basketball | żŰżŰ´«Ă˝ | American International School - Wells Quality International Education at Reasonable Price Mon, 25 Oct 2021 03:42:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2021/11/wells-logo-1-150x150.jpg basketball | żŰżŰ´«Ă˝ | American International School - Wells 32 32 Camille Clarin’s Guide to Perseverance /news/camille-clarins-guide-to-perseverance/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:52:45 +0000 /?p=19727 About Camille Clarin Camille Clarin is a 20-year-old Fil-Canadian, who was born and raised in Canada. At a young age, she was able to experience different kinds of circumstances, from living away from her family at the age of 14 to flying across the world to chase her dreams. At […]

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About Camille Clarin

Camille Clarin is a 20-year-old Fil-Canadian, who was born and raised in Canada. At a young age, she was able to experience different kinds of circumstances, from living away from her family at the age of 14 to flying across the world to chase her dreams. At the age of 16, she tore her ACL and as a result, she had to put in a lot of work to get back in shape, which was a really difficult time for her and her family. 

Camille isn’t only great in basketball but she also excels in school with a 3.83 GPA. Camille was disappointed about the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) which is the top collegiate sports organization in the Philippines. These big schools have thousands of supporters watching them but since basketball is a non-dominated sport for women, she and her teammates did not receive a lot of support, despite their 96-0 streak. 

Due to that, she wants to change our society’s perspective on women in sports. She believes that people should watch women play “not because of what they wear, but because of how they play”. They put in the same kind of effort, and have the same resilience, perseverance, and dedication as men do. Clarin is an advocate for sports equality. She points out that people tend to forget to support women who play basketball, as it can sometimes be perceived as a male-dominated sport. Regardless, there are many women basketball players who are talented and passionate about what they do.

Camille Clarin

The Importance of Perseverance

On Tuesday, October 12th, members from the BDFY Club, teachers, staff, and high school students, together with a few middle school students participated in an online Q&A with Camille. The purpose of the event was for Camille to share her experiences with the students and serve as a good reminder that there are other people who go through ups and downs in life. With this, students could receive advice in dealing with challenges and adversity, as well as make informed decisions about their futures.

Camille Clarin

As a positive influential figure or athlete, we asked her if she receives criticism and how she deals with it. According to Camille, she says that she is very lucky as she only receives criticism whenever she plays. On the other hand, she feels a little frustrated whenever there are people who want to bring her down. People never really know how hard-working she is. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, she knows that she cannot please everyone. As she reminded us, “Everything is good at the end, so if it’s not good, it’s not the end”.

Lastly, we asked her what advice she could give to students who do not have as much self-confidence. She replied by saying, “If you put in the work, and you believe in what you do, your confidence will come”. It is really important to build a relationship with yourself, and it will take time to develop self-confidence.

Camille Clarin

The full interview can be accessed 

Special Thanks

The Wells community would like to extend its appreciation and gratitude to Camille for sharing her story and serving as a positive role model for our students. Special thanks also goes to our dedicated and hard-working BDFY club leaders for reaching out to Camille and hosting this inspiring talk. 

 

Written By: Maria Bianca Cassandra Castillo and Atiqah Myiesha Binte Haszlan (Class of 2024)

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Seahawks Dominate TISAC Championship Week! /wells-on-nut/athletics/seahawks-dominate-tisac-championship-week/ /wells-on-nut/athletics/seahawks-dominate-tisac-championship-week/#respond Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:06:15 +0000 http://wells.ac.th/?p=5337 Wells' basketball teams produce impressive results in the TISAC championship tourneys, coming away with two first-place trophies.

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The żŰżŰ´«Ă˝ basketball program was busy this past week, participating in six end-of-season basketball tournaments and reaching the final game in all but two of them – more than any other TISAC school – which resulted in two championships and two runner-up finishes.

The Under 15 Boys team added to their list of achievements with another impressive performance on Tuesday at Bangkok Prep. Though undefeated in pool play, the Seahawks did face a stiff challenge from the Eagles of ASB, winning on a buzzer-beating basket to win by just two points. In the championship game, also against ASB, the final outcome was still in question halfway through the 2nd period when Wells surged ahead behind two consecutive scores by (including a three-pointer) by freshman reserve Thapadit “Oxygen” Suksakorn. With a bit of breathing room, Wells’ signature pressure-defense was able to suppress any ASB, holding on for the team’s second tournament trophy of the season.

