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Mercer Island Wins Two at NW Invitational

Islanders Boys Lacrosse faces down stiff competition from Oregon high schools Lincoln and Lake Oswego to stay undefeated.

Mercer Island finished the weekend undefeated as host of the Northwest Invitational lacrosse tournament defeating two top-ranked schools from Oregon.

Connor Bernal led all scorers with three goals in their Saturday win over Lincoln, 7-6, and Bernal and Alex Robbs each scored two goals to lead Mercer Island to a 9 - 7 opening win over Oregon's Lake Oswego at the NW Invitational high school lacrosse tournament, Friday on Mercer Island. The wins were the fifth and sixth of the season for the Islanders.

In the win over Lake Oswego, Carlos Barrios had 10 saves for the Islanders. JC Vanden Brink had a pair of gaols and Sam Fricke had 12 saves in goal for the Lakers.

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No information scoring details were available for the Saturday game.

Mercer Island (5-0-0) next faces Lincoln (Ore.) at the NW Invitational, Saturday, March 24 in an 8 p.m. start at Mercer Island High School.

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Scoring

Mercer Island 9, Lake Oswego (Ore.) 7 (Connor Bernal, MI, 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 ground balls; Alex Robbs, MI, 2 goals, 2 ground balls; Peter Mahony, MI, 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 ground balls; Carlos Barrios, MI, 10 saves; JC Vanden Brink, LO, 2 goals; Billy Able, LO, 1 goal, 3 ground balls; James Watkins, LO, 1 assist, 3 ground balls); Sam Fricke, LO, 12 saves)

NW Invitational Results

Friday

Henderson (Nev.) 21, Sunset (Ore) 7

Skyline 13, Palo Verde (Nev.) 12

Jesuit (Ore.) 12, Timberline (Idaho) 4

Guilderland (NY) 12, Lincoln (Ore.) 5

Saturday

Lake Washington 13, Timberline (Idaho) 3

Skyline 11, Jesuit (Ore.) 9 (

Issaquah 10, Palo Verde (Nev.) 5

Henderson (Nev.) 9, Bainbridge 7

Mercer Island 7, Lincoln (Ore.) 6

Henderson (Nev.) 14, Lake Oswego 6 (Ore. )

Sunset (Ore.) 10, Palo Verde (Nev.)

Claremont (BC) 11, Lakeridge (Ore.) 5

Bellevue 9, Guilderland (NY) 5

Sunset (Ore.) 10, Timberline (Idaho) 3

Sunday

Lake Oswego (Ore.) 10, Lake Washington 9

Sunset (Ore.) 12, Bainbridge 8

Lincoln (Ore.) 9, Palo Verde (Nev.) 2

Claremont (BC) 19, Henderson (Nev.) 16

Lakeridge (Ore.) 8, Timberline (Ore.) 2

Claremont (BC) 11, Jesuit (Ore.) 7


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