Fall Sports

The team fought hard up until the last moments of our round robin tournament to defeat ASL by one point in goal differential. With a total of 22 goals scored in one day, the Raiders were determined to leave everything on the field and do whatever it took to become ISST champions!

The team took home first place in the tournament as well as the sportsmanship award.

The U14 Tennis team was outstanding in their ISST's this weekend, demonstrating remarkable progress, resilience, and determination. To reach the finals, the team played a total of 34 matches and emerged victorious in 26 of them. The finals were true nail-biters, almost every single one of them.

Our team captain Henry G. and Malte were the first to begin their final match, securing our school's first medal of the day by placing third overall in the Boys Doubles 1 category.

Our Boys Doubles 2 team, along with Girls Doubles 2, earned second place in their respective categories, making Henry A. & Alfonso and Lily & Ela proud owners of silver medals.

Our Boys Singles representative Eric faced a challenging task, which he completed victoriously, winning his match 8-5 and claiming another bronze medal for ISB.

Our Girls Singles representative Skylar also faced a major challenge, having twisted her ankle during her last match on Friday. Although she entered the finals at a disadvantage, she refused to give up. After being down 6-1, she fought back with determination, winning three games in a row and finishing 8-4 to earn a well-deserved silver medal.

Another tense match came from our Mixed Doubles team Zoe & Bobby, who battled head-to-head with ZIS and secured yet another silver medal for ISB.

The biggest nail-biter of the day was undoubtedly the Girls Singles 1 match with our captain Eliza & Lara, which even went to a tiebreaker. After an incredible comeback from 1-6, our players ended the match victoriously, winning 8-7. This included a tense 6-7 deuce with a no-ads match point for ZIS, making the victory even more remarkable.

The overall amazing results lead ISB to share the first place with Zurich International School as ISST's 2025 champions. The coaches couldn't be more proud of the team, results and the overall sportsmanship each and every player showed during the ISST's competition.

The Raiders earned their first DoDEA championship in almost 20 years! The win against AFNORTH also capped off an undefeated season.

Cheese was given Offense Player of the Game and Terry was Player of the Game on Defense. Overall it was a great team effort that capped off an incredible season.

We had a really tough group stage with strong teams, any of the four could have made it to the semifinals. But thanks to our win against Vienna and two great draws against London and Zurich, that last one with an unbelievable goal from Orla right after missing a penalty, we managed to finish second and move on to the winners' bracket semifinals.

Then we played The Hague, another really solid team. We took an early lead and stayed super organized at the back, but they scored in the last five minutes to make it 1–1. We had to win it on penalties and the girls kept their cool and got the job done!

In the ISST final we faced Frankfurt, a team we've played many times before. We know each other so well that tactics were key en route to scoring 2 goals.

We went into the competition as underdogs, placed in a tough pool with ASL, the top-ranked team, and surrounded by strong, well-established programs. But our players stepped up with determination and spirit in every match.

We opened with a solid 2–0 win over AISV. Even in our next match, a 0–2 loss to ASL, the team battled hard. From there we bounced back with an impressive 1–0 victory over FIS with a 10 man team for most of the game, then delivered one of the biggest surprises of the tournament: a 3–1 win against ZIS, in our opinion and others the tournament favorites.

We finished with another tough match in the Finals against ASL that ended 0–2, but despite the scoreline, the team played with incredible effort and were gracious in defeat. ISB may come in as underdogs, but we certainly don't play like it.