important one with a trip to the District 4 2A Baseball final 4 on the line. Aberdeen came into this game with Tumwater fresh off an impressive 7-0 pounding of Centralia on Tuesday. Tumwater was coming off […]
ESN Tuesday Re-Caps: Rochester & WF West advance to Fastpitch Final 4, T-Birds advance in Soccer District & in Baseball WF West advances to Final 4
5/4/2021 It was a busy day with 5 Fastpitch games in the EVCO 2A League/District Fastpitch Tournament, in the EVCO 2A soccer 1st round Tumwater escaped with a win over WF West and the Bearcats baseball team came up with a big win over Shelton to advance to the District […]
ESN Monday Re-Caps: Shelton rolls behind No-Hitter in District Baseball opener
5/3/2021 We began with 3 broadcasts and ended up with 1 after the Aberdeen at Centralia game was rained out and a misunderstanding on who was supposed to play who in the other game. This left us Shelton at Rochester and our re-cap, pictures and video highlights are all below. […]
Pierce County League Track and Field Girls Championships
5/4/2021 (Tacoma, WA) The Pierce County League’s Track and Field Girls Championships began last Wednesday afternoon at Mount Tahoma Stadium, it was day 1 of a 2 day event. The 7 teams, Bonney Lake, Lakes, Lincoln, Mount Tahoma, Spanaway Lake, Stadium and Wilson competed in half of the events on […]
Pierce County League Track and Field Boys Championships
5/4/2021 (Tacoma, WA) The Pierce County League’s Track and Field Boys Championships began last Wednesday afternoon at Mount Tahoma Stadium, it was day 1 of a 2 day event. The 7 teams, Bonney Lake, Lakes, Lincoln, Mount Tahoma, Spanaway Lake, Stadium and Wilson competed in half of the events on […]
ESN Friday Re-Caps: Metro Hoops Tip-Off 1st Friday Night; Steilly drops Clover Park in Soccer
4/30/2021 Friday night the Metro League tipped off their first Friday night of hoops and we had two girl/boy double headers. We also had an SPSL 2A soccer match. Our re-cap stories and video highlights are all below. Soccer Steilacoom 4, Clover Park 2 (Lakewood, WA) The Sentinels were looking […]
ESN Saturday Re-Caps: Toutle Lake Wins Baseball Title; WF West & Rochester both advance in Soccer Play-Offs
5/1/2021 It was a play-off Saturday with the District 4 2B Baseball Championships and it came down to a couple of mistakes being the difference in a tight 1 run game. EVCO 2A League Soccer Tournament began as well and in two loser out games two teams advanced and two […]
ESN Wednesday Re-Cap: PCL Track Championships, Baseball T-Birds Clinch, Hoops E-C Rolls in Metro
2/28/2021 ESN covered Day 1 of the PCL Track and Field Championships from Mount Tahoma High School on Wednesday. (See our separate story on the PCL Track and Field for full results and videos.) We also called the final regular season baseball game for the Tumwater T-Birds who needed to […]
ESN Tuesday Re-Caps: Hoops tip off in the Metro, 2 Soccer Matches in the SPSL 2A & EVCO 2A plus play-off Fastpitch in Central 2B
4/27/2021 We had 5 broadcasts on the air Tuesday night including a pair of basketball games in the Metro League, 2 boys soccer games from the SPSL 2A and EVCO 2A and a Fastpitch play-off game in the Central 2B. Our re-cap stories, pictures and video highlights are all below. […]
Eli’s High School Report Podcast Back on the Air!
4/28/2021 Eli’s High School Report Podcast is back on the air beginning today. The podcast takes a look at many of the issues surrounding High School sports in Washington State. We talk with WIAA Executive Director Mick Hoffman and his staff members on a regular basis along with members of […]
ESN Monday Re-Cap: Bearcats turn away Tigers in Cross Town Rivalry
4/26/2021 WF West 3, Centralia 0 (Chehalis, WA) The Chehalis Bearcats are tied for 1st while Centralia has 3rd place pretty well locked up so the pressure was actually on the Bearcats. They have to win out and hope the team they are tied with, Tumwater, stumbles along the way […]
WIAA Athlete of the Week Winners
(Renton, WA) The WIAA awards at least one Athlete of the Week award for each sport every week. Below are each week’s winner’s with a re-cap of their accomplishments. Week 9 ELLA ALSETH Sunnyside Christian Fastpitch Softball (JR) Alseth posted eight hits, two home runs (inlcuding a grand slam), and […]
ESN Friday Night Re-Cap: Bearcats bounce back in Baseball; Centralia & Clover Park pick up big Soccer Wins
4/23/2021 ESN had 3 broadcasts on the air that saw the WF West Bearcats begin a new league winning streak after having their 49-game streak going back to 2017 snapped on Wednesday. It was Senior night in Centralia’s soccer match hosting Rochester and Clover Park was playing their 2nd match […]
3rd Season Sports in Trouble! Impending Health Phase Rollbacks threaten Hoops, Wrestling and more
4/23/2021 Once all the counties were moved to phase 3 by the State Department of Health and the Governor’s office we all breathed a sigh of relief as sports were all allowed to get back to playing games. There was so much relief and joy when the first game a […]
Thursday Night ESN Re-Cap: Clover Park and Lakes battle to a 2-2 draw on the Pitch
4/22/2021 Only 1 broadcast on the air Thursday night and it was a cross town rivalry on the soccer field with Lakes at Clover Park. Out re-cap story, pictures and highlight videos are all below. Soccer Clover Park 2, Lakes 2 (Lakewood, WA) It was a perfect night for a […]
ESN Wednesday Re-Caps: Tumwater stops WF West streak & Centralia rolls in Baseball, Bearcats unstoppable in Fastpitch and Tenino Soccer scores big
4/21/2021 There were 4 broadcasts on the air on Wednesday and included 2 baseball games, one a showdown for 1st place in the Evco 2a, a Fastpitch game and a soccer match in the 1A level. Re-Cap stories, pictures and highlight videos all below. Baseball Tumwater 4, WF West 0 […]
