12/12/2020 Steilacoom has been knocking on the door for the past several season threatening to make a run to the top and in 2019 they finally reached their first ever State Championship Football game. The Sentinels fell short in their first effort losing to traditional powerhouse Tumwater 48-34 and settled […]
High School Sports
The Burner: Local athletes discuss being recruited during a pandemic
12/8/2020 The pandemic has caused a lot of changes in the sports landscape, but one area that often gets overlooked is the process high school athletes go through to be recruited. Zac Hereth of the Everett Herald takes us through that journey: Full Story: https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/local-athletes-discuss-being-recruited-during-a-pandemic/ Elisportsnetwork.com
Thanksgiving 2020 Reasons to Celebrate
11/26/2020 Thanksgiving 2020. It doesn’t take much to find all the negatives that can and will be associated with anything tagged 2020. Normally we would all be taking a quick breath with State Cross Country, Volleyball, Girls Soccer, and two rounds of State Football all in the books. We would […]
Trending Up: Tenino Girls Soccer Coach Kevin Schultz
11/19/20 The Tenino girls soccer team was primed for another run in the state tournament in 2020, but the pandemic has moved their season to 2021. Head coach Kevin Schultz sits down for an interview with ESN’s Matt Baide to talk about what the team has been able to do […]
The Burner: Malachi Flynn, Jaden McDaniels headline 2020 NBA Draft prospects with Washington high school basketball ties
11/16/2020 If you’re itching for some high school basketball, you’re going to have to wait until at least January for any action on the hardwood. While you wait, Todd Milles at Scorebook Live takes a look at the 2020 NBA draft prospects with Washington high school basketball ties. Read Todd’s […]
Tumwater’s DuRussel Earns Her Fourth All-American Honor in Cheerleading
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os2EARvkGxs[/embedyt] (Above: BreeAnna DuRussel’s submission video to the National Cheerleaders Association) By Matt Baide ESN Contributor In a year full of uncertainty, there was one thing that was certain: BreeAnna DuRussel being named an All-American. In her senior season, DuRussel once again earned the recognition from the National Cheerleaders […]
The Burner: Former Bellevue Football assistant head coach publishes his side of the story
10/26/2020 Years after a scandal rocked the Bellevue High School Football program, former assistant coach Pat Jones has released a book on his side of the story. You can find the full story and info on the book here.
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 […]
Trending Up: Chance Guadiz of Kentridge Football
10/15/2020 Kentridge SO. QB Chance Guadiz By Brandon Brown ESN Director of Content Chance Guadiz is only a sophomore at Kentridge, yet he is already turning heads. He took the reins of the Chargers offense as a freshman and showed exactly why people think he will be a force in […]
Trending Up: Jackson Proctor of Kentwood High School
10/7/2020 Kentwood SR. QB Jackson Proctor By Brandon Brown ESN Director of Content Jackson Proctor is entering his second and final season with the Kentwood Conquerors after transferring from Eastlake prior to last season. The 6-2 QB made and immediate impression on his new teammates and coaching staff as he […]
BREAKING: WIAA Announces New Guidelines for Return to Athletics and Activities
Developing Story The State Department of Health have updated their guidelines on how to re-start High School sports. One of the biggest changes in this new update is the moving of basketball into the ‘High-Risk’ category. Previously basketball was in the ‘moderate-risk’ group, making the sports return a little bit […]
WIAA Announces ‘Mind Gym Wednesdays’
10/1/2020 Via Wiaa.com Mental training is a vital part of your workout, especially now with sports on hold here in Washington. To help student-athletes and coaches make mental conditioning a priority, the WIAA has teamed up with Collin Henderson and Ngozi Musa to offer Mind Gym Wednesdays. Starting Wednesday, October 7th, Collin and Ngozi will be hosting weekly […]
Trending Up: Olympia Girls Soccer Head Coach Tamara Liska
9/30/2020 Olympia Girls Soccer Coach Tamara Liska By Matt Baide I interview Olympia girls soccer head coach Tamara Liska about where the team is at right now, what players are doing to stay in shape and about the Bears’ trip to the state tournament last season. Elisportsnetwork.com
Liability is a big issue in getting back to school and playing sports
9/29/2020 To begin this story we are first going to thank The Columbian’s columnist Tim Martinez for spurring the idea on with a really thoughtful piece he wrote last week. (See Tim’s Column here) The subject was simple why aren’t we or can’t play High School sports while other states […]
Trending Up: Capital XC Head Coach Danelle Wright and Junior Aubrey Harrington
9/23/2020 Capital XC Head Coach Danelle Wright and Junior Aubrey Harrington By Matt Baide ESN’s Matt Baide checks in with Capital XC head coach Danelle Wright and junior Aubrey Harrington about the upcoming season in the spring, staying in shape before the season starts and the potential for the annual […]
Legendary Coach Don Kruse the Consummate Assistant will be missed
9/22/2020 Long Time Assistant Coach Don Kruse Succumbs to Stroke (Tumwater, WA) This is very personal and I am not even going to pretend that this is an unbiased story with simple facts it is personal not only to me but literally thousands who were touched by a very special […]
ESN Interview: Olympia XC Head Coach Jesse Stevick and Junior Ethan Coleman
ESN’s Matt Baide interviews Olympia XC head coach Jesse Stevick and junior Ethan Coleman about the delay of the season, staying in shape until the spring and his goals for this season.
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 […]
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 […]
