Mercer Island basketball team first at Spokane tournament | Sports brief

The Mercer Island ECBA eighth grade team ICE, recently traveled to Spokane for the Warehouse May Madness tournament. The team finished first overall.

By Megan Managan • May 17, 2013 1:26 pm
The Mercer Island ECBA eighth grade team ICE traveled to Spokane for the Warehouse May Madness tournament.
The Mercer Island ECBA eighth grade team ICE traveled to Spokane for the Warehouse May Madness tournament.

The Mercer Island ECBA eighth grade team ICE, recently traveled to Spokane for the Warehouse May Madness tournament. The team finished first overall.

The team from Mercer Island beat Blazonics 56-54 in the title game, hitting the winning shot with just five seconds left on the clock.

The team includes: Michael Luong, Matt Chansky, Dre Eason, Jack Delay, Matt Padgett, Jeffrey Owen, Ryan Liang, Sami El-Rafey and Ian Messner. The team is coached by John Shaddle and David Loutsis.