There isn’t much stereotypical about Pat Hackett. At 60 years old she took on a new sport, and not a common one at that: competitive Olympic weightlifting, competing in the master’s division.
The Mercer Island Little League Majors (ages 10-12) Rockies team won the championship in May.
The Mercer Island Little League had a strong showing during the Bellevue-MI City Tournament for the majors division baseball teams.
Island resident Christopher Jung will be heading to Ecuador this summer for the World Junior Squash Championships July 27 through August 1.
The Islander Middle School track and field team had a top finish at the Foothills Finals meet on June 1, the championship meet for nine middle schools in the area.
The Mercer Island High School boys basketball team won the 2010 Kentridge Tip-Off Classic June 4 through 6, pitting the Islanders up against 20 other opponents.
The Premier Eastside FC girls U13 Red A soccer team won the Starfire Memorial Day Cup tournament in Tukwila.
The first ever Mercer Island cycling race was run as part of the 2010 Northwest Senior Games.
Several members of the Mercer Island High School girls tennis team were recently given All-KingCo honors. The team, which just won its second straight 3A state title, was also the KingCo Crown Division champion.
Freshman Nora Tan was named the most valuable player of the year, and was named to the first team. Other members of the first team from Mercer Island include Chelsea Bailey and Julia Schubach.
The Bellevue Wolverine’s boys lacrosse team won their first Division I state title in 18 years after beating Mercer Island…
Mercer Island High School girls tennis player Nora Tan advanced to tomorrow’s state semifinals against Natalie Allen of Holy Names.
For the sixth time in the past seven years the Mercer Island High School boys lacrosse team is headed to…
