Sports component of SHC fiesta draws good response

KOTA KINABALU – The sports component of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish fiesta drew a good response from the parishioners.

The Fellowship Football Match held on 21 June 2017 at the Penampang Stadium A drew six teams: SHC, Church of Mary Immaculate, clergy/seminarians, Dontozidon, Kobusak and Kopungit.  SHC team was the overall champion with six points and three goals.

The Badminton Friendly Match on June 23 at the Sacred Heart Parish Centre also drew a good response from the parishioners.

Preliminary rounds were held every Sunday starting in May.

On the final day, Archbishop John Wong and Father Federick Raymond played against George Low and John Ho in the opening match.

Among the players were Father Joshua Liew and several members of the Boys Brigade.

Daryl Siponong won the Single Men Open while Danny Ka/James Paustine won the Double Men Veteran.

Prsy Asun/Jayelien Paingin won the Double Women with Grace Fung/Cecilia Amid as first runners-up and Seimi Gutok/Maria Kinjau as second runners-up.

In the Mix Double, the champs were Jouni and Marcella with Alex and Diana in the second place and Brandon and Jayelien in the third place.

According to Pope Francis, Sports is a human activity of “great value, able to enrich people’s lives. An important characteristic of sports is that it is not just for professional athletes, but for everyone: for pleasure, for recreation, for improving health, as well as for learning how to be part of a team, and how to win and lose graciously” (Sports at the Service of Humanity Conference, Vatican, 2-7 Oct 2016).