Saturday, May 19, 2012
Mercer Island, (15-6-0) advances to a semifinal matchup (and an opportunity to avenge a 8-7 loss on May 5) against rivals Bellevue (18-2-0) on Wednesday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at Islander Stadium.
Mercer Island advanced to the semifinals of the Washington Lacrosse Boys State Championship tournament with an 11-5 Division I quarterfinal win over Bellarmine Prep, Friday at Islander Stadium on Mercer Island. The win propelled the defending state champions into a Wednesday semifinal matchup with Bellevue and to within a single win of their fourth consecutive championship game berth. Mercer Island, playing in front of a partisan home crowd, was held to just a single goal in the first before the Islanders broke the game open with six second-quarter goals for a 7-2 halftime lead. In the third, Bellarmine outscored the Islanders 2-1 to make it 8-4. But the fourth again belonged to MI as the Islanders put the Lions away with three goals in …
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Islander Stadium
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Students working and DJing at KMIH-FM 88.9 and 94.5 earned the awards Thursday at the 2012 Washington Radio Conference.
Mercer Island High School students learning career skills in the school's Radio class (taught by teacher and local radio station KMIH producer Charlie Hilen) picked up several awards Thursday at the 2012 Washington Radio Conference at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor. With five of the seven schools that offer radio in the state attending, MIHS radio students placed in four categories. The following students were honored in the competition: Levi Larkin placed 3rd for Best Public Service Announcement. Matt Sexton placed 2nd for Best Promotion Campaign and 3rd for Best Jock Talk. Ian Caldwell, Sebastian Aron, Dan Mayer, Duncan Koontz and Sam Peterson took 3rd place for Best Team Newscast. Ryan Rouillard received many outstanding …
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14105 Purdy Dr NW, Gig Harbor, WA
Peninsula High School
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Ryan Hall, current coach of Mercer Island Girls Water Polo team, will coach 15-18 year-old boys at the Rain City Water Polo club.
Ryan Hall, current coach of Mercer Island girls varsity water polo team, has joined the Rain City Water Polo Club coaching staff for the 2012 summer session through August 1. The Bellevue native and Newport High School graduate will be starting on May 28th (meeting WIAA no contact requirements) and will be working with the 18u and 16u men. Hall's coaching roots on Mercer Island extend back to his days in the Midlakes Water Polo’s summer league water polo at Newport Hills in 2005. He has served as an assistant coach at the University of Redlands, helping to lead the Bulldogs to a SCIAC championship in 2009. The journeyman coach took the head coaching job of Mercer Island High School boys water polo team in 2010 and helped guide the men’s …
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Mary Wayte Swimming Pool
8815 SE 40th St, Mercer Island, WA
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Area restaurants are getting in on the Bellevue Jazz Festival, which kicks off at the end of the month.
Local restaurants and venues will be hosting concerts during the 5th Annual Bellevue Jazz Festival from May 30 through June 3. El Gaucho Bellevue, 520 Bar & Grill, Cypress Wine Bar, Z’Tejas, Rock Bottom Brewery and Restaurant, Black Bottle Postern, Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge and Lot No. 3 will be hosting free concerts throughout the festivities. Lincoln Square and Bellevue Square will host additional free concerts. The Clayton Brothers Quintet (May 31), Booker T. Jones (June 1) and the Hubert Laws Quintet (June 2) will be the featured artists during the festival. They will perform paid concerts at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center. General admission tickets are $34, $17 for students. Passes to all three concerts are $78. Bake’s Place, …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Good advice for last night's Dunham Scholarship finalists and winner MIHS senior Suzanne Gaber by MIHS 2003 grad Jessica Lind-Diamond.
