4/9/2021 We had two broadcasts on the schedule, the WF West at Centralia baseball and soccer games. We did not have a crew available to cover the fastpitch game at Chehalis but the Bearcats swept the Tigers in all 3 contests. We have our game re-caps, pictures and video clips […]
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Wednesday Re-Cap: Fast-Pitch Instant Classic, Bearcats top Warriors, Baseball Tigers Roll, Volleyball Eastside Catholic sweeps & Garfield wins Game of the Week
3/31/2021 Our Wednesday line-up included the WIAA Volleyball game of the week, another Metro league volleyball match, an unbelievable Fastpitch game and a baseball game. Our re-caps, pictures and video clips are all below. Fastpitch WF West 1, Rochester 0 (8) (Chehalis, WA) WF West edged Rochester 1-0 in 8 […]
ESN Interview: W.F. West Fastpitch Head Coach Caty Lieseke
10/15/2020 W.F. West Fastpitch Head Coach Caty Lieseke By Matt Baide ESN Contributor Caty Lieseke was recently named the Washington State Softball Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations, even though there was no softball season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
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 fastpitch showcase in Keizer, OR this past weekend. The Fastpitch Northwest Championships were set up to promote some of the best talent in the Northwest area to college recruiters. However, […]
Summer Notes: Grey Player of the Year, Jones signs with D-Backs
7/8/19 Even though Eli Sports Network coverage is done for the season, there is still plenty of High School sports news to be reported. Here is a pair of stories from area sources and writers worth taking a look at, first, Woodland’s Olivia Grey was named the 2A State Fastpitch […]
Ridgefield Coach Dusty Anchors Heart wrenching facebook post
5/9/19 In 2017 Ridgefield softball Coach Dusty Anchors was given a very difficult diagnosis of Advanced Cardiac Heart Disease and given a short time to live. Coach Anchors sat with his team and broke the news to them and it was decided that he was going to stay on as […]
Fastpitch: EVCO 2A up for Grabs as T-Birds, Bearcats & Warriors win
4/17/19 The EVCO 2A Fastpitch standings tightened up on Wednesday but WF West remains the target at the top of the hill. The Bearcats handled winless Black Hills to improve to 5-1 with their lone loss to Rochester who is now emerging as a force to deal with as they […]
WIAA 2A State Fastpitch
5/26/18 **Bonus Coverage Story on Ridgefield and their Coach Dusty Anchors who coached this season knowing he’s literally has months to live by Micah Rice in the Columbian. State Championship Woodland 5, Ellensburg 1 Game story by Micah Rice in The Columbian Game story by Luke Thompson in the Yakima […]
Evco 1A Fastpitch: Montesano sweeps Forks in a big twin bill on Wednesday
4/25/18 Game 1: Montesano 10, Forks 0 Game 2: Montesano 14, Forks 1 (Montesano, WA) The Montesano Bulldogs have been on quite a roll in 2018 and were looking to continue that run with a pair of afternoon games on Wednesday. Forks had a great non-league beginning but have struggled […]
Fastpitch: T-Birds stun unbeaten Bearcats 4-1
4/24/18 Tumwater 4, WF West 1 (Tumwater, Wa) Clear skies and sunshine couldn’t be a better day for a Fastpitch game, a team looking to go undefeated and another looking for revenge. That was the game today at Tumwater as the T-Birds defend the home turf against the 2A EVCO […]
Centralia College Fastpitch: Lady Blazers struggle in twin bill with SWOCC
3/31/18 Game 1: SWOCC 10, Centralia 0 Game 2: SWOCC 9, Centralia 1 (Centralia, WA) The Centralia Blazers opened NWAC conference play with a pair of tough losses to a good Laker team from Coos Bay, Oregon. In game 1 the Lakers Marissa Peters almost threw a no-hitter giving up […]
Ridgefield Fastpitch Coach Dusty Anchors is an inspiration for all
3/26/18 Dusty Anchors is the Head Fastpitch Coach for the Ridgefield Spudders and literally is anywhere from weeks top just a few months away from death due to a hear condition. Anchors still is leading the Spudders and his inspiring story is here by Andy Buhler now in the Columbian. […]
Eli Sports teams up with Centralia College Blazer Athletics!
10/4/17 (Centralia, WA) The Eli Sports Network is excited to announce our new partnership with Centralia College. ESN will be live video broadcasting at least 3 games for 6 of the 7 sports the Blazers offer beginning tonight with the Women’s Soccer team when they host Lower Columbia. ESN will […]
ESN Ready for Spring!
3/13/16 The Eli Sports Network is refreshed and ready to go with a busy March filled with Spring sports broadcasts beginning on Monday, March 14. We’ll kick it off with a double header of baseball and soccer. Weather permitting for the baseball game of course. Other sports we will bring […]
