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 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 more than coaches and student athletes who are used to…
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 the number of new referees dwindles and the industry struggles…
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 Mazen Saade and assistant coach Wayne Nelson joined me to…
Column: “Brandon’s Bias” It’s Time to Listen to Athletes
By Brandon Brown ESN Director of Content It has become frustrating over the past couple of months having to listen to athletes protest. They have become walking billboards for the…
Ranking Minor League Sports Branding in Washington
Our list of the best ‘Pro Sports Branding’ went so well, it was only right that the minor league teams that call Washington home get a list of their own.…
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 Education Activities and Personal Development) Committee, the…
Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’?”; “Sea Galley”
I think everybody should work at a restaurant at some point in their lives, especially those I overhear berating a server or witness neglecting to leave a tip. Only then…
Sportscasting 101
Ron Soanka- The following article deals with a new book coming out soon that my long time friend Bill Brown wrote with the help of others about the basics of…
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 Girls Swimming all got pushed into what is now season…
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 the fall sports season – which has been granted an…
Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’?”; “On Friends”
I was floundering for a topic this week when I came across an unfinished list I’d started a while back regarding the parameters of male friendship for a guy my…
Ranking Pro Sports Branding in Washington
UPDATE With the addition of the Kraken, Seattle now is home to 7 teams in the professional ranks. With representation in every league except for the NBA, it is only…
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…
Former Puyallup High School Standout, Eli Sevener, Dies Due to ‘COVID Complications’
Former Puyallup High School student-athlete, Eli Sevener, passed away Wednesday afternoon after he was taken off life support. Eli, who graduated from PHS in 2019, was hospitalized due to complications…
Column: “That Got Me To Thinking…?”; “Gift Giving”
8/3/20 “That Got me to Thinking…?” Chapter 8 “Gift Giving” By Bruce Williams As I was getting ready for work this morning, I spied a coupon book that my daughter…
Dairy Farmers of Washington, WIAA & Seahawks team up to raise funds for school meal programs
Summer months can be difficult for students who rely on school for a regular source of meals. A partnership between the Dairy Farmers of Washington, the WIAA and Seattle Seahawks…