Throughout the school year, a range of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors go through a tough and competitive tryout for a limited number of positions in the varsity team. Following the rigorous tryout process, the players practice everyday except on Mondays, preparing for future games… Keep Reading
From beginning of this year, the Korean Basketball League (KBL) had finally opened its annual season. Ten teams are participating in total: Anyang KGC, Ulsan Phoebus, Dongbu Promy, Seoul Samsung Thunders, Incheon Electroland Elephants, Busan KT, Jeonju KCC Egis, Changwon LG Sakers, Seoul SK Knights… Keep Reading
Click here to watch a livestream of the AISA Girls Soccer Tournament hosted at SIS. Keep Reading
The wave of racism in America seems to have resurged back on surface—only, this time in sports. Although the intense heat of racist remarks and physical punches between different races has ameliorated over the years, its root still stays hidden and ready to hit back… Keep Reading
Baseball is no doubt one of the most popular sports in Korea—old and young, male and female, there are no boundaries for the types of people who show avid enthusiasm for the sport. From a close and dramatic loss to Japan in the 2009 World… Keep Reading
Lady Gaga’s performance at the 2017 Super Bowl LI on Sunday, Feb. 5, featured a strong political aspect. In her pre-halftime press conference in Houston Lady Gaga was asked if she would use the stage to try and unify America a few weeks after Donald… Keep Reading
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On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the month of November, the swimming pool is reserved for the middle school swim team. However, amongst the sixth, seventh, and eight graders are high schoolers as well—swimming alongside the middle school students while… Keep Reading
The newly formed media club Tiger News Today (TNT) has been stirring interest in SIS athletics by keeping students up to date with news regarding fall sports on various social media platforms. As an addition to the school publications and Tiger Sports Council (TSC), TNT… Keep Reading
In July 2011, Pyeongchang was chosen to hold the 2018 Winter Olympics after two failed attempts in 2010 and 2014. As it is the first Olympic Winter Games to be hosted in South Korea, the event has generated great excitement among Koreans. Still, many remain… Keep Reading
Underneath the cheerful atmosphere of a sports stadium – the boisterous and often rowdy fans, the stands that sell an assortment of refreshments, and the strategic plays and brilliant displays by athletes – is a somewhat more subtle reality. To the astonishment and disappointment of… Keep Reading
On Sept. 7 at Yongsan International School of Seoul, the cross-country team sprinted across the finish line for the second time marking the end to another five-kilometer race. The team has already set new records, with returning members continuously improving and new members displaying much… Keep Reading
Korean golfer In Gee Chun placed first in the Evian Championship on Sept. 18 with a score of 21-under par, breaking records for both men and women. With the lowest score in the 72-hole major category, Chun has been countlessly referred to as the ambassador… Keep Reading
Marking a significant improvement from the 2012 London Paralympics, a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities along summer and winter Olympics, the South Korean Paralympics team this year gained national attention by bringing back 35 medals. A total of 139 Korean athletes participated… Keep Reading
In collaboration with Tiger News Today (TNT), we present to you the live streaming of the AISA Volleyball Tournament! Stay tuned to cheer on our Tiger athletes. https://www.facebook.com/sismediaclub/ Keep Reading
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27 states across the US, ranging from New York to Alabama, decided to ban the operation of various websites hosting daily fantasy sports, a subset of traditional fantasy sports. Fantasy sports is a popular online game format where players assemble and manage virtual sports teams… Keep Reading
Preview Having won all the previous games this season and bound to be undefeated once again, the varsity boys basketball team headed for a match against Chadwick International School on Jan. 21. Quarter 1 Minutes into the quarter, the Tigers started pulling ahead with a… Keep Reading
With the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics fast approaching, South Koreans have increasingly turned their attention toward various winter sports, most notably—ice hockey. Not only has the sport been given greater coverage in various Korean news outlets, it is also being featured in the long-awaited sequel… Keep Reading
Recognizing the enthusiasm of potential varsity swim team members, Coach Cindy Presse and Coach Ji Min Kim devised a method to channel swimmers’ talent in the service of others. The coaches introduced an opportunity to coach middle school swimmers every Tuesday and Thursday afterschool. In… Keep Reading
Hours of practice and preparation culminate in the Association of International Schools in Asia (AISA) and KAIAC tournaments, where teams are given an opportunity to showcase the skills they have polished since the beginning of the season. From Oct. 15-18, the volleyball teams travelled to… Keep Reading
The notion of a women ever fighting in the Octagon was once a laughing matter to Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2011. Yet it took just four years for female Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star Ronda Rousey to rise to… Keep Reading
