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Articles by Matt Phelps
Girls golf, just three losses in three seasons: Can it continue?
Girls golf, just three losses in three seasons:...
By Matt Phelps • March 24, 2009 5:42 pm

Mercer Island girls golf coach Don Papasedero has confidence in his team this season.

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Fastpitch looking to build on 2008
Fastpitch looking to build on 2008
By Matt Phelps • March 24, 2009 5:41 pm

The struggles of the Mercer Island girls fastpitch softball team have been evident during the past four years. Just winning one game has become a goal each preseason. But last year, something happened to the team that gave players hope — two wins and the emergence of a competitive spirit that the program has not seen in over a half decade.

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Track looks toward top 16
Track looks toward top 16
By Matt Phelps • March 24, 2009 5:40 pm

A Mercer Island High School league change may impact no team more than Mercer Island track and field. Gone from the 3A league are powerhouses like Newport, Skyline and Issaquah, whose sheer numbers put the Islanders at a disadvantage. The Islanders will replace those huge teams with the likes of Juanita, Woodinville and Interlake. The Islanders will get their fill of big, tough teams with a lot of competition when they face Ballard and Skyline in non-league contests.

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Ed Pepple
Islander boys basketball coach Ed Pepple retires after...
By Matt Phelps • March 24, 2009 3:59 pm

Mercer Island High School boys basketball coach and Island icon Ed Pepple officially announced his retirement after 42 years of coaching at Mercer Island High School, effective Friday at 1 p.m.

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Islander boys basketball coach Ed Pepple announces retirement after 49 years
Islander boys basketball coach Ed Pepple announces retirement...
By Matt Phelps • March 21, 2009 3:00 pm

Mercer Island High School boys basketball coach and Island icon Ed Pepple officially announced his retirement after 42 years of…

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Islander Graham Horgdal slings a pass during the game against West Linn
Invitational brings teams from around the nation |...
By Matt Phelps • March 17, 2009 6:11 pm

The fourth annual Northwest Invitational was hosted by the Mercer Island High School boys lacrosse program last weekend as teams from around the nation came to participate.

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Islanders Kate DaPron and Sara Taylor go for a rebound against Prairie at the Tacoma Dome during the state tournament. Below
8th-place state finish is a first for Mercer...
By Matt Phelps • March 17, 2009 6:10 pm

Islander seniors Janelle Chow and Chloe Snethen saw every possible outcome to a varsity basketball season during their four years at Mercer Island High School. The history of the program was such that the team’s three-win season in 2005-2006 actually gave the players a reason to be happy.

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Islander girls basketball take eight at state
Islander girls basketball take eight at state
By Matt Phelps • March 14, 2009 5:43 pm

The Mercer Island girls basketball team came back to the Island with a trophy and a new sense of normal…

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Islander girls survive, beat Ferndale 57-51
Islander girls survive, beat Ferndale 57-51
By Matt Phelps • March 12, 2009 5:39 pm

The Mercer Island girls basketball will play at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Tacoma Dome, thanks to a 57-51 win…

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Basketball: Mercer Island girls lose during first round of state, play today at noon
Basketball: Mercer Island girls lose during first round...
By Matt Phelps • March 11, 2009 8:52 pm

The Mercer Island girls basketball team lost to Prairie 62-45, Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome. The Islanders will play Thursday…

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Orlie Golan earned her league’s Most Valuable Player Award this season during the 1B girls basketball season for Yeshiva High School.
Yeshiva basketball has best year ever
By Matt Phelps • March 10, 2009 5:27 pm

The Northwest Yeshiva boys and girls basketball teams both enjoyed one of their best seasons in the history of the school.

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Former MI coach Elston is new assistant at Wheaton College
Former MI coach Elston is new assistant at...
By Matt Phelps • March 10, 2009 5:27 pm

Megan Elston spent seven years as a girls lacrosse coach at Mercer Island High School. When she left the Islanders last year, she had helped turn the program from door mat to league champion, was head coach for two seasons and was voted “Coach of the Year” by the other coaches in the league.

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Islander forward Sarah Taylor delivers a jump pass over a defender against Franklin during Sea-King District tournament play at Bellevue Community College on Saturday.
Mercer Island girls basketball team earns 4th seed...
By Matt Phelps • March 10, 2009 5:26 pm

The Mercer Island girls basketball team qualified for the state playoffs with the No. 4 seed by going 2-2 during the Sea-King District playoffs at Bellevue Community College. The two-week tournament was a mix of tough opponents, the elation of accomplishing a goal and the frustration of injuries.

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