It should come as no surprise that the Mercer Island High School swim teams are title contenders each year. While the girls have been close the past five years, the Islander boys have taken two consecutive state titles. It was recently announced that the team won the national title this year, as well. And while all of this has come under the tutelage of high school swim coach Jeff Lowell, it starts at the club level.
After losing its first game to the eventual tournament champion, the Mercer Island Little League 9- and 10-year-old All-Stars battled their way back through the loser’s bracket to finish third at the District 9 Little League tournament held at Hartman Park in Redmond, Wash. A total of 16 Little League all-star teams from the Eastside District 9 participated in the tournament and only the winner advanced to the state tournament.
Local 14 year old sets his sights on making Mercer Island High School varsity
Aldape trains for fun, friendship and exercise
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Pacific Northwest team, with four Islanders, falls out of top 10 at National tourney
Team falls to Auburn No. 1 during finals
Mike Vick, Adam “Pacman” Jones, Barry Bonds, Tim Donaghy, the Cincinatti Bengals, Tour de France etc … professional sports scandals have cut across every arena this year. The situations that athletes have put themselves into are nothing new to sports fans. Athletes in trouble with the law or cheating has become an epidemic. And the trouble is not just at the professional level.
On beautiful nights during the summer, Homestead Field transforms from a lazy old baseball field into a place of excitement. The entire park seemingly comes alive with the crack of the bat, laughter and dugout chatter. These sounds are typically caused by energetic members of local Little League baseball teams, who are thrilled to be on the field. However, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night in the summer, the buzz is caused by members of the Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Softball Program.
Forecast is less than half of preseason for fishes’ return, Cutthroat trout is OK
The Mercer Island Country Club 14-and-under boys’ water polo team won the Midlakes Championship for the first time by beating the Mercerwood Shore Club, 18-16, on Aug. 17. The Country Club qualified for the finals by beating Phantom Lake 13-4 and Fairwood 10-6.
Islander will attend Santa Clara for a year
