By Alex Levin
In September, five experienced NFL Network analysts created a series of videos predicting every National Football League team’s record. The group was very skeptical about the Seattle Seahawks’ potential in 2018.
By Natalie Chen
Kai Zettel is among the top Cross Country runners for Mercer Island and in 2A/3A KingCo, finishing top 10 in five meets during the regular season, and finishing 12th during the KingCo Conference Championship with a time of 17:08.7 minutes in the 5K race.
By Ethan Preston | with reporting by Wesley Ho, Grady Short and Bill Wang
After a season-long undefeated streak, Mercer Island Girls Soccer lost to Prairie (2)1-1(4) in the State Championship quarterfinals match.
Continue reading “Girls Soccer Ends Winning Streak Against Prairie in Quarterfinals”
By Annika Bhananker and Ethan Preston
Mercer Island Girls soccer defeated Bonney Lake 2-0 in the first round of the State tournament, securing a spot in the quarterfinals.
Continue reading “Girls Soccer Progresses to State Quarterfinals”
By Ethan Preston and Maya Virdell | with reporting by Alex Levin and Grady Short
Mercer Island Girls Soccer defeated Bellevue in the KingCo Championship Tournament game, advancing directly to the 3A State Tournament.
Continue reading “Mercer Island Girls Soccer Advances to State”
By Sabrina Hubbell and Jeff Parkinson
Bellevue defeated Mercer Island 47-0 in the final game of the season, unfortunately ruining any playoff hopes.
Continue reading “Mercer Island Loses to Bellevue in Final Game”
By Ethan Preston
Mercer Island, playing with a 6-1 record against KingCo competitor Liberty, was defeated 27-0 on Friday night.
Continue reading “Liberty Takes Down Mercer Island Football at All Island Band Night”
By Alex Levin
Friday, Oct. 19, the Islander football team will face off in an important home match against the Liberty Patriots. Players hope to keep fans on their feet as they fight for a spot in the King County playoffs. With a 6-1 record, losing this game may take the team out of playoff contention.
Continue reading “Football Team Will Face Liberty, With Playoff Hopes On the Line”
By Grady Short | with reporting from Jake D’Souza
On October 2, 2018, the varsity Girls Soccer team held off a still-winless Bellevue in the eighth game of their season, improving to 7-0-1 for the year. Continue reading “Girls Soccer Maintains Hot Streak, Beats Bellevue 1-0”
By Grady Short
Just before school ended on Friday, Sept. 28, school administration called together an emergency meeting of student government, marching band, and spirit groups. This discussion centered around the possible cancellation of a school spirit tradition that has existed for over 20 years: school-wide mosh pits after home football games. Continue reading “Mosh Pits in Jeopardy; To Be Replaced With “Fifth Quarter””
