VB Finals Day In Manila: Day 3

Today was the final day of the Dan Landry Volleyball Tournament!  The girls got an early start today, playing their first game at 9am!  They were matched up against the #3 seed, SMCL.  "We made remarkable improvement from the last time we played," said Coach Sarah Crossfield.  The Lady Knights started the first set out strong and found themselves in the lead at 20 points.  SMCL was able to close out the first set by forcing 3 hitting errors.  In the second set the Knights once again found themselves in the lead for the majority of the set, but again they were not able to close it out.  SMCL advanced to the semi-finals, defeating the Lady Knights 25-21, 25-20 and 25-13.

5th Place Game:  Faith Academy vs. International Community School

For their final game of the tournament the Lady Knights faced Faith Academy in the 5th place consolation game.  The Knights found themselves with a 22-17 lead in the first set, but their unforced errors were too much for them to overcome.  A strong comeback from Faith Academy gave them a 25-23 first set win.  Faith Academy kept their momentum going in the second set and held on to win it 25-18.  In the 3rd set the Lady Knights fought back in the end making Faith have to work hard for each point.  Faith won the third set 25-18.  Coach Crossfield felt her girls ended the match on a high note, "Instead of giving up we chose to fight and give our all.  I am proud of the way we handled the situation and I think that this tournament was a great learning and growing opportunity for our girls."

Way to represent International Community School (Singapore) girls!  Knight Nation is proud of each and everyone of you!

Go KNIGHTS

Volleyball Manila Tournament: Day Two

This morning we had the opportunity to go out on a feeding with K.I.M.  Though our group was large and didn't get the chance to actually serve the food we were able to walk around the area and talk with some of the villagers and little kids.

We played 2 matches today, the first being against Faith Academy.  It was similar to ICS games, where parents and students were in attendance cheering them on.  With both men's and women's teams playing at the same time it became noisy, but in a very good way!  We lost the first set 21-25 and then won the 2nd set 25-21.  Both sets were super close and high energy.  It was great to see the girls play with such a high intensity!

After the match ended, Faith joined together with us and handed out small gifts to our girls.  They also took time to share with our team that no matter where we come from and where we are we have the opportunity to share God's word to other people.

ICS Junior Ana Brunk at the net.

In our second match of the day we took on Brent who has won the Dan Landry Tournament before.  We lost in straight sets 15-25, and 9-25.

Coach Sarah Crossfield sharing some encouraging words during a timeout.

In our third and final match of the day we played another local school, and lost 6-25, and 7-25.  We had our ups and downs today, but we were able to play against some really strong volleyball teams.

Lady Knights looking for the kill at the net.

We are looking to another great day of volleyball tomorrow as we now head into 3 set match play for the final day!

Go Knights,

Coach Sarah Crossfield

Volleyball Team's First Day At The Dan Landry Tournament

The Varsity Girls Volleyball team is currently playing at a VB tourney at Faith Academy in Manila.  Here is an update from Coach Crossfield!

Just wanted to let you know what's been happening over here.  We had a study hall (though many girls could not do some of their homework due to internet connection problems).  We played 2 matches today.  The way the pool play was set up is a little different than most tournaments.  We only play 2 sets, win by 1 both today and tomorrow.  Then in bracket play on Saturday it will return to 3 of 5.  We started off playing KIUA (an international school from Japan).  We lost both sets 12 - 25, 20 - 25.  We started off a little tired but definitely got into it in the 2nd set.  Early on in the 2nd set Milda served 3 aces & had 3 kills, Taylor had 4 kills, and Taran had 2 kills that gave us some momentum.  KIUA had some good players that when they got to the front row towards the end of the game we couldn't stop them.

Our 2nd match we played against SMCL (a local Filipino team).  We lost 17 - 25, 19 - 25.  They were definitely a scrappy team and picked up everything that we spiked or returned to them.  We learned a lot today and are looking forward to playing again tomorrow!  

Aside from volleyball we have the opportunity to go out on a feeding tomorrow morning as a team and I am excited to share that experience with you all tomorrow.  Thank you for your prayers!!  Please continue to pray that the girls can continue to bond as a team :)

Go Knights!

Taylor Matthews Signs College Letter of Intent to Play College Basketball

Senior guard Taylor Matthews became the first female in International Community School history to sign a letter of intent to participate in College Athletics.  Taylor will attend Judson University in the Fall of 2014, and plans to major in Exercise Science.

Taylor signed her letter intent in front of her family, teachers and team.  You can check out the video below to watch Taylor's very proud moment!  GO KNIGHTS!!