Wells’ second championship came two days later, in the friendly confines of Wells gymnasium, as the Senior Boys gave Wells its first-ever tournament trophy at the senior level. In round-robin pool play, Wells was dominated by the Lions from BCIS. However, convincing wins over teams from Bangkok Prep, St. Stephen’s and KIS gave the Senior Seahawks one final chance to redeem themselves against the defending TISAC-champion Lions. Refusing to squander such an opportunity, the Seahawks tightened their defensive stance, subduing the potent Lion offense and forcing a low-scoring game. BCIS was able to power its way through to put Wells in a hole by as much as 5 points late in the 2nd half. However, the Seahawks capitalized on several costly turnovers and eventually overtook the Lions to take a 3 point lead with less than one minute to play. Then, once again, Wells’ full-court press proved to be the winning strategy, as it prevented BCIS from crossing mid-court for most of the final minute of the game.

Wells’ Girls Basketball Program also performed admirably, reaching the championship games in both the Under 13s and Under 15s divisions. However, fatigue took its toll in both cases with the Lady Seahawks settling for two 2nd Place finishes.

The Under 11s team also played this week, winning its first 3 games, but falling in its final 3 games, including the semi-final and consolation final games to finish in 4th Place. And the Under 13 Boys played on Wednesday, falling to both the eventual champions from KIS and the tournament runner-up from BCIS.

The fall basketball season concludes with league championship games versus group winners in each division. Wells teams won their groups for the Under 13 Boys, Under 15 Boys, Under 15 Girls, and Senior Boys. Wells Senior Girls team had already clinched the single-group league championship two weeks ago.

Senior Boys capture first-ever tournament championship

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Seahawk Sports in Review /wells-on-nut/athletics/seahawk-sports-in-review/ /wells-on-nut/athletics/seahawk-sports-in-review/#respond Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:31:03 +0000 http://wells.ac.th/?p=5255 A relatively light two weeks in sports due to the mid-term break featured more volleyball games for both boys and girls JV teams, and a single basketball game for the Senior Girls. The JV Boys Volleyball Team continues to face the bigger teams of BISAC, beginning with an away game […]

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A relatively light two weeks in sports due to the mid-term break featured more volleyball games for both boys and girls JV teams, and a single basketball game for the Senior Girls.

The JV Boys Volleyball Team continues to face the bigger teams of BISAC, beginning with an away game at Ekamai International School. Despite taking a quick 2-0 lead, the young Seahawks could not put it away as the host Flames roared back to win three games in a row to take the match 3-2. Similarly, inconsistency and inexperience took its toll against the Lions of Harrow International School with Wells once again dropping a close match 3-2. The Seahawks were finally able to get back into the win column with a single match during the mid-term break against the Wolves of Ramkamhaeng Adventist International School. Heroics from freshman reserve Sitibhum “Tenn” Chaiwatnarathorn and Thapadit “Oxygen” Suksakorn helped the Seahawks fend off 8 game points to steal games 1 and 3 away from the Wolves, on their way to a 3-1 win.

Also seeing action was the JV Girls Volleyball Team with a home game versus Ekamai International School. Despite showing steady improvement since the beginning of the season, the Lady Seahawks were no match for the older and more experienced Flames, losing 3-0.

The lone basketball game came just before the mid-term break with the Senior Girls hosting Regents International School. Every player on the host team had a chance to play as the Lady Seahawks dominated the game from the start and cruised to a 26-8 victory.

The Seahawks come back from break with a heavy slate of both basketball and volleyball games. The Boys JV Volleyball team stays home to take on BISAC heavyweights Bangkok Pattana (Monday) and Harrow (Thursday), while the volleyball girls take a break. In basketball, Wells takes on St. Andrew’s (U11 Coed, U15 Boys, U15 Girls), BCIS (U11 Coed, U15 Boys, U15 Girls), and St. Stephen’s (Senior Boys, Senior Girls).

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Seahawk Sports Week in Review /wells-system-wide/seahawk-sports-week-in-review-2/ /wells-system-wide/seahawk-sports-week-in-review-2/#respond Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:07:57 +0000 http://wells.ac.th/?p=5237 This week was dominated by volleyball as both boys and girls JV teams continued their inaugural year facing the much bigger schools of BISAC. On Monday, the JV Boys Volleyball Team played in front of the home crowd for the first time as they took on the Falcons from NIST. […]

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This week was dominated by volleyball as both boys and girls JV teams continued their inaugural year facing the much bigger schools of BISAC.

