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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Yelm XC senior Bryce Cerkowniak remains positive in quest for State Title
ESN’s Matt Baide talks with Yelm cross country senior Bryce Cerkowniak about the upcoming season in 2021, what he’s doing…
Matt Baide talks with Adna Soccer Coach Horst Malunat
By Matt Baide Adna girls soccer enters the 2020-21 school year with so many new things: new schedule, new seniors…
The Burner: Despite heartfelt pleas from high-school athletes, playing fall sports doesn’t align with COVID-19 realities
9/4/2020 The impact of no in person schooling has been felt throughout the state of Washington. None have been impacted…
The Burner: Where did the refs go?
9/4/2020 Officials around Washington say there is a growing disconnect between them and players, coaches and fans. It’s showing as…
Matt Baide talks with coaches of Onalaska Football
By Matthew Baide It is supposed to be football season, especially if you’re a football coach. Onalaska football head coach…
Friday Night Lights!! A 14-Game Broadcast Schedule on ESN Kicks of Sept 4!
8/26/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Eli Sports Network is extremely excited to announce a 14-game Football Broadcast schedule this Fall beginning…
WIAA LEAP Committee Class of 2022 Selected
Via Wiaa.com RENTON, Wash. – Eight incoming juniors from around the state of Washington were recently selected to join the LEAP (Leadership through…
The Dominoes have Fallen; No Sports this Fall in Washington State
8/19/2020 It wasn’t that long ago that the WIAA released the 4 season sports plan where Football, Volleyball, Soccer and…
WIAA Finalizes 2020-21 Schedule
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has released it’s finalized schedule for the 2020-21 school year. The biggest changes come to…
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…
ASU Sun Devils Honor Tyrenn Smith
7/29/2020 (Phoenix, AZ) June 2nd the sad news broke of the death of Tyrenn Smith. Tyrenn just finished his junior…
WIAA Divides 2020-21 Sports into 4 Seasons
7/21/2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board has divided up the upcoming sports schedule into 4 seasons instead of the…
Tragedy and Heartbreak Strikes Timberline High School
7/19/2020 (Updated 7/19/20 2pm) (Thurston County, WA) A group of friends were swimming in a pond near Millersylvania State Park…
WIAA Exec Director responds to latest Governor mandates
7/17/2020 (Renton, WA) On Thursday, July 16, Governor Jay Inslee rolled back some of the conditions for those counties in…
Eli’s Basketball All-Decade Teams and Grand Champion!
7/9/2020 (Centralia, WA) The Eli All-Decade Hoops Special is now in the books and all 4 of our Video Programs…