Mercer Island High School - ISLA Yearbook (Mercer Island, WA)

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Those turning out for wrestling this year were Front Row: J. Vik, D. Pool, T. Hood, D. Gray, M. Shannon, J. Donahue, L. Grant, S. Shipler, and Coach B. Lucas, P. Schmidt, M. Chellson, S. Maxwell, M. Dinwiddie, P. Sparkman, Nl- YGHICIKS- L. Marklund, M. Verginia. Back Row: Coach Bridgeman, L. Olch, J. Walsh, wrestling and skiing were two of the exciting Pete Sparkman fought for an escape against a tough op- ponent. Steve Maxwell sprawled back to avoid his opponent's lunge. 4A Wrestling Competing in its second season, the Mercer Island wrestling team showed remarkable improvement over last year. Mr. Milton Yanicks, coach of the team, attributed much of the improvement to the addition of assistant coach Gary Bridgeman. Al- though the team was extremely spirited and well- trained, it dropped its first two matches to Bothell and Sammamish, the top two teams in the league. The Islanders recovered remarkably, however, and clobbered Redmond 40-I2. But their lack of exper- ience showed through as they lost matches to Lake Washington and Issaquah. The Islander grapplers rebounded quickly from their losses and surprised Newport by the lopsided score of 35-9 on January 22. The team returned home for the last two matches of the season hoping to give the dedicated Ml fans their first victory at home. But even the fighting Islander spirit could not overcome Bellevue or Federal Way. The team finished with a 2-6 record, but next year's season should be promising with nine returning lettermen. League Standings Bothell ..... . . 8-0-O Issaquah ..... ...6-I-I Sammamish .... ...5-2-I Federal Way . . . . . . 5-3-0 Bellevue ......... . . . 4-4-O . . 4-4-O Lake Washington . . MERCER ISLAND... Newport ........ ... l-7-0 Redmond . . . . . . 2-6-0 . . . O-8-0 Bob Lucas pulled his man down for another take down labovel. Members ofthe varsity watched as MI fell to Issa- quah ibelowl. um

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Golf The golf team coached by Elbert Mitchell had plenty of talent this year, but somehow could not get it working to their advantage. The Islanders had many individual standout performances, but could not keep the consistency needed to put together a first place team. The golfers did manage a solid third place finish and the prospects for next year looked good with a two year letterman, Al Levinson, returning and strong additions I 4 from the JV. Steve Spickard made another clutch putt as Arne Thorgerson held the flag and Jim Sinclair watched. This year's golf team included Front Row: B. Hogan, B. Lucas, M, Simila, D. Cole, J. Clark. Bock Row: J. Dwyer, S. Spickard, A. Thorgerson, J. Eyler, D. Williams, and Coach Mitchell. added variety to Mercer's sports Tennis Last year's tennis team was highly success- ful considering the tough competition that they faced. The Islanders smashed their way to a third place finish. Highlight per- formers returning this year were Dave Wil- liams, John Eyler, Gay Hill and Jack Franzel. Coach Geoff Mills expressed a great deal of optimism at the start of the season. He considered this year's team to be even better than last year's and a tough league compet- itor. Dave Williams smashed a backhand out of his opponent's reach lrightj. John Eyler reached for a tough return in varsity action flower rightj. Charging the net to return a short lob was Gay Hill, one of the girl standouts flower lefti. Z5 si v fi s , v t Wx fs: S

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ui A fearsome threesome composed of Charlie Lamson, Bob Lucas and Nancy Wood showed the Steve Spickard sped by the last pole and broke tuck position which helped them win races this year. into a grin after completing a good run. highlights of the 1965 winter sports season Steve Spickard, Bill Forbes, Martha Castle, Bob Lucas, Judy Lam, Jan Hauge, and John Graham, members of last year's team, showed the trophies that they won. Nancy Wood, one of the most promising girl racers, rocketed down the course for a fast run. Ski Team Mercer lsland's ski team pros' pered from its hard training and captured the All-City ski title in 1964. The team was first in the slalom, second in cross country, and first in the giant slalom to win the overall trophy. This year, inspired by its previous victory, the team worked even harder to try for a repeat of last year's win. The team turned out many nights after school to train for the meet. Five members of the team competed in each event. The additional effort paid off in the end. Bob Lucas held a fast high line as he headed for the next gate. 1. ', ar.4