Mercer Island High School’s girls basketball team finished third at the Desert Holiday Classic in Palm Springs, California, over winter break. Captains Lauren and Caitlin Monahan made the all-tournament team, and Lauren won the girls division 3-point contest, beating out nine other participants with 18 treys in one minute.
On the boys side at the tournament, the Islanders played in an ultra competitive division and went 0-4. “Our purpose was to challenge ourselves against great teams and we definitely did that,” said coach Gavin Cree, adding that Syver Lanctot made the all-tournament team for their division.