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A quick look at 2010 football season

Megan Managan — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:55:14 +0000

It’s hardly even summer yet (or maybe never will be if this rain doesn’t let up sometime), but here’s a quick look at the fall football schedule for Mercer Island High School. The team finished the 2009 season 4-6 under first year head coach Brett Ogata, who returns for a second season in the fall.

2010 Varsity Schedule (preliminary)
Home games in bold
• Sept 3: at Seattle Prep (West Seattle stadium)
• Sept 10: Newport
• Sept. 17: at Juanita
• Sept 24: Interlake
• Oct. 1: at Bellevue
• Oct. 8: at Mt. Si
• Oct. 15: Liberty (homecoming)
• Oct. 22: at Sammamish
• Oct. 29: Lake Washington
• Nov. 5/6: Playoff or Metro crossover game

MIHS girls golf nabs third straight KingCo title

Megan Managan — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:15:02 +0000

The Mercer Island girls golf team finally achieved something they’ve tried to do before, but could never quite pull out. Monday the team beat Inglemoor 230-248 in one of the closest matches of the season. With the win the Islanders secured their third straight KingCo title, something no other team has accomplished.

Lisa Chinn/Contributed photo

If that wasn’t impressive enough the team has won 33 dual matches in a row and have won 64 of their last 69 dual matches, a winning streak stretching out over the last three years.

Now that the regular season is behind them, the team will travel to the KingCo 3A medalist tournament on Monday, May 10 at Riverbend Golf Course in Kent. From there the top golfers will qualify for the state tournament which starts May 25 at Horn Rapids Golf Club in Richland. The girls team finished fourth as a team last year at state.

Track and field update

Megan Managan — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:29:07 +0000

Here’s some results update from the last couple of track meets. Space constraints have made it tough to get everything in the print edition so here is the latest on the Mercer Island team:

Thursday, April 29 at Mercer Island HS

Boys results

Bellevue 112
Mercer Island 33

100 meters – 3, Kurtis Rosengreen. 200 meter – 2, Jeff Lindquist. 800 meters – 3, Aaron Elefson. 1,600 meters – 3, William Clausen. 110 meter hurdles – 3, Elliot Blasich. 300 meter hurdles – 2, John Hammerstrom. 4×400 meter relay – 1, Mercer Island (John Hammerstrom, Jeff Lindquist, Aaron Azose, Reid Jackson) 3:53.6. Pole vault – 3, Espen Platou. Shot put – 2, Jonathan Witz. Javelin – 2, Reid Jackson. Long jump – 2, Reid Jackson; 3, Kurtis Rosengreen. Triple jump – 2, Cassidy Kaufman; 3, Keenan Adams. High jump – 2, Jeff Lindquist.

Girls results

Bellevue 88
Mercer Island 54

100 meters – 2, Queen (Abena) Opoku. 200 meters – 1, Laura Harrison 27.1. 800 meters – 1, Lindsay Bentser 2:32.5. 100 meter hurdles – 1, Cora Miller 16.6. 300 meter hurdles – 1, Jordan Peralta 57.07. 4×100 meter relay – 1, Mercer Island (Queen Opoku, Laura Harrison, Cora Miller, Alisha Waggoner) 50.8. Discus – 1, Carly Andersen 83’10; 3, Alfa Hordges. Shot put – 2, Alfa Hordges; 3, Carly Andersen. Javelin – 1, Carly Andersen 100’7; 2, Lauren Ellis. Long jump – 3, Queen Opoku. High jump – 2, Carly Andersen; 3, Jordan Peralta.

Saturday, May 1 at Lake Washington Invitational
Girls Results

200 meters – 27, Alisha Waggoner 27.30; 29, Laura Harrison 27.69. 3,000 meters – 24, Lindsay benster 11:06.73; 27, Molly O’Callahan 11:12.4. 4×400 relay – 13, Mercer Island (Julia Davis, Laura Harrison, Alisha Waggoner, Cora Miller) 4:15.33. Shot put – 18, Alfa Hordges 28’08. Javelin – 14, Carly Andersen 108’01. Discus – 29, Carly Andersen 77’06.