On Monday, the JV Boys Volleyball Team played in front of the home crowd for the first time as they took on the Falcons from NIST. Earlier in the season, our young Seahawks visited NIST and caught the taller and much more experienced hosts by surprise, beating the Falcons 3-2. However, this time it was the Seahawks’ turn to have their tail feathers plucked as the visiting team’s consistent play bulldozed its way to a 3-1 win.

The JV Girls Volleyball Team traveled to Bangna to face the Eagles of ASB. Despite much improved play and actually reaching set point twice, the Lady Seahawks eventually succumbed to their hosts 3-0.

A triple header of sports took place on Thursday with the JV Boys Volleyball continuing play against the Phoenix of Ruamrudee. Behind intense and consistent play, excellent communication and solid fundamentals, the Seahawks quickly jumped to a quick lead in game 1 on its way to an impressive 25-17 win. Nonetheless, the inexperience of this young team quickly reared its ugly head as a series of mistakes flustered the team into a downward spiral resulting in three quick wins for the Phoenix. Wells picked up its second game with a consolation 5th set, to finish the day at 2-3.

Closer to home, the U13 Boys Basketball Team continued its romp through the TISAC season with another blowout win, this time against a hapless Bangkok Prep team. A stifling defense resulted in numerous fast break opportunities and, despite mediocre shooting, an easy 21-8 win.

In a much tighter match, the U13 Girls Basketball Team was able to get back in the winning column against what seemed to be a one-girl-team in Bangkok Prep. A 32-minute defensive battle made every shot count. However, Wells balanced attack was just enough to outscore Prep by a single point, 12-11.

The upcoming week has four scheduled games, two away and two at home. The Boys JV Volleyball Team has pair of games, playing at Ekamai International School on Tuesday and at Harrow on Thursday. The Girls JV Volleyball Team has a home game on Wednesday against Ekamai, and the Senior Girls Basketball Team has a home game on Thursday against Regents.

GO SEAHAWKS!!!

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Seahawk Sports Review /wells-on-nut/athletics/seahawk-sports-review/ /wells-on-nut/athletics/seahawk-sports-review/#respond Sat, 09 Oct 2010 07:48:50 +0000 http://wells.ac.th/?p=5117 A busy two weeks of Seahawk Sports began with the Senior Girls continuing to have their way with fellow TISAC rivals, followed by the debut of two of last year’s defending TISAC champions: the U15 Girls and U15 Boys teams. On Wednesday, September 29, the Senior Girls welcomed the Lady […]

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A busy two weeks of Seahawk Sports began with the Senior Girls continuing to have their way with fellow TISAC rivals, followed by the debut of two of last year’s defending TISAC champions: the U15 Girls and U15 Boys teams.

On Wednesday, September 29, the Senior Girls welcomed the Lady Lions from Bangkok Christian International School (BCIS) for Wells’ first home game of the year. The game started out as a defensive battle with neither team able to capitalize on the other’s turnovers. However, as the game progressed, the Lady Seahawks were able to pull away and eventually rout their visitors, 25-9.

The debuts of both defending championship teams took place at TISAC-rival Bangkok Prep on Thursday afternoon, September 30. Despite the expected hostile environment both teams were able to walk away with blowout wins.

Action continued for both U15 teams as the boys and girls traveled to Khao Yai for the St. Stephen’s Khao Yai Basketball Invitational from Friday, October 1, through Sunday, October 3. Facing several “big name” BISAC schools, our boys captured the tournament championship by going 5-1 overall, with a thrilling 24-22 overtime victory of the Harrow Lions in the final game. Our girls also were relatively successful, placing 3rd, with losses only to BISAC powerhouses TCIS and Shrewsbury.

TISAC play continued on Wednesday, October 6, with our Senior Boys team blowing out Bangkok Prep 46-20 to remain undefeated at 3-0. The blowouts continued with strong wins for our Senior Girls team versus Keerapat, 42-22, and our Under 13 Boys team blowing out St. Andrew’s 35-9. The lone loss for this period was from our Under 13 Girls team, which lost a hard-fought defensive game to St. Andrew’s, 18-12.

