From the Goal Line

This press release was passed along by the OSU sports information office.

TUCSON, Ariz. – Oregon State utility player Matt Boyd has been named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team, Collegiate Baseball announced Wednesday morning. Boyd was selected as a utility player since he split time as a designated hitter and pitcher this past season.

As a pitcher, Boyd was dominant in 42 2/3 innings, making 20 appearances, two of which were starts. He led the Beavers with a 7-1 record and posted a 1.90 earned run average while opponents batted just .200 against him. Boyd had a 2:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and opponents collected just 31 hits off him in 2010.

Offensively, Boyd, a native of Mercer Island, Wash., had a fine season, batting .264 with six doubles, three home runs and 19 runs batted in. He hit his first career home run while making his first career start on the mound, March 4 against UC Riverside, and a week later, drove home three runs on a double to right against Utah, send the Beavers to the victory.

His success at both positions earned the lefty All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors in just his first season in Corvallis.

He and the Beavers recently completed their 2010 campaign after going 1-2 at the Gainesville Regional in Florida. Oregon State finished the season 32-24.

This is a little outside what I usually write about on this blog, but honestly it’s too impressive to not mention.

As the Mercer Island girls and boys were busy finishing up their state tournament, the 1A girls finished at Columiba Point Golf Club in Richland, Wash. I mention this tournament because for the fourth time, in a row, Chelan High School’s Kelli Bowers has won the individual state title.

I covered Chelan and it’s surrounding vacinity during my time with the Lake Chelan Mirror and watched Bowers win. During a post state interview she said her goal was to win four in a row, one each year of her high school career. Last year she nailed it, sweeping away the competition. This year, she ended day one four strokes behind Alyssa Maine from Freeman High School, the one golfer thought to possibly challenge Bowers for the title.

Yesterday, Bowers finished the first round an 84 and followed it with a 70 Wednesday, shooting two under course par for the winning overall score of 154. Maine had an 80 the first day and a 75 today to finish just one stroke behind Bowers with a 155.

Bowers will be attending the University of Washington in the fall where she’ll be playing golf.

It might be a holiday weekend, but the relaxing barbeques are going to have to wait until Sunday as many of the MIHS teams are in the hunt for state hardware this week.

Things kick off tonight with the boys lacrosse state semi-final game against Issaquah. The game starts at 8 p.m. at Islander Stadium. The Islanders are undefeated this season, 19-0 overall and 14-0 in league. Issaquah, the two time defending state champs are 16-4 overall and 12-2 in league. In the two teams only meeting this season, Mercer Island won the game 9-7 in a rematch of last year’s state final game.

Tomorrow, members of the Islanders track team will travel to Mt. Tahoma High School for the state meet. Molly O’Callahan, Carly Andersen, Lauren Ellis, Cora Miller and Aaron Elefson are all competing at the event.

The girls 3A 3,200 race, which O’Callahan is competing in will take place on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. The boys 3A 3,200 race, which Elefson will compete in, also takes place Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

Andersen and Ellis will both compete in the 3A girls javelin contest, which will take place on Friday, May 28 at 12:30 p.m.

The 300-meter hurdles race, which Miller will compete in, begins with heat 1 at 1:55 on Friday. Heat 2 will race at 2 p.m. The finals will be held on Saturday at 12:15 p.m.

For a full list of the track and field state schedule, and the heat sheets for each competition visit the WIAA track and field page.

The state tennis competition starts on Friday, May 28. Jordan Smith, Max Franklin, Andrew Smith, Chelsea Bailey, Julia Schubach, Kelly Crandall, Julia Zook and Nora Tan will all play for the Islanders. You can find the various doubles and singles brackets here for both boys and girls.

The girls and boys state golf tournament will wrap up this afternoon. Here’s a look at the first day scores for the Islanders and I will be updating the final scores as soon as they become available.

Best of luck to all the MI teams!

Six members of the Mercer Island High School girls lacrosse team were named to the 2010 All-State teams for division I and division II.

The MIHS division II team earned the team sportsmanship award for division II.

Named to the division I first team included: senior Ellen Haas, who was also named to the first team last year. Named to the second team were seniors Catherine Laplant, defender, Talia Homchick, midfield and Hannah Bahn, attack.

On the division I first team from Mercer Island was sophomore defender Megan Jemley and to the division II second team was freshman Dulce Moll, who play midfield.

The Islanders will start their state baseball playoff run this weekend. For a look at the team’s KingCo tournament (which they won) check out my story in this week’s paper.

The team is heading to Centralia on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game at Wheeler Field in the first state game against Sumner (16-7).

Our sister paper, the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier-Herald has a piece online about the Spartans first trip to the state tournament in 25 years.

If Islanders (17-6, ranked 7th in state) win they will face the winner of the Colubmia River/Highline game at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Wheeler Field (essentially they would start the second game right after the first finishes).

Another win would push Mercer Island into the semifinals which would be on May 28 at 1 p.m. at Safeco Field.

Here’s a look at the state bracket, which the WIAA will update as scores become available.