How important is picking the "right" college? We spend a lot of time in the the college application process — testing, tutoring, AP classes, essays, resume building . . . We act as if our child's whole future depends on where they spend the next four years. A refreshing perspective was offered by 2003 Mercer Island High School graduate, Jessica Lind-Diamond, who spoke at a reception honoring the Stanley Ann Dunham scholarship applicants Tuesday night, May 15. Lind-Diamond said she was miserable her freshman year in college, and had many tearful phone conversations with her dad trying to decide whether to transfer. She decided to stick it out and changed her approach. That next year Lind-Diamond took more challenging classes and got …
Connor Bernal, Brent Tsang, Chase York, Alex Robbs and Grant Preisler, Jr. honored as Islanders gear up to face Bellarmine Prep in state quarterfinals on Friday.
The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association announced on Tuesday the 2012 All-State teams for Boys Division I high school lacrosse. Included in the roster of 42 student-athletes from 18 schools were five varsity starters from the Mercer Island Islanders squad: Connor Bernal, Brent Tsang, Chase York, Alex Robbs and Grant Preisler, Jr. Bernal and Tsang were named to the All-State First Team, York to the Second Team and Robbs and Preisler the Third Team. The All-State selections are made by coaches from each of the league’s Division I teams in Washington state. Bellevue High School had the largest number of honorees — eight — and three named to the first team. Mercer Island High School had the second-highest number of honors, …
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Mercer Island High School
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The Lady Islanders will face Lakeside Prep in a consolation match to determine third and fourth place in the state finals at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19.
Bainbridge advanced to its ninth consecutive Washington Lacrosse Girls State Championship game with a 24–18 semifinal playoff win over Mercer Island Girls Lacrosse on Tuesday at Bainbridge High School. The win over the Islanders sets up a new title opponent for the defending state champion Spartans in Lake Sammamish. Earlier in the day, Lake Sammamish upset Lakeside, which had seven consecutive state championship game appearances and until last year, five consecutive title wins. Bainbridge took an early lead, outscoring the Islanders 13 – 11 in the first half. In the second, the Spartans pulled away scoring 11, while MI managed just seven. For Spartans scored five or more goals including Kelsey Mackin with seven, Olivia Smith with six, and…
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Bainbridge High School
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A pair of Mercer Island High School Juniors recently competed in the Quick and Dirty boat building competition during the Seattle Maritime Festival.
This past weekend Mercer Island High School students Marek Prussak and Ezra Tucker participated in the Quick and Dirty boatbuilding event at the Seattle Maritime Fesitval. Racing a boat of their own design and construction, the pair finished two heats of competition. Being the only student team in the event, Marrek and Ezra were happy with their results. "It was lots of fun," Prussak said. The pair was challenged to build a boat in under five hours with $100 in materials they had purchased themselves, then had to race it against other competitors. Prussak admitted that their design was a little different, but it proved worthy. "It worked pretty well," Prussak said. This was the first time Prussak and Tucker had taken part in the event, and…
Monday, May 14, 2012
Singles and doubles finals featured Mercer Island athletes on both sides of the net.
Mercer Island High School's girls tennis team won the KingCo 3A Tournament on Friday. The singles final pitted Mercer Island's Nora Tan against Melanie Lee in an all Island final. Tan won in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2. The doubles finals was all Mercer Island as well. Sophia Gage/Lydia Venditti beat Caroline Dillon/Gabby Venditti 7-6, 6-4. The Mercer Island doubles team of Ashley Larson/Jamie Mounger beat a tough Juanita team to earn 4th place and earn a trip to Districts. Mercer Island singles player Carissa Ham placed 5th and will serve as the alternate at Districts.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Here's a recap of some of the top stories from the past week on Mercer Island Patch.
Agent: Statistics Paint a Varied Picture Reports are rampant about the state of the housing market. Some statistics point to an accelerated improvement, if only by small steps. Some still list a decline in price, but slower than before. More... Police Blotter: Multiple Arrests, A High School Student Beaten, and Plants Stolen from Local Home The following information from May 1-6 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. More... Interstate 90 Lawsuit to Stop Light Rail Sent Back to State Supreme Court A ruling that dismissed a group's lawsuit that would have blocked the use of the Interstate 90 bridge for Sound Transit light rail is headed to the State …
Kendall Watson
11:08 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A nice compliment for some classy kids — thanks Chris! more ›