​WJAA Girls Basketball Championship Tournament, January 18-19, 2019

Welcome, WJAA girls basketball teams.
​The Sabers look forward to hosting the 2018-19 WJAA high school girls championship basketball tournament, Friday-Saturday, January 18-19, 2019.

​2019 WJAA CHAMPIONS: SOIS SABERS  
  • Congratulations, Coach Sagara, Coach Okamoto, Sabers.
  • 2nd place YIS.  3rd CA.  4th SMIS.  5th EJK.  6th MCP
Parity: Any one of the 4 teams advancing to the semifinals could have
won the tournament if 1 or 2 shots or calls had gone another way.
SOIS beat YIS twice, but only by a combined total of 4 points. YIS beat
CA by only 2 points. CA beat SMIS by only 4 points. SMIS at one point were
beating CA by 11 points. Things could have gone any way. Teams were
evenly matched, ​making for a fun-to-watch tournament. 
SABERS LIVESTREAM     http://sabers.senri.ed.jp/livestream.html 
  • Livestream link: bit.ly/sois-live
  • Search for SOIS Videos Live Stream on YouTube.​
  • Please share with your school community.
  • Special thanks to Mr. Frater and Mr. Sala for the livestreaming help.
LIVE RESULTS
POOL PLAY STANDINGS
Pool A                Pool B
SOIS (2-0)          CA (2-0)
YIS (1-1)             SMIS (1-1)
MCP (0-2)           EJK (0-2)
SATURDAY AM GAME SCHEDULE
  • 08:15  YIS v EJK
  • 09:45  SMIS v MCP
  • 11:00  CA v YIS
  • 12:25  SOIS v SMIS
  • 13:50 ​ EJK v MCP
  • DETAILS (pdf)
INFORMATION
FIBA RULES
  • http://sabers.senri.ed.jp/fiba.html 
  • Click on link above for much info about FIBA basketball rules.
  • 24-second shot clock, 8-second back court violation, call timeouts through table...
  • Iwakuni base refs.
  • Who: Canadian Academy Falcons (Kobe), EJ King High School Cobras (Sasebo), MC Perry High School Samurai (Iwakuni),  St. Maur International School Cougars (Yokohama), Yokohama International School Dragons (Yokohama), and Senri & Osaka International Schools Sabers (Osaka)
  • What: 2018-19 Western Japan Athletic Association high school girls basketball championship tourney (large schools)
  • Where: Senri and Osaka International Schools (SOIS), Minoh City, northern Osaka
  • When: January 18-19, 2019 (Friday-Saturday)
  • Why: Because...basketball!

Sabers Invitational Girls Basketball Festival, December 8-9, 2017


  • ​WHO: Canadian Academy, EJ King High School, MC Perry High School, Senri & Osaka International Schools (SOIS)
  • WHAT: Friendly, competitive, non-tournament basketball games
  • WHERE: SOIS in Minoh City, northern Osaka
  • WHEN: Friday-Saturday, December 8-9, 2017
  • WHY: Because...basketball!​
  • ​Game schedule 2017
RESULTS, FRIDAY
  • SOIS defeated MCP.
  • EJK defeated SOIS.
RESULTS, SATURDAY​
NOTES
  • Refs: Iwakuni base refs.
  • Hospitality room: Not this time. Players and coaches need to provide their own drinks and meals.
  • As much as possible, please no food or drink or outdoor shoes in the gym or bleachers on the first floor.
​          (Upper viewing area OK. Enter via the 3rd floor door or gym stairs.)
2015
Thank you, all, for a fun, friendly weekend of high school girls basketball at SOIS in Osaka. The MC Perry High School Samurai, with 4 wins in 4 games, were the class of the competition.

​WJAA Girls Basketball Championship Tournament, December 9-10, 2016

Congratulations to Coach Cramer and the MC Perry Samurai on their 2016-17 WJAA high school girls varsity basketball championship.
The Samurai were clearly the class of the tournament, winning all 4 games by an average of 13.5 points. The host Sabers played very well also, only to fall short in the championship game. CA were very unfortunate to have lost their star player in the first game to injury; otherwise the Falcons surely would have contended for the title. Results and official scoresheets below.
Welcome, WJAA large-school girls basketball teams. The Sabers look forward to hosting the 2016-17 WJAA high school girls championship basketball tournament, Friday-Saturday, December 9-10, 2016. (This tournament is for the 2016-17 basketball season, and is normally held in January.)
  • Who: Canadian Academy Falcons (Kobe), EJ King High School Cobras (Sasebo), MC Perry High School Samurai (Iwakuni), St Maur International School Cougars (Yokohama), Yokohama International School Dragons (Yokohama),       and Senri and Osaka International Schools Sabers (Osaka)
  • What: 2016-17 Western Japan Athletics Association high school girls championship basketball tourney (large schools)
  • Where: Senri and Osaka International Schools (SOIS), Minoh City, northern Osaka
  • When: December 9-10, 2016 (Friday-Saturday)
  • Why: Because...basketball!
RESULTS
POOL A
  • SOIS 38 - EJK 32
  • EJK 43 - YIS 36
  • SOIS 35 - YIS 25
  1st SOIS, 2-0
  2nd EJK, 1-1
  3rd YIS, 0-2
POOL B
  • MCP 49 - CA 26
  • SMIS 25 - CA 16
  • MCP 41 - SMIS 23
  1st MCP, 2-0
  2nd SMIS, 1-1
  3rd CA, 0-2
DAY TWO RESULTS
  • 08:00 SMIS 24 - YIS 14
  • 09:30 EJK 39 - CA 21
  • 11:00 SOIS 38 - SMIS 26
  • 12:30 MCP 44 - EJK 40
  • 14:30 3rd-4th place game EJK 34 - SMIS 20
  • 16:00 championship game MCP 36 - SOIS 27
LIVESTREAMING
(scroll down to bottom of page for details)

WJAA Girls Basketball Championship Tournament, January 23-24, 2015

Congratulations to Coach Sagara and Coach Hirai and the SOIS Sabers on their championship.
It was a thrilling championship game that went down to the wire, with the Sabers battling back from 4 points down in the 4th quarter to take a tenuous lead before YIS got off a last-second 3-point shot attempt that would have sent the game into overtime had it gone in. Great stuff from both teams, and great sportsmanship by all teams throughout the tournament.  RESULTS
Welcome, WJAA large-school girls basketball teams. The Sabers look forward to hosting the 2015 WJAA high school girls championship basketball tournament, Friday-Saturday, January 23-24, 2015.
Look for a live video stream of the games at: 
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sois-wjaa-tournaments
​Ustream.tv has a dedicated app on the App Store for your iOS device, 
and on the Google Play store for your Android device.