For those who will be heading south for the game don’t forget tickets are $8 for adults and students with an ASB card and seniors are $6.

I’ve posted this before, but here’s another look at the KingCo 3A baseball tournament bracket. The tourney starts today, but Mercer Island won’t play their first game until Thursday against the winner of the Liberty/Sammamish game. If Liberty wins it will be the third time those two teams will play each other in two weeks.

I will update the games with team information as it becomes available.

Tuesday May 11

Game #1          4PM    Liberty vs. Sammamish (Final score: Sammamish 4-1 over Liberty)

Game #2          7PM     Juanita vs. Bellevue (Final score: Bellevue 5-4 over Juanita)

Thursday May 13

Game #3          4 PM   Sammamish vs. Mercer Island

Game #4          7 PM   Bellevue vs. Mount Si

Friday May 14

Game #5          7PM Mercer Island 4 v. Bellevue 3 (#1 to state)

Saturday May 15

Game #6          1PM Sammamish v. Mount Si

Game #7          4PM Bellevue v. Sammamish (Winner #2 to advance against Metro #3)

All games will be at Bannerwood Sports Park (Weather permitting)

This week the Mercer Island High School track and field team will travel to Eastlake High School for the 3A KingCo track meet which starts Wednesday. Last week the Islanders headed to Mount Si for the last meet of the regular season. Here are the results:

Thursday, May 6 at Mount Si HS

Boys Results

Team scores – 1, Mercer Island 66; 2, Mount Si 65; 3, Cedarcrest 50.
100 meters – 2, Kurtis Rosengreen 11.20. 200 meters – 7, Kyle Nakagaki 25.00. 400 meters – 2, Colin Strong 52.8; 4, Aaron Azose 53.50. 800 meters – 1, William Clausen 2:06.00; 3, Aaron Elefson 2:08.2. 1,600 meters – 1, Aaron Elefson 4:37.8. 3,200 meters – 1, Aaron Elefson 9:50.9; 2, Nicholas Ford 9:57.6. 110 meter hurdles – 2, Elliot Blasich 16.3; 3, John Hammerstrom 17.00. 300 meter hurdles – 2, John Hammerstrom 43.00. 4×100 meter relay – 3, Mercer Island (Aaron Azose, Jeff Lindquist, Reid Jackson, Christopher Caluza) 46.4. 4×400 meter relay – 2, Mercer Island (Colin Strong, Kurtis Rosengreen, Aaron Azose, Jeff Lindquist) 3:33.9. Shot put – 3, Jonathan Witz 45’09.5; 4, David Kuhn 43’03. Javelin – 2, Kennan Adams 163’03; 5, Reid Jackson 142’09. High jump – 3, Jeff Lindquist 5’06; 4, Kyle Nakagaki 5’04; 5, Elliot Blasich 5’00. Pole vault – 1, Tyler Borer 11’00; 2, Espen Platou 10’00. Long jump – 1, Reid Jackson 19’03.5; 3, Kurtis Rosengreen 18’02.75. Triple jump – 2, Kennan Adams 34’11; 4, Espen Platou 33’03.75.

Girls Results

Team scores – 1, Mount Si 106; 2, Mercer Island 44; 3, Cedarcrest 36.
100 meters – 2, Laura Harrison 13.10; 4, Queen Opoku 13.20. 400 meters – 2, Laura Harrison 1:02.4. 800 meters – 2, Gabi Goyette 2:36.3; 2, Laura Brindley 2:37.9; 5, Tyler Ledbetter 2:49.1. 1,600 meters – 3, Molly O’Callahan 5:40.5. 3,200 meters – 2, Haley Lepp 13:08.1; 4, Kaya McRuer 13:54.6. 100 meter hurdles – 2, Cora Miller 15.8; 5, Jordan Peralta 18.8. 4×200 meter relay – 1, Mercer Island (Julia Davis, Maddison Crothamel, Madeline Oaks, Savannah Reid) 1:58.4. 4×400 meter relay – 3, Mercer Island (Laura Harrison, Julia Davis, Jordan Peralta, Cora Miller) 5:03.5. Discus – 4, Carly Andersen 78’11. Javelin – 3, Carly Andersen 106’04. High jump – 2, Christina Travis 4’02; 3, Madeline Oaks, Carly Andersen 4’00. Long jump – 3, Queen Opoku 12’04.75.

Six lacrosse leaders from Mercer Island, Edmonds, Redmond, Seattle, Vashon Island, and Bainbridge Island have been selected for 2010 induction into the Washington State Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Mercer Island High School assistant coach and youth program founder Mark Larson, youth lacrosse champion and coach Harry Osterander of Edmonds, longtime high school officials Janet Lennon-Jones of Redmond, and Lorrie McKay of Seattle, Whitman College and Vashon Island High School program founder Charley Rosenberry of Vashon Island and Bainbridge High School coach and former Canadian National Team member Tami Tommila of Bainbridge Island were tapped for induction by the Washington State Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse.

