Here’s a quick look at the winners for last weekend’s Round the Rock paddle surfing race. Racers in the 13-mile event started at Seward Park and traveled around the Island, going south first.
The second annual Swim Across American Lake Washington swim was held last Saturday. The event, which raised money for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, boasted 169 swimmers who crossed the finish line at Luther Burank Park.
The annual Escape from the Rock triathlon was held last weekend here on Mercer Island.
Mercer Island girls in fifth through eighth grades will now be able to play fall lacrosse, thanks to the new MI girls Fall Ball program. The league, which begins games Friday afternoons in October, is registering now.
The MIFC U14 Islanders won the Sky River tournament in Monroe at the end of August. The girls team beat the Seattle United Tango 2-0 for the win in the championship match.
Years ago, the Escape from the Rock triathlon started a trend. The race, which begins at Luther Burbank Park, was the first to get the I-90 express lanes closed for a portion of the event.
Mercer Island football fans were out in full force Friday night to watch the Islanders kick off the season in a non-league game against Seattle Prep at West Seattle Stadium.
The first ever Islander Aquathon, which debuted last night, was a success. Approximately 200 people took part in the race, which started with the swimming portion in Lake Washington, followed by a run through Luther Burbank Park.
The local Eastside Football Club Girls U11 team were the Champions of the Puma Rimland Pacific Cup soccer tournament.
Friends of Hoop, a top level AAU basketball program, is adding a girls program to its successful boys program this fall.
For years, Mercer Island High School tennis coach Joyce Hedlund mentored and helped tennis players on the Island. Not only was she a coach, but a listening ear and someone to talk to if needed.
The U.S. Lacrosse organization ranked the Mercer Island High School boys lacrosse program as the 21st best in the country for their 2010 season.
Four Mercer Island residents recently earned awards through the Junior Eastside Tennis league. The league, which is comprised of 23…
