2/2/2025
The Eli Sports Network (ESN) began a tradition 3 years ago where at the end of the year we crown the “Champion of Champions”. This is a combined boys and girls overall sports Champion or the ultimate State Champion. We also crown a boys Champion and girls overall Champion. To do this we created a scoring system that rewards consistency over a single sport Championship. It’s great to be the State Basketball Champs for both girls and boys but how did your school’s cross country team or golf team or swim team do is what we wanted to know.
This system gives equal reward for State Titles whether it’s a Football Championship with 5,000 people in attendance to Slow-pitch with a few hundred to Golf where a few family members or friends come to watch. It’s not about popularity, it’s about results.
Some of the classification’s have an advantage over others when it comes to comparing classifications against others for example the B’s do not have Girls Bowling or boys Swimming so they cannot earn points in those sports. This is why our first focus is the individual classification of Champions for each boys and girls team. So we will have a Champion for 4A boys and 4A girls all the way down to 1B.
In the case of split schools coming together to play just a couple of sports then each get half of the points awarded. Those schools that play all their sports together and are known as a combined program get all the points and are identified as that entity. For instance, Morton-White Pass high schools have been together as a single sports program for many years now and they are credited as the combined program. Meantime, Toledo and Winlock boys soccer have played together for many years as team United but all their other sports are separate. In that case any points earned by team United would be split between Toledo and Winlock..
Finally, and this is where the larger schools do have an advantage with more sports to participate, the All Classification Combined Champion. This is how we scored each and every tournament. For tournaments that clearly had 8 places each place got the points assigned below to that placing. When there are multiple teams tied for one place such as all the quarterfinal losers in football all get 5th place which is a total of 4 teams. We add up the tied points 5th thru 8th which totals 20 points and divide them equally so each quarter final loser or 5th place gets 5 points.
Point Scale
25pts for 1st place
17pts for 2nd
14pts for 3rd
12pts for 4th
8pts for 5th
6pts for 6th
4pts for 7th
2pts for 8th
Reigning All-Classification Champion:
Columbia River 177 points
Fall Season All-Classification “Champion of Champions” Top 11
Classification Champions in Bold
Place | Team | Points | Class |
1st | Cedar Park Christian | 89 | 1A |
2nd | Mercer Island | 75 | 3A |
3rd | Mt. Spokane | 71 | 3A |
4th | Curtis | 28 | 4A |
5th | Freeman | 60 | 2B |
6th | Sehome | 59 | 2A |
6th | Bainbridge | 59 | 2A |
8th | Columbia River | 55 | 2A |
9th | Seattle Prep | 54 | 3A |
10th | Bellevue | 52 | 3A |
11th | Wilbur Creston Keller | 50 | 1B |
11th | Ellensburg | 50 | 2A |
Cedar Park Christian jumped out to a big lead with 3 State Titles in the Fall. Both Boys and Girls took home titles in Cross Country and the girls winning it all in Soccer. The girls also finished 3rd in Volleyball. The 3rd place trophy is what put them over the top for the fall lead.
Mercer Island took home 3 titles in the Fall as well with the Girls winning Cross Country and Swimming and Diving. The boys won a title in Cross Country.
Mount Spokane Girls put together a great fall placing in 4 of the 5 fall sports. The girls won Slow Pitch took home 3rd in Volleyball and finished 4th in Cross Country and Soccer. The boys took home 5th in Cross Country to secure 3rd place overall.