Saturday, May 1 at Shoreline Invitational
Boys Results

400 meters – 32, Aaron Azose 54.54. 800 meters – 18, William Clausen 2:01.7. 1,600 meters – 18, Aaron Elefson 4:27.36. 3,200 meters – 35, Nicholas Ford 10:02.7. 300 meter hurdles – 37, John Hammerstrom 43.61. 4×400 relay – 21, Mercer Island (Elliot Blasich,Colin Strong, Aaron Azose, Kurtis Rosengreen) 3:35.18. Shot put – 29, David Kuhn 42’03.5.

MIHS boys soccer honors 14 seniors tomorrow night

Megan Managan — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:36:25 +0000

Tomorrow night is senior night for the MIHS boys soccer team, playing their final regular season home game of the year, against Juanita (kick off at 7:30 p.m.). The team has an amazing 14 seniors on the roster this year and all will be honored, along with their parents, for the time and effort they’ve put into the program.

Big thanks to Julie Crow for passing this information on to me. Of the 14 seniors five will go on to play in college and 11 of the 14 will be attending out of state schools.

Check out Wednesday’s print edition for a look at the boys playoff chances – it’s going to be a tough road to state.

Eleven are going out to out of state schools; (the * means they are also playing soccer in college):

#1 James Suh Goal Keeper Lehigh University, PA
#6 Max Kearfott Defense Chapman University, CA
#7 David Yount Defense University of San Francisco,CA
#9 Kenny Nelson Defense Cal Poly San Luis Obispo,CA
#10 Nick Ward* Forward Cal State Monterey Bay,CA
#11 Ari Langman Defense Lafayette College,PA
#14 Jene Wook Shin Midfield University of Connecticut,CT
#17 CT Crow* Midfield Kenyon College, Ohio
#18 Quin Gier Defense Bucknell University, PA
#19 Taylor Ward* Defense Humboldt State, CA
#20 Matt Johnson* Defense Haverford College, PA

Three are staying in state:

#5 James Kashima Midfield University of Washington
#12 Tyler Ybarra* Forward St. Martin University, Lacey WA
#13 Danny Strome Forward University of Washington

MI’s 3A All-KingCo representatives

Megan Managan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:14:24 +0000

The All-KingCo basketball teams were announced at the end of the KingCo basketball tournament last Friday night.

Named to the first team from Mercer Island was junior Quinn Sterling and senior Kaj Sherman. Brian Miller received an honorable mention, while Bellevue’s Aaron Bright was named the KingCo boys league MVP and Sammamish coach Wes Newton was coach of the year.

Robert Burmeister/Contributed photo

In the girls league Hailey Gullstad was named the MVP while Islander head coach Jamie Prescott was the coach of the year.
Named to the first team from Mercer Island was Hannah Lilly, while Kate DaPron and Jae Shin were named to the second team.

Week 6 basketball poll

Megan Managan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:17:35 +0000

The season is right around the half way mark and the basketball polls couldn’t be any closer. The top three teams in the boys 3A poll were separated by just one point this week with undefeated Bellevue nabbing the top spot.

The Mercer Island girls jumped into the top five with a No. 4 ranking in the state. They are in firm command of the 3A KingCo league after dominating against Bellevue last Friday. As a little side note based on the numbers I’ve been seeing there are no undefeated 3A girls teams in the state this season.

The Bellevue boys took the top place in the 3A ranking as they are undefeated at 11-0. After watching them play against a fired up MI boys team last Friday, the Wolverines were cool and calm, obviously in control as they have been all season.

In the 4A girls arena Issaquah and Newport swapped No. 3 and No. 4 after the Lady Eagles beat Newport in the Knights first loss this season. Should be interesting to see how things play out until March.