Taylor with her family (Doug, Drew, Melissa, and Sadie)

Judson Alumni, John and Margie Kennedy proudly share in this moment with Taylor and her family.

Proud coaches, Alicia Bandy and Kara Stucky with Taylor and her parents.

Knight Nation In Action!

Our Varsity Soccer, Varsity Volleyball, and U14 Rugby teams have been very busy the last two weeks!

Our Varsity Soccer team is off to a 0-2-1 start.  In their first game against CIS Lakeside the Knights lost 2-4 in a very competitive game!  The knights were led in scoring by their two 8th grade sensations, Jung Min Park and Bailey de Villiers, each scoring a goal!  Senior Bin Sou had a sensational night in the net with 16 saves!

Senior Bin Sou saving one of his 16 saves of the game!

In their second game of the season, the Knights took on Nexus International.  This was a tight game throughout, with the teams finishing in a 0-0 tie.  Bin Sou again came up big for the knights recording 11 saves for the game.

8th grader Bailey de Villiers working hard for position.

The third game of the Varsity soccer season was a rematch against CIS Lakeside.  CIS LS was on fire and got the best of the Knights in a 9-0 game.  Next up the Knights will face Nexus in a rematch on Wednesday, October 2nd.  The game starts at 4:30, come out and cheer on your Knights!

2013 Varsity Boys Soccer Team

Our Varsity Girls Volleyball rebounded nicely from losing their first two matches of the season, by winning their last two matches this past week!  The lady Knights took on OFS and quickly found themselves down 2 sets to zero (19-25, 14-25).  The ladies then came back and did the unexpected by taking the next three sets 25-18, 25-21, and 15-13!  

Go KNIGHTS!

In their next match against Tanglin the lady Knights kept it rolling by winning 3 sets to zero to improve their ACSIS league record to 2-2!  Next up the lady Knights will head to Manila, Philippines to participate in the Dan Landry volleyball tournament!

Doug Matthews the "FAN," the "Dad," the "Scorekeeper!"

Senior Taylor Matthews and Junior Tabitha Graves preparing for the Serve!

The U14 Rugby began their season of ACSIS league play against OFS!  This was the first rugby game for many of our players and they did a great job in spite of losing 24-19.

Coach Brad McMath preparing his boys for the first game of the season!

In their second game of the season the boys proved that they are catching on fast with a convincing 54-0 win over the Anglo Chinese International School!  The boys will next be in action this coming Saturday, September 28th against Marlborough College in JB Malaysia!

2013 U14 Rugby Team

Varsity Lady Knights Start Season Off Strong

Both the Varsity Girls volleyball and basketball teams started off their season's this past week!  Three of our female athletes:  Taylor Matthews, Tanya del Rosario, and Taran Estad play both volleyball and basketball!

The basketball team started off their season with a friendly game against OFS.  The lady knights have been learning a new offensive system at their practices, and they executed it beautifully in their game winning 36-21!  Taylor Matthews led all scorers with 14 points.  Many of our proud parents commented after the game that they were very impressed with how well the ladies passed the basketball!  The lady knights next basketball game will be Thursday, September 26th versus Waseda Secondary School with a 5:30 tip off!

2013-2014 Varsity Ladies Basketball Team

The Volleyball team travelled to United World College East this past Friday to open up their 2013 season!  This team features 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 sophomores, and two freshman!  The ladies are coached by Ms. Sarah Crossfield.

UWC East started the match off very strong and took the first set 25-14.  The lady knights came back with a strong opening rally in the second set and held on to win it 25-23.  UWC East was two strong in the third and Fourth sets winning, 25-12, and 25-13 to win the match 3 sets to 1.

The lady knights played with a great attitude the entire time, and we are looking forward to seeing them in action again this Thursday at Nexus International School.  The match will start at 4:30, and we would love to see you there!

~Go Knights!~

Sophomore Nicole Junkevits and Senior Tanya Del Rosario. 

Junior Taran Estad bumping the ball back over the net.

"Hard Work" Pays Off In Season Opener

The 2013 Varsity Boys Basketball season got off to a great start with an impressive 48-34 victory over Overseas Family School B!  Senior Gabe Brunk got the Knights going early with making 2 three point shots in the first quarter!  Will Baud lead all scorers with 14 points, and junior reserve Ruslan Nikitin scored 12 points coming off the bench!

The boys will next be in action on Thursday, September 19th when they host Canadian International School - Lake Side!

~ GO KNIGHTS! ~

Senior Joseph Chin playing lock-down defense!

Head Coach James Kuang kicked off his 4th season as the Varsity Boys Head Coach

Junior Migo Misa makes a move on his defender in his first game as an ICS Knight!