The upcoming week will be dominated by volleyball games, with the JV Boys Volleyball Team taking on NIST in their first home game in the new Wells Colosseum. NIST visits the campus hoping to avenge an earlier loss to Wells on the Falcon’s home court. The boys continue play on Thursday when they travel to Ruamrudee in Minburi. The JV Girls Volleyball Team will also see some action on Tuesday against ASB in Bangna. In basketball, both the U13 Boys and U13 Girls will be traveling to Bangkok Prep on Thursday.

GO SEAHAWKS!!!

U15 Girls center Marin Takahashi tipping off against Shrewsbury.

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Champions! /wells-on-nut/athletics/champions-3/ /wells-on-nut/athletics/champions-3/#respond Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:40:06 +0000 http://wells.ac.th/?p=4930 Wells Seahawks power past BISAC teams to take first and third at St. Stephen's Khao Yai Invitational Basketball Tournament.

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U15 Boys are champs, U15 Girls place 3rd at Khao Yai tournament

KHAO YAI, NAKHON RATCHASSIMA – Fresh off a stunning upset in boys volleyball against New International School of Thailand (NIST) of the Bangkok International School Athletic Conference (BISAC), the żŰżŰ´«Ă˝ Seahawks continued to assert themselves as a major force to contend with in interscholastic sports even amongst Thailand’s largest international schools.

Not taking any breaks after their TISAC opener the day before, the U15 Boys and Girls took their first ever out-of-town road trip, participating in the 2010 St. Stephen’s Khao Yai Invitational Basketball Tournament, held in Nakhon Ratchassima from October 1st to 3rd. Featured in the tournament were BISAC powerhouses Harrow International School (Boys) and Thai-Chinese International School (TCIS), along with fellow BISAC members Traill International School and Shrewsbury (Girls). Also entering the tournament were St. Andrew’s International School – Sathorn Campus and, of course, the host school, St. Stephen’s International School – Khao Yai.

In what turned out to be yet another classic battle between David and Goliath, the U15 Boys Basketball Team fought its way to the championship game, facing the Lions from Harrow International School. Despite suffering an early blow-out loss to the Lions, 30-12, in pool play, the Seahawks were able beat TCIS by one point, and blow out Traill, St. Andrew’s and host St. Stephen’s Khao Yai, to earn the number two spot in the championship game.

Not willing to squander a chance to redeem themselves, the Seahawks started the final game strong, taking an early lead behind the aggressive shooting of freshmen Chayut “Van” Chayutti and Sitibhum “Tenn” Chaiwatnarathorn. However, the Lions clawed their way back into the game, eventually overtaking Wells to a 15-13 lead with just a few minutes left in the fourth quarter. But the Seahawks refused to give up. A last minute offensive surge propelled Wells ahead 17-15 as the clock ticked down to zero. However, much to the dismay of a prematurely celebrating Seahawk crowd, a shooting foul was called against Wells with no time left, allowing Harrow one last chance to tie up the game. And, in dramatic fashion, the Lions showed their mettle, sinking both free throws to knot up the score at 17-17, forcing the game into overtime.

In the 5-minute extra period, veteran captain Yueh Ting “Kevin” Han decided to take charge of his team, forcing two quick steals to put Wells up 20-17 after an easy layup and 1 of 2 foul shots. But the Lions weren’t finished, catching the Seahawks with a layup and foul shot of their own to tie it at 20-20 with two minutes left in OT. However, another aggressive drive to the basket put Wells up 22-20. With the clock ticking down, the Lions rushed, perhaps too hastily, down the court only to turn the ball over on an errant pass, hence giving the Seahawks a chance to put up an insurance shot to take a commanding 24-20 lead. And, despite being able to add another two points with just 10 seconds left to close the gap at 24-22, the exasperated Lions could only chase the ball in vain as Seahawks wisely played “keep-away” to run down the clock and claim the tournament crown. For their accomplishment, team members earned themselves gold medals, 1st place certificates and a tournament championship plaque for the Wells trophy case.

The U15 Girls Team also was able to make a statement of its own, though not necessarily in as dramatic a fashion as the boys. Despite being vastly outnumbered and outsized by the BISAC behemoths, the Lady Seahawks hung tough but lost against TCIS, 16-13, and Shrewsbury, 24-19. Nonetheless, the Wells girls were able to earn victories against Traill, also from BISAC, and host school St. Stephen’s Khao Yai, to even their record at 2 wins and 2 losses, earning Wells a spot in the championship bracket.

