The Mercer Island boys and girls cross country teams traveled to Lake Sammamish State Park on Thursday, Oct. 18 for the KingCo meet. The girls team finished second with 68 points, behind Liberty with 40. The boys team finished in third place with 83 points, behind Bellevue with 53 and Interlake with 75.
The Mercer Island girls soccer team bounced back from their first league loss last week to a 3-0 win over Juanita on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
In the final match of the regular season and the game that would determine who finished second and third in KingCo this year, the Mercer Island boys golf team lost by one stroke to Bellevue.
The Mercer Island girls volleyball team remained undefeated this season on Tuesday night, beating Lake Washington in three games. The Islanders are now 8-0 in league and 10-0 overall.
The Mercer Island boys water polo team continued their surge through league matches, beating Newport on Wednesday, Sept. 26 10-4.
The Mercer Island cross country teams traveled to Marymoor Park in Redmond on Wednesday, Sept. 19 to take on Lake Washington and Interlake.
The Mercer Island girls swimming team traveled to Chandler, Arizona over the weekend to take part in the Wolves Classic Invitational, a multi-state meet.
In the first home meet of the season, Mercer Island beat Sammamish at Luther Burbank Park on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
Mariners catcher Jesus Montero visited the Mercer Island branch of Walgreens on Tuesday afternoon, signing autographs.
After 15 years of keeping prices for games and events the same, the KingCo conference announced it will be raising prices this school year by $1.
The Hedman’s Hair Salon team, playing in the Mercer Island competitive softball league, won its fourth straight championship in early August.
Mercer Island triathlete Eddie Switaj, 28, was the men’s first place finisher during the 12th annual SeaFair Triathlon on Sunday, July 22 at Seward Park.
Three Mercer Island students took part in Spokane’s Hoopfest, finishing fifth in their bracket.