Our monthly “Island Links” blog post is a curated list of the previous month’s most notable Mercer Island-related links from around the web.

Mercer Island’s biggest news story of the month was the Mercer Island High School girls’ basketball team winning the state championship, followed by Anna Luce’s “Player of the Year” and “Ms. Basketball” recognitions. Way to go, MIHS!

MIHS Girls’ Basketball Team Wins Class 3A State Championship Game; Anna Luce named “Player of the Year,” “Ms. Basketball”

• Anna Luce, Mercer Island get going in second half to claim Class 3A state girls crown [The Seattle Times]
• Luce leads Mercer Island to first state championship [King5.com]
• Mercer Island’s Anna Luce earns TNT state girls basketball player of the year [The News Tribune]
• Taking over state tournament earns Mercer Island’s Anna Luce Seattle Times player of the year award [The Seattle Times]
• Mercer Island’s Anna Luce named ‘Ms. Basketball,’ Gillian d’Hondt gets Class 3A Coach of the Year nod [The Seattle Times]
• Blanchet’s Jadyn Bush, Mercer Island’s Anna Luce share Associated Press state girls player of the year, head All-State team [The Seattle Times]

I-90 Lawsuit / Mobility News

• Sound Transit’s challenge to Mercer Island lawsuit gets second hearing [Mercer Island Reporter – March 17, 2017]
• Mercer Island ends suspension of Sound Transit shoreline permit [Mercer Island Reporter – March 23, 2017]
• I-90 lawsuit hearings set for April as East Link sees cost overruns [Mercer Island Reporter – March 28, 2017]
• Mercer Island and Sound Transit resume negotiations on some issues of concern [Mercer Island Reporter – April 5, 2017]

Around Town

• Police Stepping Up Distracted Driving Patrols This Week  [The Patch]
• Bike Safety Q&A – Mercer Island’s Neighbors in Motion (NIM) answer your burning questions [Mercer Island Reporter]
• Mercer Island Chamber celebrates changing of the guard [Mercer Island Reporter]
• Sun comes out for Mercer Island Half Marathon [Mercer Island Reporter]

Mercer Island Schools News

• Learn about Mercer Island School Board positions up for election [Mercer Island Reporter]
• Intra-district transfer requests accepted April 1 to 30 [Mercer Island School District]

Real Estate

• Historic homes hit the Mercer Island market [Mercer Island Reporter]