The six will be enshrined Saturday, October 23 at the state hall’s third semi-annual induction ceremonies at the Washington Athletic Club.  Tickets are $66 and go on sale Wednesday, May 12 at www.uslax-wa.org/hof.html

MARK LARSON – Seattle, Wash. (Mercer Island High School)

Former Florida State University lacrosse player, Mark Larson, 53, of Seattle is the Mercer Island High School boys assistant coach, co-founder of the Mercer Island Youth Lacrosse program and former Washington Chapter President of US Lacrosse.  Under Larson’s seven-year guidance, MIYL grew of just 20 participants to over 70.  Today, over 250 Mercer Island youth participate in the program, which has become a model youth lacrosse program in the State of Washington.

HARRY OSTRANDER – Edmonds, Wash. (Youth Lacrosse / Lakeside School)

Former St. Lawrence College lacrosse player, Harry Ostrander of Edmonds is a longtime high school coach and champion of the sport in Washington state.  Along with service on the state board of directors of the Boys High School League, Osterdander, 64, was the head coach at Lakeside Middle School from 1988 – 2006 and for nearly 20 years was involved in the teaching of lacrosse skills to Washington state’s youth as an organizer lacrosse clinics at the high school, youth and middle school levels along with Boys & Girls Clubs in Belleview, Edmonds and Snohomish.

JANET LENNON-JONES – Redmond, Wash. (Official)

Former Wellesley College lacrosse player, Janet Lennon-Jones of Redmond is a 19-year veteran umpire in Washington state.  Lennon-Jones, 41, was the state’s first District-rated umpire and also the first in the state to hold a national rating as an official.  She officiated the first Washington high school girl’s state championship in 1993 and today continues to pass her skill to younger generations of officials by conducting officiating clinics in the state.

LORRIE McKAY – Seattle, Wash. (Official)

Former Western Washington University player Lorrie McKay has umpired lacrosse games at every level in Washington state for over 20 years.  An organizer of the association that became the Washington Women’s Lacrosse Umpire Association, McKay, 45, McKay has served in a variety of roles including Chair of the WWLUA from 2005 – 07 and League Umpire Assignor from 2003 – 06.   She was also a founder of the Washington Junior Umpire Program.  For her efforts the local umpire board recognized McKay’s contributions by naming their annual service award in her honor.

CHARLEY ROSENBERRY – Vashon Island, Wash. (Vashon Island High School / Whitman College)

Former Whitman College lacrosse player Charley Rosenberry of Vashon Island is the founder and current head coach of the Vashon High School lacrosse team.  Rosenberry, 51, founded the Whitman College lacrosse program while a student on the Walla Walla campus.  Since coming to Vashon, he won the Division II state championship in 1997 and 2005 and was selected Division II coach of the year in 2003 and 2006.  At Whitman, Rosenberry serves on the school’s Board of Overseers and a lacrosse scholarship fund was dedicated to him in 2006.

TAMIKO “Tami” TOMMILA – Bainbridge Island, Wash. (Bainbridge Island High School)

Langara College lacrosse standout and former Canadian National Team member Tami Tommila is the head coach of the Bainbridge Island girls lacrosse team.  While at Bainbridge, Tommila coached the Spartans to four state championships.   For her efforts she was named the 2005 Washington high school girls coach of the year.  As an athlete, she competed in three World Cup tournaments, serving as Canadian team captain in 1997.  A tireless champion of the sport, she runs a Bainbridge youth lacrosse camp for kindergarten through high school aged players and organizes off-season competition opportunities for girls.

Several members of the MIHS boys soccer team won KingCo honors for their work this season. These players, along with the rest of the honoree’s will be recognized tonight at 6:45 p.m. at Islander Stadium, in between the two first round KingCo tournament matches. The Islanders game begins at 7:15 p.m.

2010 KINGCO 3A/2A BOYS SOCCER FIRST TEAM SELECTION

2010 KINGCO 3A/2A BOYS SOCCER SECOND TEAM SELECTION

2010 Boys Soccer Honorable Mention

Alrighty, now that my brain has figured out what the MIHS baseball team playoff situation is I can move on to the other spring sports teams and their playoffs! Here is the situation for the boys soccer team.

On Monday, May 10, Mercer Island will host the first round of the 2010 3A KingCo soccer tournament featuring two games. Here are those match ups:

Game 1: KingCo #3 (Sammamish) vs. KingCo #4 (Bellevue) 5 p.m.

Game 2: KingCo #2 (Mercer Island) vs. KingCo #5 (Juanita) 7:15 p.m.

Between those two games, at roughly 6:45 p.m. the KingCo awards will be announced (first, second etc. all-league teams, as well as coach of the year and sportsmanship award).

On Wednesday, May 12 the winners of game 1 and game 2 will play each other. If Mercer Island wins their Monday game the team will play at home on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. kickoff. The winner of the Wednesday game will face off against the No. 3 Metro league team for the final spot to state on Saturday, May 15. (Mount Si has earned their spot to state already. Metro and KingCo have a total of four slots to the state tournament.)

If Mercer Island wins on Wednesday, the Saturday game would be at MIHS against Metro #3 at 2 p.m.

We’ll update with more information once things get underway!