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

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lBack Row,J Stephanie Brown, Jodi Curry, Kera McDonald, Elisa Kask, Simone Oliver IFront Row,Left to Rightl Shelly Taylor, Melissa Merell, Jennifer Croft. Girls' JV and Freshman Basketball DCNKEY KCNG hey may not have reached the summit yet. They may still be climbing the ladders of success. But hey, who likes those big apes at the top anyway? These girls have much more heart. These girls are the latest members of the Mercer Island High School Junior Varsity and Freshman Basketball teams. Their crowds may not resemble those at Seahawk games, Their style may not resemble that of the Globetrotters. But, their spirit soars higher than any so-called professional team. Got one hammer. Under the guidance of Coach Suzy Barcomb, the inexperienced l985-86 JV team suffered through a learning year. Although only two out of the ten girls on the team had played on the high school level before, MI fielded a tough, fullcourt man-to-man defense which gave opponents fits. Barcomb, however, found herself teaching more than coaching over the course of the season. I think I am somwhat of a rough coach, she says, and the most distinctive thing about this team was their ability to accept me as just such a coach. Combined with players from an up-and-coming Freshman team, the Islanders should offer stiff competition to future KingCo foes. This young team, coached by Dave Larsen, surprised many with their aggressiveness and scrappy defense. Their willingness to run especially pleased Coach Larsen. A series of close losses, however, put a damper on an otherwise promising season. On the other hand, the team's great attitude bodes well for the future. So what if they lose? asks Larsen. At least they know they've done their best! Take that, you big ape. 76 JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS' BASKETBALL

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Boys' Varsity Basketball THE ODD he odds. championship team. They devoted The odds against repeating more time and energy to perfecting as champion. An entire starting their skills than ever before. lineup graduating. An extremely Improving with every passing young cadre of players coming up. game, the team, not overpowering, But hey, we are Mercer, aren't dominated its opponents with sheer we? finesse. If they played up to their Continuing a great Islander ability and prepared mentally, they tradition, twelve dedicated could rival any team in the state. hoopsters fought the odds with This they did more often than not, great results. The l985-86 Ml Boys' which explains their jumping out to a Varsity Basketball team. number two ranking in state. Six seniors as well as six juniors Coach Ed Pepple remarks, As a accepted the challenge of following coach, it's been extremely in the footsteps of last year's state gratifying to see the effort and dedication of the players as well as the positive results of their work. With a powerful season and tournament play, this year's team took each game as it came. This sound approach led to the kind of games to which Islander fans had become accustomed-the kind where WE emerged victorious. Although not as overwhelmingly powerful as their predecessors, this year's team members still had enough in them to drag out win after win after win. Against all odds. 78 VARSITY BOYS' BASKETBALL