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MI Girls Ranked No. 9 In State; Boys 'On the Bubble'

The Seattle Times released its pre-season state basketball rankings and the Mercer Island girls team was ranked No. 9, while the boys were listed as "on the bubble."

The Seattle Times' Mason Kelley released his pre-season basketball rankings yesterday and both basketball teams were mentioned.

The girls team was ranked No. 9, as it returns three starters from last years 22-7 team that made it to the state semifinal round. The boys were listed as a team "on the bubble," just missing out on a top-10 ranking. The Islanders will be competing against conference rival, No. 10 Bellevue, for the KingCo 3A crown.The boys begin their season on Dec. 1 against Eastlake, while the girls begin at home against Mount Si on Dec. 3.

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