By the numbers Boys basketball Monday, Jan. 24 MI 50, Lake Washington 48 Mercer Island – 12 13 17 8…
Two Mercer Island residents were recently named to the 2010 1A All-State soccer team, which is voted on by high school coaches across the state.
By the numbers Boys basketball Friday, Jan. 21 Bellevue 69, Mercer Island 58 Bellevue – 11 19 15 24 –…
The Mercer Island boys select seventh grade ETL team finished with a second place in the silver division at the Martin Luther King AAU basketball tournament in Seattle in January.
The Mercer Island select fifth grade girls basketball team recently won its third tournament of the season in Snohomish. The team went undefeated in four games to reach the championship match in the 13th annual Snohomish MLK tournament.
Next fall Elizabeth Vincent will join a small, but dedicated group of people: Islanders who row at the collegiate level. In fact, Vincent is the second in her family after older brother Matthew, headed to Harvard for a spot on the crew team there.
In many basketball leagues in the state, an off-night for a team means little beyond that: a rough night. In KingCo, an off-night can mean a drop in the league standings, which is what happened after two losses last week for the Mercer Island boys.
Height in basketball is a huge advantage. For baseball players, hand-eye coordination is key. But for wrestlers, gaining an advantage on the mat is trickier to quantify.
By the numbers Boys basketball Tuesday, Jan. 4 Mercer Island 69, Interlake 41 Mercer Island – 15 13 26 15…
Registration for the Eastside Lions Youth Rugby Club is underway. The junior Lions (first through fifth grade) practice Sunday, 11…
Boys basketball Tuesday, Jan. 4 Mercer Island 69, Interlake 41 Mercer Island – 15 13 26 15 – 69 Interlake…
Fulfilling Juanita head coach Sam Lee’s season long wish last Friday night, his girls team beat Mercer Island 76-61.
When the first quarter ended Friday night between the Mercer Island and Juanita boys teams and the score was 23-6, it was as good as in the books for Mercer Island. Three quarters later, and the Islanders had it, 67-35.