Like the boys, the girls were given one final opportunity to show the crowd that they belonged among the elite schools. And show the crowd they did – at least at first.

The semi-final game was a rematch between the Lady Seahawks and the Lady Storm from Shrewsbury. Behind the quick hands of freshman captain and point guard Kanny Smith, and solid shooting by freshman center Marin Takahashi, Wells was able to build a commanding 8-2 lead in the first quarter. However, the aggressive full-court pressure from Shrewsbury eventually took its toll on the already short-staffed Lady Seahawks, allowing the Storm to surge ahead 18-14 by the final buzzer.

Wells’ girls did not, however, leave empty handed, as their appearance in the semi-final round earned them bronze medals and certificates for a 3rd place finish.

CONGRATULATIONS SEAHAWKS!!!

U15 Boys Team celebrates after defeating Harrow 24-22 for the championship

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Seahawk Sports Week in Review /wells-system-wide/seahawk-sports-week-in-review/ /wells-system-wide/seahawk-sports-week-in-review/#respond Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:27:24 +0000 http://wells.ac.th/?p=4796 The Seahawk Sports fall season officially is underway with the basketball and volleyball teams playing their first matches of the year. In basketball, żŰżŰ´«Ă˝ teams reasserted themselves as major contenders for the league championships with a very strong start, as four out of five teams scored wins against […]

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The Seahawk Sports fall season officially is underway with the basketball and volleyball teams playing their first matches of the year.

In basketball, żŰżŰ´«Ă˝ teams reasserted themselves as major contenders for the league championships with a very strong start, as four out of five teams scored wins against various TISAC opponents.

On Monday, the Senior Girls team traveled to Bangkok Prep to open their season. Despite the expectedly hostile crowd, the Lady Seahawks cruised to a 31-11 win riding on strong defense and balanced scoring led by freshman center Marin Takahashi with 10 points.

Across town, the Senior Boys faced St. Stephen’s in a much more evenly matched game. Going up against a significantly taller opponent, Wells was able to overcome sloppy shooting in the first half to pull away at the end and win 30-24, let by the scoring of junior point guard Tanapon “Boss” Phuripichet.

Also on Monday, the U11 co-ed team opened up their play against Bangkok Prep. Despite having several players who were participating in an organized basketball game for the first time, the youngest members of the Seahawk basketball program put up a good fight, but just couldn’t get the ball to fall in the basket, losing by a score of 22-6.

The U13 teams continued the action on Tuesday with both the U13 Boys and U13 Girls traveling to Charter International School. The host school put up little resistance as both teams came out ahead with lopsided victories – 24-5 for the boys, and 22-13 for the girls.

In its inaugural year as an official Seahawk sport, both JV Girls Volleyball and JV Boys Volleyball teams started off an ambitious schedule with games against three of the larger, well-established international schools from BISAC: Ruamrudee International School and Harrow International School for the girls, and New International School Thailand (NIST) for the boys.

On Tuesday, the JV Girls team played the first official sports match in the new coliseum, hosting the Lady Phoenix from Ruamrudee International School. With just barely three months of training, the much less experienced Lady Seahawks were expectedly nervous, succumbing to the visiting team 3-0. Thursday’s visit to Harrow International School started out with more of the same as Wells’ girls struggled to score for the first two games. However, a line-up change by Harrow gave Wells a chance to build up their confidence in a more evenly matched game, thus resulting in their first game win in the young program’s history. Finally, with the match on the line, the hosting Harrow team put in their big players to cruise to a final game victory to seal the match at 3 games to 1.

On the other side of the coin, the JV Boys Volleyball team made a big opening statement by taking on the much more experienced Falcons of NIST. Playing for their first time ever, the young Seahawks were noticeably nervous at first, dropping both games 1 & 2 by the score of 25-23 and 25-21. However, the overconfident Falcon squad played their bench in game 3, allowing Wells to gain just enough confidence to overcome their nervous start, and to beat the Falcons 26-24. In game 4, the Falcons began mixing up their team a bit, but to no avail as the Seahawks cruised to a 25-16 win, knotting up the match at two games each, and forcing a 15-point tie-breaker set. In that final game, the score see-sawed back and forth until a late surge gave NIST quadruple match-point at 14-10. However, not wanting to disappoint the large contingent of Seahawk supporters in the stands, the JV boys ran off six straight points behind the consistent-under-pressure serving of freshman setter Praat “Tan” Sukriket, stunning their hosts 16-14, to win the very first match for the Wells Volleyball Program.

