Sean White, a 1999 Mercer Island High graduate, made his debut with the Seattle Mariners Wednesday at Safeco Field against…
Most sports fans would think that a 4-3 score between Mercer Island and Interlake High School would be a baseball or softball game. It would also be a typical water polo final or a low-scoring lacrosse contest. But when an Islander soccer team vying for the 3A KingCo title blows a comfortable three-goal lead at halftime to the second worst team in 3A KingCo, eyebrows raise and jaws drop among the Islander fans in the stands.
Mercer Island junior Chris Black has been one of the most consistent starters for the high school baseball team. That consistency was on display Thursday night as Black baffled Liberty hitters for six innings and no earned runs at Island Crest Park. But the problem Thursday was the defense behind the right handed junior. Mercer Island gave up five unearned runs during the game, dropping its sixth in-league game in a row 7-5.
3:30 p.m. Girls golf at Mount Si
A lot has been made during the past three years of the carousel that is known as the Mercer Island fast-pitch softball head coaching position. But on April 10 it wasn’t the coach that cost the team a forfeit against Sammamish.
The Mercer Island boys lacrosse team traveled to California to play a four team tournament against the West Coast’s best in high school lacrosse, including the California and Oregon state champions, and returned with a win and two losses.
Next year, every 3A Washington high school football team will take aim at the Islanders’ biggest natural rival, Bellevue High School — the defending state champions.
The Mercer Island girls water polo team has been about as steady as the sports yellow ball sitting on top of a whirlpool. A loss to rival Newport before spring break lit a fire under the team. The renewed spirit of competition led to 35 goals in two games last week against Roosevelt (20-8) and Shorewood (15-5). But an uncharacteristic fifth-place finish at the annual Curtis Tournament raises questions about Mercer Island’s continued dominance in the sport.
Forrest Marowitz is in his first year as the starting varsity goalkeeper with the Mercer Island High School boys soccer team. The sophomore follows a long line of outstanding keepers that have helped the Islander program establish itself as a force, not only in 3A KingCo, but in the state. Marowitz, and the defense in front of him, proved that they will be hard to get a shot past come the 2007 post season, as they shutout Issaquah and league-leading Newport last week.
Mudville Youth Baseball Club presents their inaugural Kick-off and Hall-of-Fame Celebration, honoring current and former youth players in the Mercer Island community. The event will take place on May 11 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Community Center at Mercer View on Mercer Island.
The Mercer Island girls lacrosse team came into the season with the mantra “16 strong,” meaning that every player was important to the success of the team. It may have seemed like all 16 Mercer Island players were on the field at once to Bellevue on Wednesday, as the Islanders came away with one of the most lopsided victories, 20-0, in the history of the program.
The Mercer Island girls golf team lost for the first time all season in KingCo play during the final day of the regular season Monday, 227 strokes to 232, as Skyline took the league title. A decline in its team score during the final weeks of the regular season made Islander coach Don Papasedero nervous heading into the final meet.
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