Jeff Patrick knows Mercer Island very well.
Mercer Island was well represented during the NCAA Men’s Water Polo National Championship tournament on Dec. 7 as two former Islanders, Kyle Sterling and Charlie Horton, competed for separate schools in Palo Alto, Calif.
The Mercer Island girls basketball team continued to take huge steps forward on Friday night, beginning the in-league schedule with a 66-56 victory against Juanita High School.
Despite the fact that the Mercer Island gymnastics team was without one of its most talented athletes on Thursday, the Islanders managed to score 133.9 points against some of the best competition in the state.
Girls basketball continued to take huge steps forward Friday night as they began the in-league schedule with a 66-56 victory…
The Mercer Island boys basketball team won its first in-league game Friday by beating a former rival from the 1980s…
Nine of the Mercer Island boys basketball team players competed in their first varsity game on Wednesday night, and the result was a 56-29 loss to Ballard.
The Mercer Island girls basketball team entered the season on Wednesday without two of its top guards and facing one of the best players in the state. While the team could not stop Mount Tahoma’s Carrie Ojeda, who finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocked shots, the Islanders nearly pulled the upset, losing 62-59.
The Mercer Island girls basketball entered the season Wednesday without its two starting guards and facing one of the best players in the state. While the team could not stop Mount Tahoma’s Carrie Ojeda, who finished with 39 points, the Islanders nearly pulled the upset, losing 62-59.
Nine of the Mercer Island boys basketball team players competed in their first varsity game on Wednesday night, and the result was a 56-29 loss to Ballard.
The Mercer Island girls basketball team made it to the 3A KingCo title game last year and on to districts. But the road back will be bumpy, as one of the team’s best players, Hannah Lilly, will sit on the bench for most of the season.
Mercer Island High School gymnastics saw an era come to an end last season with the graduation of Laura Maruhashi and Olivia Harvey. The two athletes helped to push the Islanders to heights unseen in the program’s history.
Most high school sports teams go through changes from season to season. Losing a few players to graduation and bringing up younger athletes is the nature of the challenge.