Class 4A boys
1. Federal Way (10-0)
2. Curtis (11-0)
3. Gonzaga Prep (9-1)
4. Richland (10-0)
5. Jackson (9-1)
6. Decatur (8-2)
7. Kamiakin (9-1)
8. Skyline (8-1)
9. Foss (9-2)
10. Kentridge (8-3)
Others receiving votes: Walla Walla (7-2), Lake Washington (8-2), Lake Stevens (8-3)

Class 4A girls
1. Auburn Riverside (11-0)
2. Woodinville (10-0)
3. Issaquah (9-1)
4. Newport (9-1)
5. Federal Way (9-2)
6. Kentwood (8-2)
7. Lewis and Clark (7-3)
8. Edmonds-Woodway (8-1)
9. Jackson (8-1)
10. Chiawana (9-1)
Others receiving votes: Bellarmine Prep (7-3), Monroe (9-1), Richland (8-2), Wenatchee (7-4), Kentlake (8-3), Marysville-Pilchuck (8-3)

Class 3A boys
1. Bellevue (11-0)
2. Enumclaw (9-0)
3. Rainier Beach (7-3)
4. Seattle Prep (8-3)
5. Lakes (7-2)
6. O’Dea (8-3)
7. Shadle Park (8-2)
8. Mount Si (8-3)
9. Hazen (9-2)
10. Capital (7-1)
Others receiving votes: Franklin (5-5), Meadowdale (7-2), Columbia River (7-3), Foster (7-2), Hudson’s Bay (8-1), Sammamish (9-3)

Class 3A girls
1. Holy Names (9-2)
2. Kennedy Catholic (8-3)
3. White River (8-1)
4. Mercer Island (8-3)
5. Sumner (8-2)
6. Bonney Lake (8-3)
7. Lakes (7-3)
8. Mount Rainier (8-2)
9. Shadle Park (7-3)
10. Lakeside (7-5)
Others receiving votes: Prarie (6-3), Yelm (9-1), Mount Tahoma (10-2), Meadowdale (5-4), Shorecrest (5-3)

3A state tournament update

Megan Managan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:41:44 +0000

The march to state continues this week and next for many teams in the area. Many of Mercer Island’s fall sports are finished (boys golf, volleyball, football, water polo, cross country), but a couple will continue through this weekend, and depending on the success they have, possibly next weekend.

The MIHS girls volleyball team fell to Mount Si during the district tournament last weekend, but because state volleyball takes place this weekend in Kennewick, hears a quick look at how the coaches association ranked the top 8 3A teams.

Volleyball Coaches Association Class 3A rankings

1. Camas 2. Seattle Prep 3. Mount Spokane 4. Capital (Olympia) 5. Timberline (Lacey) 6. Bishop Blanchet (Seattle) 7. Lakes (Lakewood) 8. West Valley (Yakima)

The Islanders soccer team is still alive in the hunt for some state hardware. Last night the team took down Auburn Mountainview in the first round. They next play Glacier Peak, a state favorite this season. To watch the complete 3A girls soccer bracket visit the WIAA’s bracket or the WIAA state soccer tournament page.

In Northwest swimming action the Mercer Island girls team heads to Federal Way this weekend for the state tournament. Last year the girls finished third overall, and after sweeping KingCo and Districts this year it’s anyones guess how high the team could finish. The prelims begin Friday for the 3A event with the finals on Saturday. To get more info on the state swimming schedule check out the WIAA’s state swimming page.

Cross country rankings

Megan Managan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:42:47 +0000

The most recent high school cross country coaches rankings have come out, days ahead of the state meet this weekend in Pasco.
The Mercer Island boys qualified for the state contest, and have been ranked No. 9 in the state. This is a step up for the team after being ranked No. 10 last week. The girls dropped out of the ranking after not qualifying for the state meet as a team. Last week they were ranked No. 6.

Here’s the complete 3A boys ranking: 1. North Central (Spokane); 2. Bishop Blanchet (Seattle); 3. Belelvue; 4. Peninsula (Gig Harbor); 5. Mount Spokane; 6. Seattle Prep; 7. Lindbergh (Renton); 8. Columbia River (Vancouver); 9. Mercer Island; 10. Everett

See next week’s issue for a recap of the state meet with local results.

