{"id":8915,"date":"2019-03-09T06:33:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T22:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/?p=8915"},"modified":"2019-03-08T09:59:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T01:59:31","slug":"from-the-head-of-pe-sport-09-03-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-pe-sport-09-03-19\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Head of PE &#038; Sport, 09.03.19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>MSSD and MSSS News<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tennis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three Secondary students took to the tennis courts at Likas on a very hot Tuesday to compete at the MSSD Tennis championships. Iden (8K) played two matches in the U15 Boys category, winning both to progress through to the semi-finals of the competition. Playing against the top seed, Iden unfortunately lost 2-7. However, finishing in 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place meant that he successfully qualified for the next level to compete at MSSS.<\/p>\n<p>In the U18 Boys category, Ethan and Amar were competing in a small but very strong field. Both won their first round matches to progress to the semi-finals. Disappointingly, both lost but still finished in 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 4<sup>th<\/sup> place. Ethan narrowly lost his match 6-7 against the eventual champion. Both Iden and Amar also succeeded in qualifying for the MSSS State Championships that will be played next week from the 11<sup>th<\/sup>-13<sup>th<\/sup> March.<\/p>\n<p>Best of luck to Iden, Ethan and Amar as they carry on in the next stage of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Golf:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing six students from both Primary and Secondary were midway through the MSSS Golf Championships that was being held at Sabah Golf and Country Club on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>After the first round of the competition, KIS students held high positions on the leaderboard in all categories.<\/p>\n<p>U12 Boys<br \/>\nLiam 5<sup>th<\/sup> Place (1<sup>st<\/sup> round score 90)<br \/>\nCaleb 7<sup>th<\/sup> Place (1<sup>st<\/sup> round score 91)<\/p>\n<p>U15 Girls<br \/>\nAngelina 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place (1<sup>st<\/sup> round score 84)<br \/>\nChanel 6<sup>th<\/sup> Place (1<sup>st<\/sup> round score 97)<\/p>\n<p>U15 Boys<br \/>\nTimothy 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place (1<sup>st<\/sup> round score 78)<br \/>\nBenedict 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place (1<sup>st<\/sup> round score 82)<\/p>\n<p>Final placings and results will be announced next week!<\/p>\n<h4>FOBISIA Games Update<\/h4>\n<p>Next week we see students traveling to both Hua Hin in Thailand and Kuala Lumpur for two FOBISIA sporting invitational events.<\/p>\n<p>Departing very early on Monday 11<sup>th<\/sup> March, seven Students from Year 5 to Year 9 will represent KIS at the FOBISIA Golf Championships being organised by Shrewsbury International School and being played at the award winning course of Black Mountain Resort. As well as the usual championship prizes up for grabs, this year&#8217;s tournament has an even bigger incentive with the opportunity to win a spot in the Asia Pacific Junior Open hosted at Laguna National Golf &amp; Country Club (Singapore) this April.<\/p>\n<p>Our golfers have certainly had a lot of opportunities to get extra time on the green in over the last to\\wo weeks with many of them competing in the MSSD and MSSS Golf Championships.<\/p>\n<p>We wish them all the best as they take on some of the best golfers within the FOBISIA network.<\/p>\n<p>FOBISIA Golfers: Caleb, Nicholas, Liam, Benedict, Angelina, Chanel and Timothy<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in a first for KIS, two Year 11 students will be competing in the FOBISIA Climbing Invitational taking place from the 13<sup>th<\/sup>-16<sup>th<\/sup> March in Kuala Lumpur. Both Aleksis and Pascal have been honing their skills in KK as well as making trips to KL, where they have previously climbed at the \u201cCamp 5\u201d Climbing center in KL where the event will take place.<\/p>\n<p>Both students are very excited to have the opportunity to compete in both \u2018top roping\u2019 and \u2018bouldering\u2019 events at the competition.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to hearing all about their experience upon their return.<\/p>\n<p>FOBISIA Climbing: Aleksis and Pascal<\/p>\n<p>Miss Catriona Watt<br \/>\n<strong>Head of PE &amp; Sport<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSSD and MSSS News Tennis: Three Secondary students took to the tennis courts at Likas on a very hot Tuesday to compete at the MSSD Tennis championships. Iden (8K) played two matches in the U15 Boys category, winning both to progress through to the semi-finals of the competition. 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