Top 5 stories of 2007

Hi athletes and sports fans,

With the year coming to an end, I was curious. Which were the five most popular stories here on Red Sports? Based on page views, here are the results.

#5 story on Red Sports. Coming in at number five is the story of Catholic high beating Gan Eng Seng Sec to win the B Division National Basketball Championship for the third year in a row. Added to that their second C Division championship title in a row later in the year, this reconfirmed Catholic High as a basketball powerhouse in the Singapore school basketball scene.

Goh Kong Tat (#15) of Catholic High and MVP Russel Low (#5) of Presbyterian High contest the tip-off. Russel had 21 points while Kong Tat had a quieter game with 6. (Photo © Goh Shao Wei/Red Sports)

#4 story on Red Sports. The fourth most popular story is the semi-final rugby game where Raffles Junior College beat Anglo-Chinese Junior College 7-3. This story also attracted a large number of heated comments from passionate players and old boys.

An RJ player is hauled down by JD of ACJC. (Photo © Wee Ban Bee)

#3 story on Red Sports. The 48th Inter-School Cross Country Championship came in at number three, not surprising considering the huge number of runners on that day alone and the long-standing rivalries among schools with a strong cross-country heritage.

Catholic High’s Lee Xuan De sprints the last stretch to take 9th position in the ‘B’ Boys category. (Photo © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

#2 story on Red Sports. Reflecting the intense rugby rivalry at school level, the story of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) beating St Andrew’s 15-3 to win back the B Division National Championship after three years ranked second among readers. This story generated even more heated comments among readers.

ACS’ flanker on his way to scoring the first try for his school. (Photo © Richard Seow)

#1 story on Red Sports. The most popular story on Red Sports? Again it’s rugby, this time the story of Raffles Junior College beating Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) in the A Division championship final. The story of the game became secondary very quickly as the comments section exploded with heated debates, resulting in the most number of comments generated for a single story.

Clash of the titans, literally. (Photo © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

So those are the Top 5 stories for the year here on Red Sports and I hope it brings back fond memories for players, coaches, friends, families and sports lovers. We will never forget what it feels like to put on the school jersey, to walk out onto the field of play, your heart pumping, your senses alive. To hear the roar of spectators, to taste the sweat in your mouth, to score the points, to win the championship. You come this way but once. So remember the time well and Red Sports will remember with you.

les

Red Sports. Always Game.^®

To read any of the top 5 stories, click on one of the following links:

Catholic High beat Presbyterian High to retain championship

RJC knock back ACJC 7-3

48th National Inter-School Cross Country Championships

ACS(I) beat Saints 15-3 to win back championship after three years

Raffles win back crown after edging out ACS(ind) with extra-time penalty