There isn’t a team in the state that wants to face the Mercer Island boys swim team. Last week’s results didn’t help that fact. The Islanders crushed the second-place team from the 2006 state swim meet, Kennedy High School, 135-35 during a double dual-meet at Mary Wayte Pool on Dec. 4.
Mercer Island High School teacher and resident Brett Ogata has had many coaching roles as an Islander. But the one that he took last spring with Skyline High School as the football team’s offensive coordinator fulfilled a dream.
Pair of 11-0 runs sink thoughts of an Islander upset against No. 2-ranked Issaquah
Last year Leroy Lutu injured his hand playing football for the football team. This year the Mercer Island senior opted out of football during the fall to guarantee himself a healthy beginning to the basketball season. That plan has paid off — and then some.
Forfeits cost Mercer Island a big meet, win weekend tournament
The boys and girls basketball teams faced Liberty High School on Dec. 10 with the same outcome — victory. Both teams achieved wins by utilizing multiple offensive weapons.
Senior ties school record for picks in a game as Islanders pound Interlake, 71-30
This season has been a move away from the past for the Mercer Island girls basketball team. The Islanders have developed a killer instinct this season against the low and mid-tier teams in 3A KingCo and have been competitive against the best squads in the league. But one element that the team can’t seem to break away from is scoring droughts.
Islander left grass, dirt and injuries for love of the hardwood
Last year was full of records, the changing of the guard, national titles and youthful athletes that show a bright future for Mercer Island athletics.
Neither the boys nor girls Mercer Island High School basketball teams made it to the finals of their respective tournaments in California, but both proved they can play with some of the best teams in the west.
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