Journal Pioneer

TOSH acknowledg­es Singh’s contributi­ons

Coach credits basketball player’s success to a strong work ethic

- JOURNAL PIONEER STAFF

SUMMERSIDE – Sahib Singh has been acknowledg­ed following an outstandin­g season on the basketball court.

The 16-year-old son of Harminder and Dhillon Singh of Summerside has been chosen as the Greco Pizza/Capt. Sub studentath­lete of the month at Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside.

A Grade 11 student, Sahib played the point guard position with the senior AAA Axemen, who took home the silver medal from the P.E.I. School Athletic Associatio­n provincial championsh­ips. He also helped lead the Axemen to back-to-back tournament wins at Charlottet­own Rural’s Confederat­ion Classic and in Amherst, N.S., earlier this season.

“Sahib Singh is a basketball player through and through, he lives for the game,” said Axemen head coach Faro Halupa. “He has become a star in the men’s AAA league this year through the amount of time and hard work he puts in.

“You can find him in the gym every morning and lunch grinding. He is a great example of where hard work can take you.”

Sahib also plays with P.E.I.’s provincial under-17 basketball team in the summer.

Sahib plans to study science and hopes to play university basketball after graduating from high school.

“Sahib Singh is a basketball player through and through, he lives for the game. He has become a star in the men’s AAA league this year through the amount of time and hard work he puts in.”

Faro Halupa Axemen head coach

 ?? JASON SIMMONDS/ JOURNAL PIONEER ?? Sahib Singh is the Greco Pizza/ Capt. Sub student-athlete of the month at Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside.
JASON SIMMONDS/ JOURNAL PIONEER Sahib Singh is the Greco Pizza/ Capt. Sub student-athlete of the month at Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside.

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