Coach: Liz Shields
Coach: Chris Long (first year)
Coaches: Sam Gadbury and Erica Hill
Mercer Island senior Jess Blakeslee was selected to play in the 2016 Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association (WSGBCA) 3A/4A All State game Saturday at King’s High School in Seattle. Blakeslee scored eight points as the 3A all-star girls rolled to a 117-73 win.
Coach: Don Papasedero
Coach: Colin Rigby (fourth year)
Coach: Kelly John-Lewis
Coach: Dale Watanabe (first season)
A battle between the Skyline Spartans and Mercer Island Islanders boys soccer teams in the season opener for both teams ended in a stalemate.
Coach: Carol Gullstad (first year as head coach, fourth season with varsity team)
Nine months later, a 3A state championship win still lingers in the minds of Mercer Island’s players and coaches. Though some are more willing to acknowledge it than others.
Athletes for Kids, a mentorship program that partners high school athletes with special needs students, recently made its debut on Mercer Island with founding members Alex Shanks, Alex Platou, Greg Fuchs, Nikhil Nayer, Serina Nguyen and Lauren Ralph.
Before 40,000 screaming fans, Jordan Morris took CenturyLink Field as a starter for the Seattle Sounders FC Sunday to kick off his rookie season.