The Mercer Island boys soccer players found themselves in familiar territory Thursday night, which was favorable and very much welcomed.
The Mercer Island girls lacrosse team secured a second-place finish in the Alki division standings with a 17-4 win over Holy Names in the league finale Wednesday night at Mercer Island High School.
MI girls tennis edges Bellevue, claims second in KingCo
With a late goal from Eric Dreyer, the Mercer Island boys soccer team edged Liberty 3-2 Tuesday night at Liberty High School to stay undefeated in KingCo competition.
Prior to the team’s tennis meet against Lake Washington, the Mercer Island girls tennis team celebrated seniors Sarah Sweet, Caroline Hamilton, Fiona Brasfield and Miji Suhr last Thursday at Mercer Island High School.
The captains of the Mercer Island girls lacrosse team made no bones about their goal to make a state-finals run at the beginning of the 2016 season. This year’s roster features 16 returners from a team that won eight straight games before dropping its final two contests last season, including a 9-8 loss to Snohomish in the opening round of the state tournament.
The Mercer Island boys lacrosse team suffered its first loss to a Washington state opponent this season, falling to Issaquah 8-7 Friday night at Issaquah High School.
Three nights after locking up the 3A KingCo league’s top seed with a 3-2 win over Lake Washington, the Mercer Island boys soccer team broke out to score nine goals, hammering Sammamish 9-0 at Mercer Island High School.
Though last year’s prize was bigger, that didn’t make Friday’s prize any less sweet.
The Mercer Island girls tennis team picked up its fifth-straight meet win Thursday, sweeping Lake Washington 7-0 at Mercer Island High School. The win also marked the Islanders’ fifth-consecutive sweep of their opponents since falling to the first-place Interlake Saints 4-3 on March 31.
The Mercer Island middle and high school mountain biking teams had another impressive showing at the Pedaling the Peninsula race, held April 17 in Gig Harbor.
Claiming an early lead and pulling away with five runs in the third inning, the Interlake Saints defeated Mercer Island 11-5 Wednesday at Interlake High School.
Two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning propelled the Mercer Island baseball team past Bellevue 3-2 Wednesday night at Island Crest Park.