Baseball suffers first league loss to Interlake
Mercer Island Lacrosse Club (MILC), in collaboration with MI Girls Lacrosse, is sponsoring an unprecedented lacrosse stick giveaway for grades K-2 on April 3. Aimed at inspiring new players at a young level to play lacrosse, this idea was conceived by coach Ian O’Hearn and board member Mike Hubbard.
Mercer Island’s boys lacrosse team improved its record to 3-0 with authority Friday night, blanking the Newport Knights 18-0 at Islander Stadium.
The winningest prep boys lacrosse coach in the state is stepping down from his post on the varsity sidelines.
Mercer Island girls tennis opened its 2016 season in sweeping fashion. Two days after claiming a 7-0 win over Inglemoor, the reigning 3A champion Islanders scored another 7-0 victory over reigning 4A champs Newport Thursday at Newport High School.
Coach: Emily Carr (first season)
Though having to call another school’s ballfield “home” for a day, the confines of Liberty High School still proved friendly to the bats of the Mercer Island baseball team.
Coach: Liz Shields
Coach: Chris Long (first year)
Coaches: Sam Gadbury and Erica Hill
Mercer Island senior Jess Blakeslee was selected to play in the 2016 Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association (WSGBCA) 3A/4A All State game Saturday at King’s High School in Seattle. Blakeslee scored eight points as the 3A all-star girls rolled to a 117-73 win.
Coach: Don Papasedero
Coach: Colin Rigby (fourth year)