Next week is light week in sports with a friendly basketball game versus BCIS and a couple of league basketball games versus Bangkok Prep. At the end of the week, the Under 15’Boys and Under 15 Girls, both TISAC defending champions, travel to Khao Yai to participate in the 12-team St. Stephen’s Invitational Basketball Tournament.

GO SEAHAWKS!!!

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Two More Wins for Wells! /wells-on-nut/athletics/two-more-wins-for-wells/ /wells-on-nut/athletics/two-more-wins-for-wells/#respond Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:11:00 +0000 http://wells.ac.th/?p=2391 On Nut – The Seahawks continued their winning ways over the past few days, scoring victories in TISAC league play on their home court. On Tuesday, the Senior Girls hosted Keerapat International School. A nervous crowd saw their home team fall behind in the first half despite strong defensive efforts […]

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On Nut – The Seahawks continued their winning ways over the past few days, scoring victories in TISAC league play on their home court.

On Tuesday, the Senior Girls hosted Keerapat International School. A nervous crowd saw their home team fall behind in the first half despite strong defensive efforts and numerous fast break opportunities. A dismal shooting percentage, combined with KPIS’ one-man show, led to a score of 13-15 at the break.

The Lady Seahawks settled down in the second half, quickly overtaking their visitors and stretching the lead to 23-16 by the end of the 3rd quarter, and finishing off the game with a strong 14-point 4th quarter performance to end the game victorious, 37-27. Leading the way for the Seahawks were point guards Nivan Narula, grade 11, with 10 points and Ping “Kieren” Wu Yeh, grade 12, with 8 points.

In a much more competitive match-up, the U11 Seahawks hosted Rasami International School on Thursday afternoon. Strong defensive efforts by both teams resulted in a low-scoring start, with Wells trailing 3-5 at the end of the 1st quarter. More defense, combined with rushed shooting, led to the score being knotted up at just 9-9 by the break.

In the second half, the quick hands of Oscar, grade 4, lead to numerous steals followed by fast breaks and “easy” layups. Despite this, Wells was only able to muster up an additional 11 points. However, this proved to be just enough as the Seahawks held on for a 20-17 win. Leading scorer for the Seahawks was Tristan, grade 5, with 9 points.

Oscar, grade 4, easily zips past a Rasami defender.
Oscar, grade 4, easily zips past a Rasami defender.

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Bringin’ Out the Brooms! /wells-on-nut/athletics/bringin%e2%80%99-out-the-brooms/ /wells-on-nut/athletics/bringin%e2%80%99-out-the-brooms/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:59:45 +0000 http://wells.ac.th/?p=2334 Seahawks score another clean sweep with wins over Ascot. On Nut – Three Wells teams saw action Monday afternoon with all three teams earning victories in their respective age groups, all against teams from Ascot International School. Playing at home were the Girls Under 13 team, whose toughest challenge was […]

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Seahawks score another clean sweep with wins over Ascot.

On Nut – Three Wells teams saw action Monday afternoon with all three teams earning victories in their respective age groups, all against teams from Ascot International School.

Playing at home were the Girls Under 13 team, whose toughest challenge was perhaps getting motivated to play on a lazy Monday afternoon. With just 5 points in the first quarter – all by 8th grade guard Kanny Smith – the Lady Seahawks seemed lethargic at best.

However, the visiting team never really posed a challenge, with Wells leading 15-2 at the half and 25-6 after 3 quarters. Power forward Ramita Sachasiri, grade 8, went on a shooting spree, accounting for 16 of the last 21 points for Wells. AIS was able to double their score in the final quarter, but it was far too little, and much too late, as the Lady Seahawks came up with another dominating win, 31-12.

In Minburi, the Boys Under 13 team took part in the most exciting game of the day as both teams were evenly matched. However, with just five players available to play, performances in all positions were critical in order to keep up with their larger opponents.

In the first half, it was all about defense as neither team could get any clear looks at the basket. At the break, Wells held a slim lead, 6-4, with 7th grade forward Hyeong Su “Ray” Lee scoring all of the Seahawk first-half points. Ray ended the game with 12 points.

