CIS Grizzlies

November 16, 2018 Grizzlies Athletics

Student VS Staff Soccer Game

Wednesday 14th November marked the end of the season for middle school girl’s soccer. For the final match of the season the girls decided to challenge our female teaching staff to a game of Soccer.  A truly entertaining end to end match with both sides having plenty of opportunities to score, however the final result was 0-0.  A penalty shoot out finally decided the outcome of the match with the students winning 3-1.

It’s been a fantastic season from the Grizzlie girls this year. We knew that it would be a difficult season as the majority of our team is young, but I could not have asked for any more effort and commitment. I look forward to coaching the girls again next year.

Season stats:  Played 10 Won 7 Lost 2 Drew Scored 22 Conceded 7

What do you like about Soccer?

We joined the Soccer team because we really enjoyed playing soccer. It is good physical activity and helps us to be more active. 

 – Lisa & Jisu (Grade 8)

 

I like soccer because soccer is one of the sports that I am not really good at, so I wanted to become better at it. Soccer helped me make more friends and I learnt from them and also training. Being active helps me stay healthy and playing soccer is one way to be active.

– Aisha (Grade 6)

 

I like Soccer because it will make me stronger, I like playing soccer so I can stay healthy.  

 – Sisi (Grade 6)

Two things that I liked about Soccer this year was that I was asked to be captain by Mr. Bartlett and the other was finishing 2nd in the main tournament. 

– Lulu (grade 7)

This year I enjoyed soccer because we got to play against some strong teams like SIS. The second thing I liked is that I had very good teammates this year that helped us get second place.

 – Yumna (Grade 6)

 

I liked soccer this year because playing soccer is good fun and interesting. Playing soccer is good for my body and that’s why I like to play. Second I like playing soccer for CISGZ because I get to make friends with students from other schools and learn from them.

 – Nina (Grade 6)

 

I liked Soccer this year because through soccer I got to meet new people and make new friends. Soccer is very interesting and challenging for me but I love to win and come first, second or third. 

–  Ethal (grade 6)

 

Soccer Tournament 


On Saturday November 10th, the CISGZ Junior Grizzlies Soccer Team played in the final tournament of the year, which was hosted by the British School of Guangzhou. There were 10 teams at the event and we placed a very respectable 6th place.

The Grizzlies received great goaltending from Joe Liu throughout the tournament. Alden Stewart, Liam Purnelle, Junki Nomura, and Ji Hu Baik provided defensive support on the back end, while Treska Keltz, Crystal Cheung, and Nathan Qi played key roles as our forwards.

The season has been a true success for our young players as we learned important skills both on and off the soccer pitch. We played hard, we worked as a team, and most importantly, we had a lot of fun!


As Howard Stribbell, Director for International Education for CIEO said after the tournament: “School competition is about a lot more than winning or losing. It’s about being ambassadors, sportsmanship and making new friends.”

Soccer Tournament

Nov. 8th was the final match in the middle school boys’ soccer schedule. As a team, we have grown so much this season and we were very excited for the final match!

We started the game quite slowly, our passing game wasn’t as strong as usual. Resulting in us conceding two goals in the first half.  After our team talk at half time, we came out a new side in the second half.

We passed the ball very well, worked tirelessly and scored some beautiful goals.


The final score was CIS 4-6 ISA. Congratulations and thank you to ISA for coming and having a great match with us.A super season and one last time, congratulations and thank you to these awesome players: Jerry (c), Chris, Ryan, Andy, Sever, Min-Seok, Barry, Calvin, Shawn, Youseff and Asim.

Badminton Tournament

The Badminton Grizzlies wrapped up their season last Saturday at the grand finale nine-school tournament hosted by Clifford International School. The team played great, supporting one another with a tangible sense of camaraderie, putting many personal victories under their respective belts, and had a blast doing it! Coach Stone is proud of his athletes and is grateful to have been a part of this stand-up team.

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