When talking about Mercer Island boys tennis during the past three seasons, a trio of athletes have been at the heart and soul of the program through wins, losses and defections.
The doubles team of Amelia Carpenter and Michelle Zemplenyi took third place overall at the state tournament and solidified their place in the Mercer Island girls tennis program’s history.
The four athletes representing Mercer Island High School in the boys and girls state golf tournaments finished their respective season strong May 21 and 22. Three of the four golfers made the cut and qualified to play in the second round.
One of the best track and field athletes in the history of Mercer Island High School finished her career last weekend.
When Megan Elston was a sophomore at Mercer Island High School, playing goalkeeper for the soccer team wasn’t enough. Wanting to play another sport during the school year, preferably in the spring, a friend suggested she try lacrosse. Her love affair with the sport has lasted almost a decade, but has brought her back to the place she started as the Islander team’s head coach.
Mercer Island High School graduate Jesse Johnson helped the University of Washington crew team to its first NCAA National Championship in a decade Saturday morning.
They donned face paint, colored their hair and made colorful signs. Screaming and cheering on their friends and classmates, students from all three Mercer Island elementary schools came together Friday afternoon at the Mercer Island High School stadium for the 37th annual All-Island Track Meet.
Mercer Island High School senior Greg Mahony was selected to tryout for the U.S. Lacrosse national team. The team will compete in the International Lacrosse Federation Under-19 World Championships to be held next year.
One year ago, the fledgling Mercer Island Travel Team (MITT) program took its 9-and-under and 10-and-under teams to the Pasco Memorial Day Tournament in Pasco, Wash., but returned hat in hand.
The Yankees came back from a seven-run deficit in the bottom of the sixth inning to win the Mercer Island Little league title 10-9. The May 30 championship game against the Tigers went into extra innings at the South Mercer Playfields.
The MI Power 11U and 10U baseball teams put on an impressive display of baseball skills in Lynden, Wash., over Memorial Day weekend at the Making Memories Invitational Tournament. Powered by 17 kids from Mercer Island, both teams finished 6-0 in their divisions and brought home first place trophies. The tournament drew more than 50 teams from across the state and Canada in six different age divisions.
The Mercer Island High School male and female Athletes of the Year were announced last week as voted on by all the club and high school coaches associated with Mercer Island High School. The two have many things in common. Both set numerous records for their respective teams, both decided to play just two sports instead of three during their senior year and both will attend Colgate University in New York next fall. But the one thing that Georgia Gier and Greg Mahony did the best, was giving Mercer Island fans some of the best athletic performances in the school’s history.
