Ang Kalatas July 2017 Issue | Page 17

SPORTS Sonics boom to basketball title GREEN Sonics trounced Orange Sharks, 50-41, to win the 2017 Autumn Season championship of the Southwest Sydney Filipino Australian Basketball Association (SSFABA) at the Fairfield Community Centre courts on Saturday, July 1. Purple Vikings beat the Black Mambas to finish on third place. The Sonics showed their superiority through the game and leading on the scoreboard from start to finish. Most Valuable Player of the final was Kenneth Ong, of the Sonics. The Sportsmanship Award with the Allan Espinosa, of the Blue Eagles. Winner of the Three-Point Shootout Challenge was Lennon Tan of White Thunder. Picked in a ‘Mythical Team’ of the SSFABA were Louie Caluag of Sonics; Luigi Vella of the Kings; Thomas of the Hawks; Josh De Leon of the Mambas; and Gian Jan Mendoza of the Mambas. n www.kalatas.com.au AK NewsMagazine, Vol 7 No 10 | JULY 2017 17