2/11/2021 Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced today that 92% of the state is moving into phase 2 of the Road to Recovery plan. This means all sports are now open except high risk indoor sports. Two weeks ago, the Puget Sound Region and the West Region’s were the only […]
High School Sports
Help Wanted! ESN needs you!
2/9/2021 Our viewership is taking off like a Jet Airliner as Steve Miller would sing and we are scrambling to cover as many games as possible with limited or no fans allowed. We also anticipate that most if not all of the state will be in phase 2 by Friday, […]
Girls Soccer: Tenino blanks Rochester in 1st Team Game in State
2/6/2021 Tenino 4, Rochester 0 (Tenino, WA) It was about 43-degrees, cloudy, gray, drizzly with a steady brisk wind cutting to the bone but there was not one complaint from any of the 40+ players and coaches and a scattering of allowed home fans in Beaver Stadium. Although you could […]
GAME TIME on ESN!! The Season kicks off officially on Saturday!
2/4/2021 (Centralia, WA) The Eli Sports Network is as ready as everyone to get back to business on the fields, courts, track, pools, and more and it all starts this Saturday when the Rochester Warriors travel to Tenino for the first game that we know of since march of 2020 […]
Green Light for 2 of the Health Regions and full steam ahead for Fall Sports
1/28/2021 Governor Inslee announced today that 2 of the 8 Health regions will advance to phase 2 opening up all Fall High School sports to start beginning next Monday on February 1st. The other 6 Regions remain in phase 1 and can still begin all low risk sports as scheduled […]
WIAA Tea: Winter Coalition Meeting
1/26/2021 The WIAA held their annual Winter Coalition meeting yesterday virtually. Usually the 53-voting member of the organization meets in a big in-person conference with presentations of proposed amendments (rule/procedure changes) followed by smaller break-out sessions for each amendment. This process is to give the voters as much information as […]
WIAA Tea: Winter Coalition Meeting Streamed Live on Monday
1/24/2021 (Renton, WA) The WIAA annual Winter Coalition meeting will be streamed live tomorrow on the WIAA’s Facebook channel. The Winter Coalition is the annual meeting of the 53-member voting body and they have 10 amendments to consider. Link to 10 Proposed Amendments Here is the complete News release from […]
The Burner: The Olympic League finalized for the COVID Season
1/23/2021 As we get closer to getting back to competition in high school sports several leagues continue to finalize their teams. Most leagues have remained intact but in several cases teams playing in a league that is mostly based in a different health region are looking at staying closer to […]
State takes backward step in getting back to playing
1/22/2021 (Olympia, WA) The State Department of Health did not have good news for state High School athletes hoping to get back to playing as soon as possible when they released this week’s Covid-19 update. For moderate and outdoor high risk sports to begin competition the health region must be […]
0 Health Regions get to Phase 2; but progress is made
1/15/2021 (Olympia, WA) There were a lot of people concerned with the new system released by the State Department of Health to allow a return of high school sports that added 3 additional metrics and created 8 health regions. The new system is based on percent and not raw numbers […]
WIAA responds to New COVID Rules from Governor’s Office
1/6/2021 *** 1/7/2021 Update The State Department of Health will gather the case information of COVID-19 on Friday and then post it on Monday, January 11. This will place each of the 8 Regions in either phase 1 or 2. Schools and leagues will then see the numbers and then […]
WIAA “The Tea”: Monday Board Meeting expects further direction in Re-Starting Sports
****1/4/2021 UPDATE!!!! The WIAA Executive Board will meet on Wednesday instead of tonight. Executive Board President Tim Thomsen says they are expecting updated information on the State COVID guidelines from the Governor’s Office and DOH. This will give the board more information to work with regarding the re-start of High […]
The Burner: Tumwater junior TE Ryan Otton the latest to carry on the family tradition
12/22/2020 Ryan Otton is no stranger to success on the gridiron. He grew up in a family where his grandfather is the all-time winningest coach in Washington State High School history, his dad was a standout player and now is a defensive coordinator for Tumwater, and his older brother is […]
WIAA Tea: 10 Amendments to be considered at WIAA Winter Meetings; Increasing Basketball Schedule Tops Proposals
12-21-2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board usually meets 5 or 6 times a year but so far this year they have met about 40 times since the shut down of sports. Of course their focus has been on re-starting sports and activities. Certainly that must be the focus at […]
The Burner: Puyallup’s Head Boys Basketball Coach Resigns
12/21/2020 Regardless of when the boys basketball season can resume this school year the Puyallup Vikings will be looking for a new Head boys basketball Coach as current coach Scott Campbell announced his resignation today. Scorebook Live’s Todd Milles has the full story and you can read it here. […]
The Burner: WESCO moves forward with Unique Plan to Re-Start Sports
12/218/2020 The Wesco League in District 1 (North Seattle to Blaine) is moving forward with a different re-start plan for their sports than what the WIAA has rolled out. This move is actually supported by the WIAA who have been consistent in saying that local leagues should first and foremost […]
The Burner: From the Congo to Camas, the Jacques Badolato-Bridsell story
12/20/2020 The Columbian’s Meg Wochnick has this awesome piece up and is a MUST read on Camas Football player Jacques Badolato-Birdsell. This is an inspirational story that we could all use right now check out Meg’s tremendous work here. www.elisportsnetwork.com
Opinion: Although Frustrating Games will be Played this School Year
12/17/2020 We’re all tired but we are also all competitors and we need to finish this thing we are in now. We have to stay positive, we have stay focused on the things in our control and we MUST be ready to move when we get the chance. One of […]
The Burner: Kamiakin’s runningback Tuna Altahir commits to Eastern Washington
12/16/2020 Tuna Altahir was a standout at Kamiakin last season. The 6-foot, 215-pounder led the MCC in 2019 as a junior in rushing, with 1,406 yards on 188 carries. That’s 7.5 yards a carry. He was also No. 1 in all-purpose yards, with 1,613. And he was No. 1 in […]
The Burner: Seattle Seahawks select Ellensburg football player George Wright for ‘We’ve Got Spirit’
12/14/2020 When the Seattle Seahawks reached out to high school football coaches around the state, seeking contestants in “We’ve Got Spirit,” recognizing players, coaches and teams, immediately one came to mind for Ellensburg High School coach Jeff Zenisek. Luke Olson of the Daily Record has the full story on how […]