1A Overall Champion
1st Cedar Park Christian 89 pts
2nd Seton Catholic 37 pts
3rd Cashmere 33 pts
4th Montesano 27 pts
5th La Center 25 pts
5th Chelan 25 pts
5th Royal 25 pts
8th King’s 24 pts
1A Girls
1st Cedar Park Christian 64 pts 1st Cross Country, 1st Soccer, 3rd Volleyball
2nd Chelan 25 pts 1st Volleyball
3rd Seton Catholic 20 pts 3rd Soccer, 6th Swimming and Diving
3rd Cashmere 20 pts 4th Soccer, 5th Volleyball
5th Lakeside (9 Mile Falls) 17 pts 2nd Cross Country
5th Cascade Christian 17 pts 2nd Volleyball
5th Bellevue Christian 17 pts 2nd Soccer
8th Montesano 14 pts 3rd Cross Country
1A Boys
1st Royal 25 pts 1st Football
1st Cedar Park Christian 25 pts 1st Cross Country
3rd Bush School 17 Pts 2nd Cross Country
3rd Seton Catholic 17 pts 2nd Football
5th Meridian 14 pts 3rd Cross Country
6th Montesano 13 pts 3rd Football
6th Cashmere 13 pts 3rd Football
6th La Center 13 pts 5th Football, 5th Cross Country
3A Overall Champion
1st Mercer Island 75 pts
2nd Mount Spokane 71 pts
3rd Seattle Prep 54 pts
4th Bellevue 52 pts
5th Ridgeline 30 pts
5th Roosevelt 30 pts
7th Bishop Blanchet 29 pts
8th Central Kitsap 28 pts
3A Girls
1st Mount Spokane 63 pts 1st Slow Pitch, 3rd Volleyball, 4th Soccer, 4th Cross Country
2nd Mercer Island 50 pts 1st Cross Country, 1st Swimming and Diving
3rd Seattle Prep 47 pts 1st Soccer, 4th Volleyball, 5th Swimming and Diving, 8th Cross Country
4th Bellevue 35 pts 2nd Swimming and Diving, 3rd soccer, 7th Volleyball
5th Ridgeline 30 pts 1st Volleyball, 5th Soccer
6th University 26 pts 2nd Slow Pitch, 5th Soccer, 7th Cross Country
7th Gig Harbor 20 pts 3rd Cross Country, 6th Swimming and Diving
8th 3 teams tied at 17 Bishop Blanchet, North Thurston, Roosevelt
3A Boys
1st O’Dea 25 pts 1st Football
1st Mercer Island 25 pts 1st Cross Country
3rd Bellevue 17 pts 2nd Football
3rd Central Kitsap 17 pts 2nd Cross Country
5th Cheney 14 pts 3rd Cross Country
6th Roosevelt 13 pts 3rd Football
6th Eastside Catholic 13 pts 3rd Football
8th Bishop Blanchet 12 pts 4th Cross Country
4A Overall Champion
1st Curtis 68 pts
2nd Kennedy Catholic 47 pts
3rd Lake Stevens 46 pts
3rd Issaquah 46 pts
5th Chiawana 38 pts
6th Sumner 30 pts
7th Mt Si 25 pts
7th Camas 25 pts
4A Girls
1st Curtis 60 pts 1st Volleyball, 2nd Swimming and Diving, 3rd Soccer, 7th Cross Country
2nd Kennedy Catholic 42 pts 1st Swimming and Diving, 2nd Volleyball
3rd Lake Stevens 37 pts 1st Soccer, 4th Volleyball
4th Issaquah 29 pts 2nd Cross Country, 4th Soccer
5th Chiawana 25 pts 1st Slow Pitch
5th Mount Si 25 pts 1st Cross Country
7th Woodinville 20 pts 2nd Soccer, 7th Slow Pitch
8th Eastlake 18 pts 3rd Cross Country, 7th Volleyball
4A Boys
1st Sumner 25 pts 1st Football
1st Lewis and Clark 25 pts 1st Cross Country
3rd Issaquah 17 pts 2nd Cross Country
3rd Camas 17 pts 2nd Football
5th Kamiakin 14 pts 3rd Cross Country
6th Chiawana 13 pts 3rd Football
6th Gonzaga Prep 13 pts 3rd Football
8th Lincoln (Seattle) 12 pts 4th Cross Country
2B Overall Champion
1st Freeman 60 pts
2nd Okanogan 37 pts
3rd St Georges 36 pts
4th Rainier 33 pts
5th Cle Elum-Roslyn 30 pts
6th Manson 29 pts