A quick look at Mercer Island in the KingCo 3A standings

Megan Managan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:33:20 +0000

Next week marks the last week of the regular season for many of Mercer Island’s fall sports. For some the post season hunt has already begun, like cross country and boys golf.
The cross country teams will head to Issaquah for the KingCo league meet on Thursday afternoon and the boys golf team is looking to score a win at the district tournament to complete their season in undefeated fashion. Swimming is also undefeated, looking to take down Bothell this afternoon before Bainbridge on Tuesday. The KingCo Championships will be held Thursday, Oct. 29 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The boys tennis team also remains undefeated this season, putting an 8-0 dent on the season thus far.
As the season winds down and the wins become so much more important for playoff potential here is a quick look at where the KingCo 3A league is in volleyball, girls soccer and football.

Volleyball
Mount Si     9-0 (10-1)
Mercer Island 7-2 (8-4)
Interlake    4-4 (6-5)
Juanita    4 -5 (4-7)
Bellevue    3-5 (3-7)
Liberty    3-5 (5-6)
Sammamish    0-9

Girls soccer
Mercer Island 8-1-0 (10-2-1)
Sammamish    4-2-2 (5-3-3)
Mount Si    3-3-3 (4-6-3)
Juanita    3-3-2 (3-3-6)
Liberty    2-2-4 (2-6-4)
Bellevue    2-5-1 (5-6-1)
Interlake    1-7-0 (4-8-0)

Football
Bellevue     3-0 (4-2)
Liberty    3-0 (6-0)
Interlake    3-1 (5-1)
Juanita    2-1 (5-1)
Mount Si    1-2 (3-3)
Mercer Island 0-4 (1-5)
Sammamish    0-4 (1-5)

In other news, in the Cross Country Coaches Association weekly team rankings the Mercer Island girls team was ranked sixth overall. Glacier Peak of Snohomish was first, Shadle Park of Spokane second, Mount Spokane third, North Kitsap fourth, Columbia River of Vancouver, fifth, Capital of Olympica seventh, Seattle Prep eighth, Bellevue ninth and Enumclaw 10th.

Quick look at high school KingCo 3A standings

Megan Managan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:07:43 +0000

I had an e-mail from a reader last night asking about high school standings so I thought I’d give a little update as to where teams sit right now in the KingCo 3A league.
Next week things really kick off before the post season rush begins, so keep checking back for updated information that may not make the print edition.
Also, I wanted to note that the Mercer Island boy’s golf team is going to be playing for the KingCo title against Woodinville on Monday afternoon (beginning at 4 p.m.) at the Echo Woods golf course in Woodinville. Head coach Tyson Peters has been talking about this match up all season long, and it promises to be a good test of the Islanders’ talent.

Here are the standings for the KingCo 3A league as of the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 1

Football
1. Interlake 2-0 (5-0)
2. Liberty 2-0 (4-0)
3. Juanita 1-0 (4-0)
4. Bellevue 1-0 (2-2)
5. Mercer Island 0-2 (1-3)
Mount Si 0-2 (1-3)
Sammamish 0-2 (1-3)

Volleyball
1. Mount Si 5-0 (6-1)
2. Mercer Island 3-1 (4-3)
3. Liberty 2-2 (4-3)
4. Juanita 2-2 (2-4)
Bellevue 2-2 (2-4)
5. Interlake 1-3 (2-4)
6. Sammamish 0-5 (0-7)

Girl’s Soccer
1. Mercer Island 4-0 (6-1)
2. Sammamish 2-1-1 (3-2-2)
3. Mount Si 1-1-2 (2-4-2)
4. Juanita 1-1-1 (1-1-5)
5. Bellevue 1-2 (4-3)
6. Liberty 0-1-2 (0-4-2)
7. Interlake 0-3 (2-4)

The boy’s golf team is undefeated in KingCo matches at 5-0, currently challenging for the KingCo title and the girl’s swimming team is also undefeated at 5-0, with several members of the swim team already qualified for appearances at the state meet this fall.