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Photo courtesy of Billy Pruchno Mercer Island Islanders senior 152-pound wrestler Jonah Andrews captured eighth place in his weight class at the Mat Classic Class 3A state tournament on Feb. 17 at the Tacoma Dome.

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Mercer Island senior attains his dream on the mat

Jonah Andrews placed eighth at Mat Classic Class 3A state tournament.

Photo courtesy of Patrick Krohn/Patrick Krohn Photography Northwest Yeshiva defeated Rainier Christian 38-37 on Feb. 17 in a district playoff matchup. Tamar Jacobson (pictured) sinks a jumper against Rainier Christian. Northwest Yeshiva will face Taholah in a winner-to-state, loser-out regional playoff game at 8 p.m. on Feb. 24 at W.F. West High School.

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Northwest Yeshiva girls basketball team to compete in regional 1B playoff game

Northwest Yeshiva defeated Rainier Christian 38-37 on Feb. 17 in a district playoff matchup. Tamar Jacobson (pictured) sinks…

Photo courtesy of Billy Pruchno Mercer Island 195-pound junior Donnie Howard earned second place at the Mat Classic Class 3A state tournament on Feb. 17 at the Tacoma Dome.

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Howard earns second place at Mat Classic Class 3A state tournament

Not even a defeat in the Class 3A Mat Classic 195-pound championship match could dampen the spirits of…

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Kickoff to the 2018 soccer season is on the horizon

Excellence on the soccer field has been a staple of the Mercer Island region for decades.

Photo courtesy of Craig Degginger A contingent of 25 Mercer Island seniors will continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Mercer Island student athletes moving on to the next level included Ethan Eason (California Institute of Technology-basketball), Nikhil Nayar (University of Idaho-football), Aksel Turk (Chadron State College-football), Spencer Luce (Azusa Pacific University-football), Ella Warburg (Wellesley College-golf), Robert Stoney (Whittier College-lacrosse), Tessa Guerra (Claremont McKenna College-lacrosse), Katie Brodsky (Arizona State University-lacrosse), Reis Kissel (Vassar College-soccer), Kendall Riley (University of Nevada Reno-soccer), Paige Robertson (Macalester College-soccer), Anna Moscovici (George Washington University-squash), Christian Anderson (Occidental College-tennis), Grace Bethards (Whitworth University-tennis), Kendra Watson (University of Rochester-track), Kayle Lee (University of Pennsylvania-track), Chloe Michaels (Whitman College-Cross Country), Adara Hamilton (Wheaton College-volleyball), Kelly Behrbaum (Cornell University-volleyball), Daniel Kavesh (Chapman University-water polo), Isabelle Knowles (University of Washington-rowing), Matt Boissoneault (Seattle University-baseball), Greg Fuchs (Oregon State University-baseball), Alex Shanks (Gonzaga University-baseball) and Jaeden Pritchard (Chadron State College-football).

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Islanders athletes partake in signing day ceremony

A contingent of 25 Mercer Island seniors will continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

Photo courtesy of Billy Pruchno Mercer Island 195-pound grappler Donnie Howard (pictured) captured fourth place at the Class 3A Region IV tournament in Spokane on Feb. 10.

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Howard, Andrews earn berths at Mat Classic

Mercer Island 152-pound wrestler Jonah Andrews and 195-pound grappler Donnie Howard (pictured) captured fourth place in their respective…

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Seattle Prep defeats Mercer Island in loser-out playoff game

With just 31.1 seconds left in regulation Mercer Island Islanders boys basketball head coach Gavin Cree subbed out…

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Rebels defeat Islanders girls basketball team in KingCo 3A playoff contest

The Juanita Rebels girls basketball team defeated the Mercer Island Islanders 53-43 in the KingCo 3A tournament on…

Photo courtesy of Martha Phelps The Mercer Island Islanders gymnastics team captured a third place finish at the KingCo tournament on Feb. 3. Freshman Ava Motroni earned eighth place in floor, 10th place in beam and 10th place in all-around. Freshman Susie Lepow nabbed sixth place on bars. Eight Mercer Island athletes, who are pictured in the above photo, will compete at the district meet including Lepow, Motroni, Ally Lavin, Carly Lightfoot, Mya Levin, Vivian Jacobs, Emery Sampson and Kaela Fukano.

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Islanders compete at KingCo gymnastics meet

The Mercer Island Islanders gymnastics team captured a third place finish at the KingCo meet on Feb. 3.…

Photo courtesy of Danielle Whipple The Mercer Island Islanders swim team captured first place at the KingCo swim and dive championships on Feb. 3 at Kamiak High School. The Islanders, who compiled a staggering 685.5 team points, dominated the meet. Skyline finished in second place with 576 total points. Newport finished in third place with 517.5 team points. Mercer Island’s James Richardson earned first place in the 100 free and 200 free. Richardson set a new meet record in the 100 free, clocking a time of 47.11. Gabriel Neale finished in first place in the 1-meter dive event. The 200 free relay quartet of Ethan Schwartz, Killian Riley, Carson Coe and Nate Robinson nabbed a first place finish. The 400 free relay team consisting of Oliver Hoff, Richardson, Robinson and Riley registered a first place finish, clocking a time of 3:11.71 which was a meet record. The Islanders will compete in the Class 3A Sea-King District meet on Feb 9-10 at Mary Wayte Pool on Mercer Island.

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Islanders swim team earns KingCo title

The Mercer Island Islanders swim team captured first place at the KingCo swim & dive championships on Feb.…

Photo courtesy of Billy Pruchno Mercer Island Islanders wrestler Donnie Howard (pictured) earned an individual championship in the 195-pound weight class at the KingCo 3A wrestling tournament on Feb. 3 at North Creek High School.

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Islanders grapplers perform well at KingCo 3A tournament

Three Mercer Island wrestlers earned first place medals at the KingCo 3A wrestling tournament.

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Mercer Island dominates Lake Washington on senior night

The Mercer Island Islanders girls basketball team cruised to a 60-33 win against the Lake Washington Kangaroos on…

Photo courtesy of Jay Na The Mercer Island Islanders cruised to a 115-61 win against the Bellevue Wolverines in the regular season finale on Jan. 25. James Richardson (pictured) earned first place in the 100 fly. Mercer Island improved their overall record to 7-0 in dual meets with the win. Mercer Island head coach Evan Moline is looking forward to the postseason in the pool. “Our undefeated season has been great and it shows the true depth that we have on this team. We haven’t gone undefeated in the regular season in a few years now but we definitely aren’t done,” Moline said. “We know we have some work to do, but we are still focused on what we set out for this year, which is a state championship. We want to bring back the culture of success that I was lucky enough to experience back when I was on the team.” The 200 medley relay quartet of Alex Edwards, Kyle Bailey, Carson Coe and Richardson captured first place. The 200 free relay team of Killian Riley, Nate Robinson, Oliver Hoff and Coe cruised to a first place finish. The 400 free relay team of Riley, Richardson, Robinson and Hoff earned first place. Islanders capturing first place in individual events were Colin Ralston (200 IM, 100 breast stroke), Jake Headrick (500 free) and Richardson (100 backstroke).

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Mercer Island swim team finishes regular season undefeated

Islanders cruise to 115-61 win against Bellevue.