Wilson Sporting Goods Named Official Football of the WIAA RENTON, WA, July 1, 2021—The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) today announced Wilson Sporting Goods as the official football of the WIAA. The new, multi-year agreement starts with the 2021-22 school year. “We’re excited to welcome Wilson as the official football of […]
High School Sports
Peninsula HS suffers devastating blow with loss of Caleb Wanaka
7/6/2021 17-year-old Caleb Wanaka died on June 29th from injuries suffered in a truck accident. Wanaka had just finished his junior year at Peninsula High School and was a two-sport athlete excelling in both basketball and baseball. The full story is linked here by Chase Hutchinson from the News Tribune and […]
41 years and Sumner AD Tim Thomsen ready for life after High School
7/1/2021 (Sumner, WA) Most everyone is happy to see high school in the rear-view mirror when they graduate and either head to a career or college. Even those that want to return to the classroom as a teacher most times begin at one place and work their way into the […]
WIAA Stands Pat for most all State Tournament formats & locations for 2021-22 Season; other changes move forward
6/17/2021 (Renton, WA) The WIAA confirmed to Eli Sports that next year’s High School State Tournaments and Events locations and formats will not change from the last time the WIAA was able to host the Championship Tournament events with few exceptions. One exception and that is the equal access rule […]
Basketball District Brackets out for EVCO/GSHL 2A Girls and Boys
6/9/2021 The District Basketball Tournament brackets are set for the EVCO and GSHL 2A girls and boys leagues. Below are the match-ups and brackets. The format has the first-two rounds played at the higher seeded teams Monday and Tuesday in their leagues and the Final 4 (Semi-Finals) and Finals played […]
Basketball District Brackets out for Central/Pacific 2B Girls and Boys
6/9/2021 The District Basketball Tournament brackets are set for the Central 2B league girls and boys leagues and actually the tournament began on Saturday with one game. Below are the match-ups and brackets. The format has the first-two rounds played at the higher seeded teams Monday and Tuesday and the […]
ESN Wednesday Re-Cap: Bearcat boys beat Centralia, Toutle Lake holds off Toledo in 2B boys
6/2/2021 We had 2 varsity games on the air Wednesday night with an early 4pm start in the EVCO 2A that saw WF West blow open a close game in the 3rd quarter over their rival Centralia and Toutle Lake traveled to Toledo and held off a furious comeback from […]
ESN Tuesday Re-Cap: Fife Boys win Thriller & Wilson almost hit 100, Bearcat ladies roll up another Win,
6/1/2021 ESN had boys and girls basketball and a boys soccer match on the air Tuesday night. A double OT thriller at Clover Park between the Warriors and Fife, Wilson just missing hitting the century mark, WF West is now 12-0 in girls hoops and a huge 2nd half propels […]
ESN Monday Re-Cap: Lady Bearcats roll to 11-0, Napavine gets important win at Toledo in Central 2b Boys
5/31/2021 (Chehalis, WA) There were 2 Memorial Day games on the air a girls contest in Chehalis where the undefeated WF West Bearcats looked to extend that streak and an important Central 2B boys contest with Napavine at Toledo. Our coverage below. EVCO 2A Girls Basketball WF West 78, Aberdeen […]
Column: “The Litter Box” EVCO 2A has chance to fix a clear mistake
5/29/2021 “The Litter Box” by Larry the SportsCat (Katlama, WA) I had thought about writing this piece after the WF West and Tumwater T-Bird girls basketball teams met for the one and only time this regular season in Chehalis and the Bearcats pulled out an exciting come from behind […]
ESN Friday Night Re-Cap: Kalama Boys with a huge win over Toledo, Bearcat Ladies flex their muscles over Tenino, Lakeside turns away upset minded Crusaders
5/28/2021 Three games on the air Friday night a boys contest which saw Kalama put it a good Toledo squad, and in girls hoops 2 games, the Tenino Beavers off a stinging loss to Montesano on Thursday night had to turn around and play one of the best teams in […]
ESN Thursday Re-Cap: Montesano Girls Claim League Title, Toledo Rolls & Lakes survives Mt Tahoma
5/27/2021 3 girls games on our air Thursday night and none bigger than in Tenino where the Beavers hosted Montesano for the League Title. In the other games Toledo won a critical game to keep pace and Lakes pulled out thriller over Mount Tahoma. Our coverage below… EVCO 1A Girls […]
ESN Wednesday Re-Cap: Garfield sweeps, WF West unloads and Eatonville handles their Biz
5/26/2021 Wednesday was a night of big wins. Garfield swept both the girls and boys varsity games over Cleveland, WF West rolled over Shelton and Eatonville used a 5 minute run to secure their win over Clover Park. Our coverage is below. Metro League Girls Garfield 75, Cleveland 24 (Seattle, […]
ESN Tuesday Re-Cap: Lakes Boys get 1st win, Napavine, Mules and Toledo all score big Girls victories
5/25/2021 Lot’s of action from Tuesday night and our written re-cap plus video Post Game shows along with highlight video’s are all below from our our broadcasts. PCL Boys Basketball Lakes 72, Stadium 56 (Lakewood, WA) Both teams came into this game looking for their 1st win of the year […]
ESN Monday Night Re-Cap: Bearcat Ladies turn-away T-Birds and Clover Park Boys with a spectacular comeback win over the Sents
5/24/2021 We had two games on the air Monday night and two games that went down to the final second literally. Our re-caps and video highlights below. EVCO 2A Girls WF West 49, Tumwater 46 (Chehalis, WA) Both teams were undefeated in conference play when this one began and it […]
ESN Tuesday Re-Cap: Montesano boys hold off Beavers, Rainier ladies roll over Nooks
5/18/2021 Two broadcasts on ESN Tuesday night below are a our video highlights and other coverage. Boys Basketball Montesano 52, Tenino 37 (Tenino, Wa) The two teams struggled to find their groove in the 1st half with Montesano led by just 2 after 1, 10-8 and then extended that lead […]
Monday Re-Cap: Lady Bearcats flex their muscles and dominate cross-town rival Tigers
5/17/2021 WF West 76, Centralia 19 (Chehalis, WA) The WF West lady Bearcats flashed their ability with a massive 2nd quarter to put the game away against their cross-town rival the Centralia Tigers. The Bearcats led 16-6 after 1 and then just 16-8 early in the 2nd when Centralia’s Emily […]
Breaking News: “Hoop the Puyallup” will end Saturday, Games back to School Gyms next Week
5/14/2021 On Thursday Governor Jay Inslee announced that all Counties will be back in Phase 3 next Tuesday and he hopes to have the state open 100% by June 30th. (Story and video of Governor’s speech from KOMO TV 4) This announcement sent a lot of rumbling about the implication […]
Hoop the Puyallup!! The next 6 Weeks the Puyallup Fair will be the Mecca of Pierce County Basketball
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 […]
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 […]
