Spotlight on Secondary Newsletter March 26, 2014 | Page 5

St.  Andrews  International  School,  Green  Valley  

March  27,  2014  

St Andrews Panthers Show Their Teeth
St Andrews Green Valley under-13 FOBISIA team confirmed their sporting prowess in typically
victorious fashion in the recent international FOBISIA tournament in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Twenty four eager Year 7 and 8 students demonstrated teamwork and skills in basketball,
football and softball over a three day tournament in the picturesque Malaysian city known for
its rugged mountain treks and orangutan rehabilitation programme.

Faced with the possibility of cancellation less than two months ago, due to the original Bangkok
host withdrawing citing the political unrest in Thailand’s capital, Kinabalu International School
stepped up to accept the challenge. Much to the delight of international schools from Thailand
and Nepal, the school organized a stellar sporting spectacle.
The event was modified to suit the venue and number of participants and this proved to be the
key ingredient in creating a wonderful friendly sporting environment. The competition was still
tough and there were many great sporting highlights over the three days of competition
including a penalty shoot-out in the boys’ football final and an extra-innings decider in the
softball final.
St Andrews teams built on their rich sporting legacy and gained CHAMPION status in every
sporting event, completing a clean-sweep of success over the opposition to claim five 1st place
trophies. With the girls’ team in particular being well-represented, they were separated into two
teams for both basketball and football.
The school community is very proud of the team’s achievements, sportsmanship and
Full results
Boys Football: 1st place
Boys Basketball: 1st place
Girls Football: 1st & 2nd place
Girls Basketball: 1st & 3rd place

Mixed Softball: 1st & 3rd place

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