7th Orcas Island 25 pts
8th Adna 22 pts
2B Girls
1st Freeman 39 pts 1st Soccer, 3rd Volleyball
2nd Rainier 33 pts 1st Cross Country, 5th Volleyball
3rd Manson 29 pts 1st Volleyball, 7th Cross Country
4th Adna 17 pts 2nd Volleyball
4th Mt Vernon Christian 17 pts 2nd Soccer
6th St Georges 14 pts 3rd Cross Country
7th Coupeville 12 pts 4th Volleyball
7th NW Christian Colbert 12 pts 4th Soccer
2B Boys
1st Okanogan 37 pts 1st Football, 4th Cross Country
2nd Cle Elum-Roslyn 25 pts 1st Cross Country
2nd Orcas Island 25 pts 1st Soccer
4th St Georges 22 pts 2nd Cross Country, 5th Soccer
5th Freeman 21 pts 3rd Football, 5th Cross Country
6th Napavine 17 pts 2nd Football
7th Chewelah 14 pts 3rd Cross Country
7th Upper Columbia 3rd Soccer
2A Overall Champion
1st Sehome 59 pts
1st Bainbridge Island 59 pts
3rd Columbia River 55 pts
4th Ellensburg 50 pts
5th Anacortes 42 pts
6th Ridgefield 39 pts
7th Bellingham 36 pts
8th West Valley Spokane 29 pts
2A Girls
1st Columbia River 49 pts 1st Volleyball, 2nd Soccer, 5th Slow Pitch
2nd Bainbridge Island 42 pts 1st Swimming and Diving, 4th Cross Country, 5th Soccer
3rd Ellensburg 36 pts 2nd Volleyball, 3rd Cross Country, 5th Soccer
4th Ridgefield 31 pts 1st Soccer, 6th Volleyball
5th Sehome 29 pts 1st Cross Country, 7th Swimming and Diving
6th Bellingham 24 pts 4th Swimming and Diving, 4th Soccer
7th North Kitsap 22 pts 2nd Swimming and Diving, 5th Soccer
7th West Valley Spokane 22 pts 3rd Soccer, 5th Cross Country
2A Boys
1st Sehome 30 pts 1st Cross Country, 5th Football
2nd Anacortes 25 pts 1st Football
3rd Bainbridge Island 17 pts 2nd Cross Country
3rd Tumwater 17 pts 2nd Football
5th Ellensburg 14 pts 3rd Cross Country
6th WF West 13 pts 3rd Football
6th AB Murphy 13 pts 3rd Football
8th Bellingham 12 pts 4th Cross Country
1B Overall Champion
1st Wilbur Creston Keller 50 pts
2nd Garfield Palouse 34 pts
3rd Valley Christian 33 pts
4th Pope John Paul II 31 pts
5th Liberty Christian 19 pts
6th Oakesdale 17 pts
6th Lopez Island 17 pts
8th Crosspoint Christian 16 pts
1B Girls
1st Wilbur Creston Keller 25 pts 1st Volleyball
2nd Pope John Paul II 17 pts 2nd Cross Country
2nd Oakesdale 17 pts 2nd Volleyball
4th Fellowship Christian 14 pts 3rd Volleyball
4th Crosspoint Christian 14 pts 3rd Soccer
6th Garfield Palouse 12 pts 4th Cross Country
6th Walla Walla Valley Academy 12 pts 4th Volleyball
8th Valley Christian 8 pts 5th Cross Country
8th Mary Walker 8 pts 5th Volleyball
1B Boys
1st Wilbur Creston Keller 25 pts 1st Football
1st Valley Christian 25 pts 1st Cross Country
3rd Garfield Palouse 22 pts 2nd Cross Country, 5th Football
4th Lopez Island 17 pts 2nd Soccer
4th Liberty Christian Richland 17 pts 2nd Football
6th Pope John Paul II 14 pts 3rd Cross Country
7th Naselle 13 pts 3rd Football
7th Almira Coulee Hartline 13 pts 3rd Football
Top 3 Previous “Champion of Champions”
2023-2024
1st Columbia River 177 pts
2nd Camas 142.5 pts
3rd Mead 133 pts
2022-2023
1st Sehome 153 pts
2nd Bellevue 133 pts
2nd Mead 133 pts
2021-2022
1st Mercer Island 160 pts
2nd Curtis 153 pts
3rd Columbia River 139 pts
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