The Mercer Island 8th grade girls select basketball team had a successful finish to their season with three victories and a championship in the Silver Division of the Puget Sound Travel League (PSTL) season-ending tournament, which took place the weekend of March 7-8.
Mercer Island beat Issaquah 42-37 and Eastside Catholic 37-30 before winning over Snohomish 37-30 in the tournament final.
Team members include Hannah Wainwright, Rio Beutelspacher, Sarah Gest, Emmeline Penn, Emma Pfeiffer, Mathilda Noone, Declan Chapin, Emily Arron, Jackie Stenberg and Julie Nordstrom. The team is led by head coach Tameka Stewart and assistant coach Lewis Cooper.
