Two days after losing its first game of the season, the Mercer Island girls soccer team traveled to Juanita High School, looking to get back on track. But the team struggled to connect on scoring opportunities and a lapse on defense resulted in a 1-1 tie.
The Mercer Island girls volleyball team took control of its own destiny on Monday as it defeated Mount Si, 3-1, at Mercer Island High School. The Islanders were led by Shayda Sanii and Janelle Chow, who combined for 25 of the Islanders’ first 50 points of the match.
Former Mercer Island High School and South Mercer Junior High wrestling coach and teacher, Paul Jackson, will be inducted into the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Nov. 1.
By Matt Phelps Mercer Island Reporter The Mercer Island girls volleyball team took control of its own destiny Monday as…
By Matt Phelps Mercer Island Reporter The Mercer Island boys golf team qualified six athletes for districts for the first…
By Matt Phelps Mercer Island Reporter The Mercer Island football team did not fair well against the high powered Mount…
By Matt Phelps Mercer Island Reporter Former Mercer Island High School and South Mercer Junior High wrestling coach Paul Jackson…
The success of the Mercer Island volleyball team has been a surprise to some. Its undefeated record in eight matches, including a 3-0 win against Sammamish on Wednesday, was not necessarily expected after losing four key starters from the 2007 roster. One of those players who moved on was the team’s starting setter for three seasons. This year, sophomore Ariel Dewey has stepped into the position and the team has not lost a step.
The Mercer Island boys tennis team continued its unbeaten streak this week with two victories.
The Mercer Island boys golf team is on the precipice of finishing the season with just one loss. In a season when the Islanders have just two returning players, rebuilding seems like an afterthought.
Discipline problems have never been an epidemic for the Mercer Island High School football team, but the program has seen its share of incidents. While discipline is always a concern for parents, coaches and teachers, it is agreed that the best approach is to solve a problem before discipline is needed. The ideas of being a better citizen and getting the community more involved in Islander football are both aspects of the team’s new community outreach program.
The Nestlé company may think about suing the Mercer Island High School football team. The Islanders infringed on the company’s trademarked Butterfingers candy bar with seven turnovers on Friday when they lost at Interlake High School, 14-8.
After a big showing at the Thunderwolf Classic in Arizona, where the Islander girls swim team took second against 20 of the nation’s best teams, Mercer Island came back to Washington state and lost its first in-league meet in three years to Juanita High School, 95-88, on Sept. 23 at Juanita Pool.
