Hundreds of people from Mercer Island traveled to Spokane two weekends ago for the annual Hoopfest 3-on-3 basketball competition, the largest in the world of its kind. Close to 30 teams of kids of all ages participated in the event, with several teams earning top finishing in their age brackets.

An Elite freshman team of Christopher Lawler, Peter Welch, Daniel Marinello and Daniel Sims took second place overall, losing 20-12 against a team from Coeur d’Alene.

A team of seventh-graders, including Nick Delman, Matt LeProwse, Sam Nordale and Johnny van der Velden, finished in second place, as did another seventh-grade team of Harrison Goonewardene, Sam Pugel, Anthony Scalzo and Josh Stenberg. They lost by one point in overtime in the final game. The sixth-grade team of Brooke Fitzwilson, Nalani Ogawa, Boo Williams and Kaylee Yan finished in first, winning their age division.

The sixth-grade team of Jack Delay, Justin Myers, Marcus Schiller and David Sims took third overall in their age division after making the tournament a comeback experience. With an overtime loss in their first game, the team was forced to win every game after that in order to keep playing, eventually piling up seven wins in a row.

Mercer Islanders who played at the 2010 Spokane Hoopfest:

Emily Aaron, Jessie Carroll, Nitika Kumar, Jackie Stenberg, Dominique Pleasant, Emily Rowe, Jude Shimmel, Mikaliah Thompson, Maive Akins, Claire Mansfield, Macy Mounger, Jessica Stenberg, Kelly Behrbaum, Aolani Calderon, Kendall Riley, Rachel Silke, Katie Brodsky, Julia Graham, Tessa Guerra, Madeline Rowe, Melanie Bantle, Olivia Kane, Caroline Kosmicki, Ellie Williams, Josie Blakeslee, Anna Luce, Ali Marinello, Brooke Fitzwilson, Nalani Ogawa, Boo Williams, Kaylee Yan, Jessica Blakeslee, Taylor Krause, Maia Bachman, Shelby Brodman, Nicole Huber, Holly Waggoner Christopher Fuchs, Lucas Moore, Rory Shanks, Lukas Varney, Liam Dammeier, Ryan Friedman, Alon Tamir, Stewart Vassau Jr., Teague Conder, Jacob Dahlstrom, Max Samson, Gregory Fuchs, Alex Glass, Alec Moore, Parker Simpson, Jack Delay, Justin Myers, Marcus Schiller, David Sims, Kenny Koning, Will Krause, Shain Scott, Blake Swanson, Harrison Goonewardene, Sam Pugel, Anthony Scalzo, Josh Stenberg, Caden Conder, Devon Hayes, Jason Papakonstantinou, Jamie Shannon, Griffin Kane, Mark Edin, Drew Christofferson, Thomas Krause, Nick Delman, Matt LeProwse, Sam Nordale, Johnny van der Velden, Conor King-Goldman, Johnny Osman, Daniel Carlton, Evan Shaddle, Jeremy Moss, Luke Mounger, Charlie Sylvetsy, Charlie Williams, David Emanuels, George Pallis, Brenden Yan, Nate Schuler, Matthew Seifert, Jacob Stenberg, Christopher Lawler, Daniel Marinello, Daniel Sims, Peter Welch, Grady Burdick, Bennett Dammeier, Calvin Pugel, Alex Scoggins, Keegan Ogard, Ryan Perkinson, Zach Rothenberg, Teddy van der Velden, Cray Bryan, Matthew Hansen, Ryan Koning, Michael Bantle, Megan Diamond, Brandon Lawler, Olivia Snell