By Arielle McIver
School ended, and it was time for the players to get their game on. It was the first tournament of the basketball season for both the girls' and guys' varsity teams- Island Shootout. Teams from around KL and Penang came to the school to compete in a two-day tournament full of games.
Having lost the first game Friday against ISKL by one point, the girls' team came back the next day, more determined to win. That determination and wit put them in the finals, where they fell short but still got 2nd place.
When asked what their favorite part about the tournament was, one of the varsity girls' team captains, Alexia Nyul (12), said, “What I really enjoyed about Island Shootout was not just the opportunity to get to play basketball, but to grow as a team and learn more about how we move as a team. I really enjoy playing with this group of girls. We lost, we grew, and we won!”
Besides practice, basketball games and tournaments give further opportunities to grow and learn as a team. The boys' team also faced challenges, but they rose to the championships as well and also got 2nd place.
Drew Worten (12), a senior on the guys' team, said, “Island Shootout was a very fruitful time for our team. We got to grow in many ways against decent competition. We got to figure out the things we were doing wrong as a team, and the things we were doing good as a team. And this was our first tournament of the season, so it showed us how well we can do in tournaments.”
Both teams faced lots of challenges, but they also found ways to grow together as a team.
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