Fellow forward Hyun Woo “Andy” Shin and center Angelo Borges, both grade 6, joined in the scoring during the 3rd period to bring the score to 14-10. A series of easy lay-ins allowed Wells to stretch the lead to 10 points late in the 4th period. The game was already well out of reach as the host team was able to put in two quick baskets during the final 30 seconds of play, bringing the final score to 20-14.

The final game of the day saw the Boys Under 15 team demonstrate why they are the premier TISAC title contenders for the 2009 season. With frequent mass substitutions, the Seahawks had far too many weapons for the host team to even begin to defend against. In fact, even with sub-par shooting performances, the “elite guard corps” still dominated. By quarters, Wells outscored AIS 11-0, 6-2, 8-2, and10-4.

Scoring for the Seahawks was well distributed. However, 8th grade guard Yueh “Kevin” Ting Han benefited from frequent steals and outlet passes resulting in his team-leading 10 points for the game. Center Chayutt “Van” Chayuti (grade 8), who was finally able to stay out of foul trouble, put in 6 points, while fellow center Jung Mo “Jack” Lee  (grade 9) laid in 4.

A busy week lies ahead for the Seahawks as the Under 11 team and Senior Girls take on Keerapat International School on Tuesday, while the Senior Boys and Senior Girls take on BISAC member Traill International School in a non-league game on Thursday.

Power forward Ramita Sachasiri (gr 8) lays one with twin sister Richika backing her up.
Power forward Ramita Sachasiri, gr 8, lays one with twin sister Richika backing her up.

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Seahawk Hoopsters Take 3 of 4 from Bangkok Prep /wells-on-nut/athletics/seahawk-hoopsters-take-3-of-4-from-bangkok-prep/ /wells-on-nut/athletics/seahawk-hoopsters-take-3-of-4-from-bangkok-prep/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:29:35 +0000 http://wells.ac.th/?p=2251 On Nut – Four Wells teams were in action Thursday afternoon, all against TISAC rivals Bangkok Prep. Starting off the afternoon were the U13 Boys playing on their home court. Both teams started slow, with the young Seahawks playing “keep away” along the perimeter, seemingly unwilling to make any move […]

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On Nut – Four Wells teams were in action Thursday afternoon, all against TISAC rivals Bangkok Prep.

Starting off the afternoon were the U13 Boys playing on their home court. Both teams started slow, with the young Seahawks playing “keep away” along the perimeter, seemingly unwilling to make any move toward the basket. In contrast, at the other side of the court the boys from Prep were a wee bit more aggressive, forcing the ball to their big center. Still, neither team was very productive from the field. By the end of the first half, Prep scored just 11 to Wells 3.

The Seahawks surged later in the game, scoring 6 of their 9 points in the second half. Nonetheless, the much larger visitors were able to easily out-muscle the home team, 25-9.

However, the rest of the day belonged to the Seahawks.

For the second home game, it was raining 3s, with 3 of the first 4 field goals by Wells coming from behind the arc. Center – yes, center (!) – Joon Lee started the clinic with the first three-pointer. He was immediately joined by Kao “Jim” Chin and Yueh Ting “Kevin” Han. Kevin even completed a three-point play the old fashioned way, converting a foul shot following an easy layup. Harjas Anandsongvit, who established himself as the long-range bomber in previous games, joined in on the fun with a pair of his own later in the game. In all, the Seahawks drained five three-pointers for the day.

The final results of the game were never really in question, despite the Seahawks going deep into their bench to play virtually all members of the team. Even with a quick 6 points in the last 20 seconds of the game, the visiting team was down much too far. Wells went on to win 55-29.

For the second consecutive game, Jim and Kevin shared the Seahawk leading scorer position with an impressive 19 points apiece. Harjas followed with 10 points.

Just a few kilometers down the road, the U13 and U15 Girls paid a visit to the Bangkok Prep campus, where defense was the name of the game.

Both games were very low-scoring, with the Lady Seahawks eking out wins by scores of 11-10 in the U13’s game, and 21-16 in the U15’s game.

All Seahawk teams will take a off for nearly two weeks due to the mid-term break. The action returns on Thursday, October 29, with the U11 team taking on Keerapat International School, and the Senior Girls and Senior Boys go talon-to-talon against the Eagles of ASB.

Freshman guard Jim outruns Prep defenders going for an easy layup.
Freshman guard Jim outruns Prep defenders going for an easy layup.

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