The Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has announced Mercer Island Lacrosse and Jim Horgdal among the 2009 Race for the Cure fundraising award winners.
After a strong start, the Mercer Island 11-year-old All-Stars completed their run 2-2, following a 10-4 defeat to Snoqualmie Valley and a 9-7 loss to Kirkland American. For the tournament, Mercer Island was led by the bats of Andrew Pickles (.600 batting average, .733 on-base percentage, 1.100 slugging percentage), Michael Petrie (.538 BA, .647 OBP), and Eric Kim (.500 BA, .647 OBP). Brenden Yan led the team with seven RBIs while Jackson Caputo added a team-high six walks and a .667 OBP. As a team, MI batted .377 and scored 42 runs in four games.
Little League All-Stars from Mercer Island’s 9- and 10-year-old league reached the District Nine championship game last Saturday as they pursue a second consecutive state title for their age division.
Getting ready for Mercer Island’s own Summer Celebration! 3-on-3 basketball tournament, over 25 teams from Mercer Island headed over the Cascade Mountains last month to take part in the Spokane Hoopfest.
The King County Council has reauthorized the popular countywide Video Voters Guide (VVG) for the primary and general election. The video, which serves as the television companion to the printed voters pamphlet, will also be available online.
Islander Elizabeth Vincent was named to the 2009 U.S. Rowing Junior Women’s High Performance Team.
The Mercer Island 10- to 11-year-old baseball All-Star team is off to a great start in the 2009 District 9 tournament. The Islanders celebrated the holiday weekend by winning their first two games by a cumulative score of 31-12.
Greyson Hunt Coleman was born to Mercer Island Reporter photographer Chad Coleman and his wife, Nicole, on Monday, June 22, at 12:22 a.m. He weighed 9 pounds and 6 ounces, at 23.5 inches long.
A Mason Construction crane goes to work pulling up debris from the bottom of Lake Washington as part of the…
A Mason Construction crane goes to work pulling up debris from the bottom of Lake Washington as part of the…
The Dore brothers, Barry and David, raised on Mercer Island, are in the top 10 of the first Homecookingstar.com recipe contest.
The Northwest Ladies Golf Association (NLGA), founded to organize and promote golf activities for women, is celebrating its 15th year as a premiere golfing organization for women. Organized leagues, weekend getaways, clinics, competitions and social events are among the benefits of belonging.
With 2009 nearly half over, the Internal Revenue Service reminds Washington state taxpayers that there is no better time to check their 2009 federal income tax withholding levels to make sure that they do not face any surprises when returns are due next spring.