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

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Sports GAME GAMES he crunch of the tackle. The swish of the net. The crack of bat. The sounds of MII-IS sports. Every year, the fields and courts of high school play host to the of scores being scored, of being cheered, of sweat sweated. Every year, the at Ml play their games to Organized athletics at Mercer High School have a long and tradition. A tradition of A tradition of power, A of victory. To MI tennis teams, have become mere pursuits. Varsity basketball payday year after year. And ii'fSf.,, 'J-' 5. -- -- fran- r M. c W QL.. '-'- fir. lABOVEl 1If'l'7 will bend over backwards to get a point for M.l. lRlGHTl Charlie Givan demonstrates the intensity needed for golf. IFAR RIGHTl.lohn Gilliland skies for a hoop. Poverty Rock virtually monopolizes the fan spirit category. No longer confronting blips on a video screen, or defenses with more holes than a sinking battleship, high school students must spend massive amounts of time practicing before each game. School may end at 2:20, but for Mercer Island athletes, the day is just beginning. I-ley, you drove today, didn't you? Can I have a ride home? IISorry, I have to go to practice. Five long days of hard play and little lhomeiwork, a week of blood and guts and excuses as to why one just had to skip practice all lead up to IT. The Game. The Big One. The casting of the .f fr , sN,, 1 . , 4A dice. The dealing of the cards. Whether a tense football game with hundreds of cheering fans, or the quiet solitude of a cross-country meet, every team at MI thrives on its own particular form of competition. So do the fans. Many will plan their Friday nights around the gridiron. Many will make time on the weekends to watch their friends play soccer. A few will even attend a volleyball match. But they all have fun. For that is the essence of MI sports. Fun. Fun for the players. Fun for the fans. They work hard, they play tough. And they have fun. Fun-and-games. Q. ,. t I SPORTS 51