HS Basketball: Drew Jones Carries Puyallup; Downs Sumner
1/22/2025 (Puyallup, WA) In a seesaw affair with plenty on the line, Drew Jones came through when the Puyallup Vikings needed him the most, his three-pointer propelled Puyallup to a…
HS Basketball: Gopaul’s 24pts Leads Cascade Christian in Instant Classic
1/17/2025 (Puyallup, WA) Friday night’s highly anticipated matchup between the Bellevue Christian Vikings and the Cascade Christian Cougars lived up to the hype. After the two teams exchanged leads throughout…
Hoops: MLK Showcase at the ShoWare Center; 8 games played at the annual event
1/20/2025 (Kent, WA) The annual Martin Luther King Jr Basketball Showcase was held once again in the Kent ShoWare Center. 8 games with 5 boys match-ups and 3 girls games.…
Jaden Schwartz Hat Trick; Daccord 3rd Period; Carry Kraken Past Kings
1/18/2025 (Seattle, WA) Jaden Schwartz put on a show against the Los Angeles Kings Saturday night, his hat trick and Joey Daccord’s valiant carried the Seattle Kraken to a 4-2…
HS Girls Basketball: WF West Defends Home Court Against Shelton
1/17/25 WF West 70, Shelton 23 (Chehalis, WA) After three league games only two teams remained unbeaten in EvCo 2A girls basketball and they met in Chehalis on Friday night…
HS Basketball: Bellevue Christian’s Defense Pushes Vikings To Victory At Cascade Christian
1/18/25 Bellevue Christian Vikings 15/7/12/9 – 43 Cascade Christian Cougars 17/5/1/10 – 33 (Puyallup, WA) Last year, the Bellevue Christian Vikings and Cascade Christian Cougars met three times, including in…
HS Basketball: Sumner Uses Strong 2nd Quarter; Defeat Rogers
1/16/2025 (Sumner, WA) Two winning streaks came to a collision on Thursday night when the Rogers Rams traveled to Sumner to take on the Spartans. A 2nd quarter barrage carried…
HS Boys Basketball: Castle Rock’s Second Half Comeback Downs Kalama
1/16/25 Castle Rock 58, Kalama 49 (Kalama, WA) With the top four teams from the Trico 1A Conference reaching the district 4 boys basketball tournament, Thursday night’s matchup was a…
Boys Hoops: Tumwater’s big 1st half too much for Aberdeen
1/16/2025 Tumwater 62, Aberdeen 50 (Tumwater, WA) The host team Tumwater Thunderbirds got off to a fast start in the 1st half knocking down 18 in the 1st quarter and…
HS Basketball: 2025 King Showcase Preview
1/16/25 (Kent, WA) For another year, the ShoWare Center, the home of the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds, is hosting the King Showcase for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There are eight…
HS Basketball: Timberline Comes From Behind To Defeat Mt. Tahoma
1/16/25 Timberline 13/14/18/26 – 71 Mt. Tahoma 9/27/14/13 – 63 (Tacoma, WA) The Timberline Blazers came into Wednesday’s contest with a one-game lead over three teams in the PSL-Nisqually, while…
FIFA Fan Zones Coming to Washington State for FIFA World Cup 26
1/14/2025 (Seattle, WA) The State of Washington is preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in style and on Tuesday The Seattle FIFA World Cup 26™ Local Organizing Committee (SeattleFWC26)…
HS Boys Basketball: WF West Post Dominance Catalyst to First EvCo Win Over Aberdeen
1/14/25 WF West 81, Aberdeen 60 (Chehalis, WA) Two teams that were on opposite ends of the Evergreen 2A Conference standings met for a Tuesday night showdown as the Aberdeen…
HS Basketball: Eric Turner Scores Career High 25; Federal Way Speeds Past Enumclaw
1/14/2025 (Federal Way, WA) Eric Turner scored early and often in an all around career best 25 points, Federal Way earned a critical victory 71-56 win over the Enumclaw Hornets.…
Professor DW Postseason Tournament Update After Wild Card Weekend
1/14/25 Playoff football is officially here and we are off and running with the second edition of Professor DW’s Postseason Tournament. A total of 19 people qualified for the postseason…
HS Basketball: Sumner Hands Olympia first SPSL Regular Season Loss in Over 2 Years
1/11/2025 (Sumner, WA) The Sumner Spartans put their foot on the pedal from the start, and hung on to defeat the previously SPSL-undefeated Olympia Bears 61-53. The win sends Sumner…
EmD/Horseracing: Santa Anita makes the right call cancels Weekend Racing
1/11/2025 (Arcadia, CA) Santa Anita officials made a tough but correct call to cancel the Saturday and Sunday racing cards. Despite saying the air quality is within range to allow…
Kraken Rally with Six Unanswered Goals to Beat Sabres, Snap Losing Streak
By Marcus Sledge BUFFALO — Kaapo Kakko scored twice as the Seattle Kraken stormed back with six unanswered goals to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 at KeyBank Center on Saturday,…
HS Hoops: Rams split twin bill; North Thurston girls & Silas boys win
1/10/2025 Friday night the North Thurston Rams hosted the Silas Rams in a girls/boys varsity double header. ESN was there with full coverage of both games. The girls story is…
HS Boys Basketball: Napavine Defeats Toledo to Stay Perfect in League Play
1/9/25 Napavine 57, Toledo 40 (Toledo, WA) In what many describe as a new era of Central 2B League boys basketball, multiple teams saw a lot of players graduate after…