AISA weekend, January 2019: results

UPDATE (check basketball websites for details): 

• math team: top 5 finish behind perennial powerhouses KIS and SIS; OIS grade 11 Riki Sampson was the top Sabers "mathlete". 
• leadership team: all awesome.
• basketball, boys: 4th place after a challenging weekend. 
• basketball, girls: Sabers varsity 3rd place (all-tournament: Akari Sugimoto, Haruka Mibuchi); Sabers JV 4th place (all-tournament: Asumi Muto, Dohee Kwon)

Four Sabers teams took part in AISA events, January 24-27, 2019, in Seoul, Yokohama, and Osaka.

1. Math mania: Led by Mr. Bertman, 6 SOIS "mathletes" competed in a math mania event hosted by Seoul International School (SIS) in South Korea. 
2. Leadership: Led by Mr. Sheriff, 4 SOIS student council leaders participated in a leadership conference, also hosted by SIS in Seoul.
3. Basketball, boys: The Sabers high school boys varsity basketball team, coached by Morioka-sensei and Mr. Kralovec, vied for a season-ending championship at the annual AISA tournament, hosted this year by Yokohama International School.
4. Basketball, girls: After hosting - and winning - the WJAA girls basketball tournament last week, SOIS hosted the AISA tournament this week. The Sabers, coached by Sagara-sensei and Okamoto-sensei, were defending AISA champions, having won the tournament last year in Busan. The Sabers JV team competed, also.  

​Both the boys and girls basketball tournaments will be livestreamed. Be sure to tune in. Click on the basketball links above for tournament information.