Wil Nelp stood on the Renton Stadium soccer field and took off his jersey in disgust. He was frustrated, exhausted and emotional following the Islanders’ 3-0 season-ending loss to Hazen on May 15. The senior soccer player knew when he stepped to the sidelines his high school career was over.
Only two schools have had their names etched into the girls’ water polo state trophy since its inception in 1990. Mercer Island had a chance to break the tie with Bainbridge Island, each taking the title eight times in the last 16 years. But an old KingCo rival spoiled the party Saturday morning at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.
When talking about Mercer Island boys tennis during the past three seasons, a trio of athletes have been at the heart and soul of the program through wins, losses and defections.
The doubles team of Amelia Carpenter and Michelle Zemplenyi took third place overall at the state tournament and solidified their place in the Mercer Island girls tennis program’s history.
The four athletes representing Mercer Island High School in the boys and girls state golf tournaments finished their respective season strong May 21 and 22. Three of the four golfers made the cut and qualified to play in the second round.
One of the best track and field athletes in the history of Mercer Island High School finished her career last weekend.
When Megan Elston was a sophomore at Mercer Island High School, playing goalkeeper for the soccer team wasn’t enough. Wanting to play another sport during the school year, preferably in the spring, a friend suggested she try lacrosse. Her love affair with the sport has lasted almost a decade, but has brought her back to the place she started as the Islander team’s head coach.
Mercer Island High School graduate Jesse Johnson helped the University of Washington crew team to its first NCAA National Championship in a decade Saturday morning.
They donned face paint, colored their hair and made colorful signs. Screaming and cheering on their friends and classmates, students from all three Mercer Island elementary schools came together Friday afternoon at the Mercer Island High School stadium for the 37th annual All-Island Track Meet.
Mercer Island High School senior Greg Mahony was selected to tryout for the U.S. Lacrosse national team. The team will compete in the International Lacrosse Federation Under-19 World Championships to be held next year.
One year ago, the fledgling Mercer Island Travel Team (MITT) program took its 9-and-under and 10-and-under teams to the Pasco Memorial Day Tournament in Pasco, Wash., but returned hat in hand.
The Yankees came back from a seven-run deficit in the bottom of the sixth inning to win the Mercer Island Little league title 10-9. The May 30 championship game against the Tigers went into extra innings at the South Mercer Playfields.