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Photo courtesy of Allison Nelson The Mercer Island Islanders girls swim team captured third place at the Class 3A Sea-King District II girls swim and dive championships on Nov. 4 at Newport High School in Bellevue. The Islanders finished with a total of 139 team points. Holy Names Academy finished in fourth place with 138 points.

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Mercer Island swim team earns third place at districts

The Mercer Island Islanders girls swim team captured third place at the Class 3A Sea-King District II girls…

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Mercer Island water polo team to compete in state tournament

By CAROL GULLSTAD

MLB pitcher Matt Boyd visits retirees in hometown Mercer Island

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MLB pitcher Matt Boyd visits retirees in hometown Mercer Island

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matt Boyd spoke at Covenant Shores on Oct. 30.

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Islanders football squad clinches berth in state playoffs

The Mercer Island Islanders football program attained one of its biggest goals in a road playoff tilt this…

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Islanders volleyball team clinches spot at state tournament

With a berth in the Class 3A state volleyball tournament on the line, the Mercer Island Islanders came…

Shaun Scott/staff photo Mercer Island junior swimmer Annie Pearse, who competes in the 50 free and 100 free, is striving to place at the Class 3A state swim meet in the 50 free during the 2017 season.

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Preparation drives Mercer Island’s Pearse in the pool

Mercer Island junior swimmer Annie Pearse loves swimming as fast as she possibly can in the pool.

Photo courtesy of Don Borin/Stop Action Photography The Mercer Island Islanders earned a 3-0 win against the Redmond Mustangs in the Class 3A KingCo championship game on Oct. 31 at Mercer Island High School. The victory in the KingCo 3A title game clinched the Islanders a berth in the Class 3A state tournament. Mercer Island midfielder Jessie Stenberg scored two goals in the win. Islanders’ junior midfielder Jackie Gilroy added a goal as well.

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Islanders girls soccer team clinches berth at Class 3A state tournament

The Mercer Island Islanders earned a 3-0 win against the Redmond Mustangs in the Class 3A KingCo championship…

Mercer Island volleyball Booster Club donates new net system

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Mercer Island volleyball Booster Club donates new net system

Mercer Island High School volleyball head coach Susan Rindlaub has dreamed of a new net system since she…

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Islanders boys water polo team secures No. 1 seed

By CAROL GULLSTAD

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Baker, Michaels will compete in Class 3A state Cross Country meet

Two Mercer Island girls Cross Country runners will make the trek to Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco…

Photo courtesy of John Fisk The Mercer Island Islanders girls volleyball team captured the 2017 Class 3A KingCo tournament title courtesy of a 3-1 win against the Bellevue Wolverines in the championship match on Oct. 28 at Mercer Island High School. It was the third time during the season the Islanders had defeated the Wolverines. Mercer Island will compete in the Sea-King District tournament at Sammamish High School in Bellevue from Nov. 1 through Nov. 4.

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Islanders volleyball team earns KingCo 3A championship

The Mercer Island Islanders girls volleyball team captured the 2017 Class 3A KingCo tournament title courtesy of a…

Photo courtesy of Don Borin/Stop Action Photography Mercer Island senior outside hitter Adara Hamilton has been on the varsity squad since her freshman season in the fall of 2014.

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Hamilton is a senior leader for the Islanders

Consistency has defined Mercer Island volleyball player Adara Hamilton ever since her freshman year of high school in…

Photo courtesy of Steve Mattox The Mercer Island boys tennis team captured the Class 3A KingCo championship on Oct. 10 at Mercer Island High School. The Islanders compiled an overall record of 10-1 during regular season action, including a perfect 7-0 record in KingCo 3A/2A play. In the singles tournament, Christian Anderson captured first place, Chris Elliot nabbed second place and Alex Patel captured fourth place. In the doubles tourney, the duo of Jack Mattox/Kevin Chen finished in second place. The doubles team of Christoph Schmidt-Warneke/Zach Chew earned a third-place finish.

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Islanders tennis team wins KingCo title

The Mercer Island boys tennis team captured the Class 3A KingCo championship on Oct. 10 at Mercer Island…