Mercer Island girls golf | Spring sports previews
Published 2:56 pm Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Coach: Don Papasedero
Number of athletes: 20
Last season: The Islanders finished third as a team at the 3A state tournament, winning both the KingCo and SeaKing district tournaments.
Strengths: “[A] tradition of winning,” said Papasedero. “[We have a] 53 dual match winning streak, five KingCo titles in a row, three district titles in a row and eight top 10 [finishes] in state in a row.”
The team is also one of the largest girls golf teams in the state.
Focus: “We are focusing on ourselves way more than any opponent,” said the coach of the team’s work in the season.
Captains: Not available as of press time.
Game to watch: Mount Si at Jefferson Park on April 25.
