2/24/2021 (Centralia, WA) The Eli Sports Network is excited to announce a partnership with the WIAA and the NFHS in presenting a weekly pair of “Games of the Week” that all fans can watch for free. Each week for 10 weeks we will begin with a weekly free football game […]
Soccer
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 and a new coach. Horst Malunat is a staple in the Lewis County soccer scene and after retiring from coaching in 2019, he was supposed to be back on the […]
The Eli Sports Network’s All-Decade Teams 2010-2019 Fall Edition; Football, Soccer & Volleyball
1/3/20 As we cross over into 2020 the Eli Sports Network is not quite celebrating 10 years but we will be next Fall. This is a look back to all those games, tournaments and events we have covered, literally thousands to where we are now it has been a journey […]
State Soccer Tournament: Finals Four’s are set
11/13/19 Below is coverage of the State Soccer Tournaments from the 1st round to the Championships. 4A State Tournament (Bracket Link) State Championship Match 4pm Auburn-Riverside vs Puyallup 3rd Place Match 12pm Inglemoor vs Gonzaga Prep Semi-finals (Winner’s to Final 4, Losers to 3rd Place Match) at Sparks Stadium in […]
Soccer: District 4 2B Tournament
You can follow the District 4 2B Soccer Tournament round by round here. Official Bracket Link Saturday, 11/9 12-Noon District Championship Toledo vs Onalaska 10AM 3rd Place (Winner to State, Loser Out) Kalama vs Adna Wednesday, 11/6 Semi-Finals at Centralia (Winners to State) Toledo 2, Kalama 1 Shoot-out (5-3) (Centralia, […]
3A SSC Soccer: Gig Harbor 2nd half surge holds off Rams
10/22/19 Gig Harbor 3, North Thurston 1 (Lacey, WA) The Gig Harbor Tides came into the match at North Thurston atop the SSC and left South Sound Stadium with a firmer grip on the Championship. The defending 2A Champs did have to work for this one as the spunky Rams […]
Soccer: Adna takes control of Central 2B with Shoot-out win over Kalama
10/21/19 Adna 2, Kalama 1 (Shoot-Out 3-1) (Adna, WA) The battle between the top teams of the Central 2B was what you would expect close and down to the wire. It appeared this might be a high scoring affair with Adna’s Presley Smith popped in a shot in just the […]
ESN Wednesday: Wolves hold off T-Birds in EVCO 2A VBall Showdown, Tenino takes control of EVCO 1A Soccer
10/15/19 Volleyball Black Hills 3, Tumwater 2 (25-18, 25-18, 18-25, 22-25, 15-12) (Tumwater, WA) The Black Hills Wolves are flexing their muscles as this team is getting better and better each and every week. The Wolves do have a bit of a trend though that nearly bit them and that […]
Soccer: Toledo handles Onalaska in Central 2B league play
10/15/19 Toledo 3, Onalaska 1 (Toledo, WA) At the 2-minute mark, Toledo’s Keylin Plancarte struck with the the only goal of the first half. Toledo dominated the ball for the first half with multiple shots on goal but the Logger defense kept them in the game with the Indians up […]
Care for Camden crosses communities
By Dan Trujillo Southwest Washington content director When Hockinson High School head soccer coach Joe Chicks made his lineup for Thursday’s match against Camas, all 11 positions on the field were filled by one name. Camden Linton. The 5-year-old from Camas was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor known as […]
State Soccer Championships: Puyallup, Lakeside, Sehome and Vashon Island all take titles!
5/25/19 (Puyallup & Sumner, WA) The WIAA State boys Soccer Championships were decided over the Memorial Day weekend and ESN was there with live coverage which is all available on the NFHS website in their archives. The live video coverage is through a subscription but all of the archived games […]
District 4 1A Soccer: United & Seton roll, Elma & Forks survive
5/7/19 This is the opening round of the District 1A Soccer Tournament. We have scores, links and re-caps below. Check back as the tournament marches on we will continue to update this story. Link to Tournament Bracket Elma 3, Columbia-White Salmon 2 (PK-Shoot-out) The Eagles came away with a big […]
Dist 4 Soccer: Defending Champs Col River rolls otherwise 2 OT’s and 1 goal affair
5/5/19 The District 4 Soccer Tournament kicked off Saturday afternoon with 4 matches. Winner’s moved on to the Semi-Finals and losers dropped into the consolation bracket. The game re-caps are below in the order they were played. Link to District Bracket Tumwater, 3, RA Long 2 (6-5 8 rounds of […]
Soccer: United completes goal 1, now on to the next after 12-0 League finish
5/3/19 United 3, La Center 0 (Winlock, WA) It was a bittersweet night for team United and their 12 graduating Seniors and Head Coach Horst Malunat. For all 13 this would be the final league match in their High School careers and final league match for Coach Malunat who is […]
GSHL Soccer Triple Header: Thunder, Plainsmen and Storm finish league play with a win
4/30/19 Tuesday was a triple header of GSHL soccer and our coverage of all 3 stories is in order of how they were played. Also check the photo Gallery and Video Highlight below. Mountain View 3, Kelso 2 (Vancouver, WA) The 8-0-1 Thunder already had everything wrapped up, the league […]
