The Mercer Island girls water polo team picked up a big victory 4-1 against defending state champions and arch rival…
My first baseball game that I attended with my dad, who is not a sports guy, was to see Ken Griffey Jr. during his rookie season. The event was special for me, since it took me three seasons to finally get him to take me to a game. During batting practice, my dad whipped out a pen and told me to go and try to get Griffey’s autograph. I thought he was crazy. I went with some trepidation because I knew the chances were slim. I also figured I knew more than my dad, since I had all the Mariners’ names memorized and he didn’t know who was the starting pitcher. But I got his signature and it is one of my best memories as a kid. Not that it was Griffey’s autograph, but that my dad and I had a baseball memory to keep between us.
The Shields brothers are making a big difference for Mercer Island High School boys lacrosse. A pass by freshman Matt Shields to his brother, Daniel, during the second overtime of the Mercer Island boys lacrosse game against Bainbridge Island resulted in the biggest goal of the season. The rocket shot by Daniel found the back of the Spartan goal to lift the home team to a 7-6 victory on Saturday at Islander Stadium.
Gavin Cree has more experience than most with the Mercer Island High School basketball program. He also knows how revered his former mentor Ed Pepple is and what the expectations are for the program. He will now get his chance step onto the MIHS basketball sideline as head coach. Mercer Island High School assistant principal Craig Olson announced the decision to hire Cree Monday afternoon.
Going into this year’s girls tennis season, there was some question as to whether Islander sophomore Chelsea Bailey was ready to play singles during postseason play. As a freshman, Bailey and Michelle Zemplenyi dominated opponents all the way through the state tournament. But this year, Bailey is making an effective case for a singles run during May.
The Mercer Island girls lacrosse program has gotten off to a good start this season, but still has a lot of room to grow.
Gavin Cree has more experience than most with the Mercer Island High School basketball program. He also knows how revered…
The Mercer Island track and field teams sent three athletes to the National Invitational meet Archadia near Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday.
Former Mercer Island High School football coach Dick Nicholl will be inducted into the Pacific Northwest Football Hall of Fame on Friday. The ceremony will take place during a NFHF luncheon that is open to the public.
The uncharacteristic struggles of the Mercer Island girls water polo team came to an end on Friday with a dominating 10-4 victory against Roosevelt at the Edgebrook Club in Bellevue.
The Mercer Island girls golf team improved its record to 5-0 in an impressive fashion on Thursday, as it destroyed 4A Lake Washington by 83 strokes and continued to make the case as the best team in the state at the 3A level.
The roster of coaches at Mercer Island High School has always been impressive to me. In my position, you see different styles of coaching. Different people approach their duties differently. Some coaches take on the responsibility for different reasons — some good, and some bad. But MIHS has always had a plethora of good coaches.
The Mercer Island boys lacrosse team took a trip to New York state to play some of the best teams in the nation and came home with four losses.
