The Mercer Island girls basketball team is a young squad with just one starting senior, one junior and three starting sophomores. But that limited experience proved to be the difference on Friday at Bellevue Community College as Mercer Island defeated Cleveland, 53-45, during the second round of the district playoffs.
The Mercer Island boys basketball team exceeded expectations this season by being a player for the league title until the final week of the regular season and finishing with 16 wins. But the overachieving came to an end on Feb. 24, when the Islanders lost during the first round of the district playoffs to Chief Sealth, 74-67.
The Mercer Island girls basketball team advanced to the third round of the district playoffs Friday with a 53-45 victory…
The Mercer Island boys basketball team’s season came to an end during the first round of districts Tuesday with a…
The Mercer Island wrestling program sent a young contingent of seven athletes to the Mat Classic state tournament on Friday and Saturday. Although none of the wrestlers made it to the podium, the experience was invaluable for all of them.
Losing three games to one opponent in a season would be a dubious distinction for any team. Losing three games to the same opponent in a week would destroy most teams.
Mercer Island sophomore Hailey Gullstad began the KingCo tournament with an injured back and groin. She finished it with cotton swabs in both nostrils, ice on her back and a big smile on her face. Gullstad and the Islander girls basketball team survived everything that Bellevue and Liberty could throw at them to capture the school’s first KingCo tournament championship.
Mercer Island boys swim team coach Jeff Lowell and four seniors, Alex Hoff, Murray Longbotham, Kyle Schaeffer and Tyler Benster huddled behind the starting blocks following Saturday night’s state meet at the King County Aquatic Center. The conversation was private, but the emotional sentiment spoke volumes about the relay team and what the swim team as a whole had accomplished during the previous three hours.
The Mercer Island boys swim team won its fourth consecutive state title Saturday by scoring a record 475 points. The…
It is a cliche in sports that beating a team three times in one season is a difficult thing to…
The Mercer Island boys basketball team advanced to the district playoffs with the No. 3 seed from KingCo thanks to…
The Mercer Island girls basketball team defeated Bellevue for the second time this season Thursday night, to advance to the…
The Mercer Island boys basketball team lost to Mount Si 49-40 for the third time in one week. The loss…
