Archive for October, 2008
Shuqun Secondary in shock defeat to Dunman Secondary in U-16 volleyball
Shuqun Secondary suffered a shock 2-0 (30-28, 25-22) defeat to Dunman Secondary (Discoverers) in a closely fought Group B Match at the National Under-16 Boys Junior Volleyball Championships 2008.
Geylang Methodist edge out Anderson in tight game at U-16 Volleyball
Anderson Secondary defeated Geylang Methodist Secondary in a close encounter to win 2-1 (25-13, 17-25, 16-14) in a Group A Match at the 2008 National Under-16 Boys Junior Volleyball Championship.
Presbyterian High fall to Unity Secondary in U-16 volleyball
Presbyterian High (PHS) had their title hopes dampened after losing to Unity Secondary 0-2 (9-25, 13-25) in a Group A Match at the 2008 National Under-16 Girls Junior Volleyball Championship.
Ngee Ann hold off Fairfield Methodist in U-16 volleyball
Ngee Ann Secondary beat Fairfield Methodist Secondary 2-0 (25-18, 25-14) in a Group B Match at the 2008 National Under-16 Girls Junior Volleyball Championship.
Red Sports is reminded to focus on the positive. We agree.
One of the joys of covering the local sports scene is this – the people you cover actually live on this island. And they talk back to you.
Bukit Panjang Govt High overcome Shuqun Secondary in U-16 volleyball
Despite playing without a coach present, Bukit Panjang Government High (Team 1) survived a comeback by Shuqun Secondary in the second set to win 2-1 (25-13, 21-25, 15-6) in a Group C Match at the 2008 National Under-16 Girls Junior Volleyball Championship.
Huayi Secondary make comeback to edge out Anderson in U-16 volleyball
Huayi Secondary came back from one set down to defeat Anderson Secondary 2-1 (20-25, 25-14, 15-8) in a Group D Match at the National U16 Girls Junior Volleyball Championships 2008.
Jurong Secondary sweep aside MacPherson in U-16 volleyball
Jurong Secondary swept aside MacPherson Secondary 2-0 (25-1, 25-4) in a Group C Match at the 2008 National U16 Junior Volleyball Championship.
The slow decline of newspapers and television
Managers who need to figure out where to spend their limited sports marketing dollars would not have missed the war of words between The Straits Times and MediaCorp this week about their respective readership and viewership figures. What started it all?
With 50,000 signing up for the Singapore Marathon, you might not actually be running
The organisers of the upcoming Singapore Marathon are understandably over the moon that 50,000 folks have signed up to run the various distances (42km, 21km, 10km). While it will all make for lovely crowd shots of packed streets and bring in a conservative estimate of S$1.5 million in registration fees alone (assuming a $30 per head), runners may end up being walkers for part of the route.