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Shuqun Secondary in shock defeat to Dunman Secondary in U-16 volleyball

Story by Lai Jun Wei. Photos by REDintern Rachel Lim and Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Hougang Sports Hall, Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Shuqun Secondary suffered a shock 0-2 (28-30, 22-25) defeat to Dunman Secondary (Discoverers) in a closely fought Group B Match at the 2008 National Under-16 Boys Junior Volleyball Championships.

Featuring national player Lawrence Tan, Shuqun were not expected to have such a hard time playing Dunman Secondary especially since they were last year’s Under-16 runners-up and this year’s B Division Championship runners-up. However, things proved not to be so as Dunman wrestled the win from Shuqun.
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Geylang Methodist edge out Anderson in tight game at U-16 Volleyball

Story by Lai Jun Wei and REDintern Rachel Ariel Lim. Photos by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Hougang Sports Hall, Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Geylang Methodist Secondary (GMSS) defeated Anderson 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.

In the warm up, both teams looked formidable, each firing off thunderous spikes into their opponent’s court during the free-spiking session. Anderson, coached by Mr Lim who also is in charge of primary school volleyball powerhouse Pei Chun Public, had #12, #14 and #17 who looked like potential threats. The Geylang Methodist team on the other hand looked to have a balance in terms of skill.
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Presbyterian High fall to Unity Secondary in U-16 volleyball

Story by REDintern Rachel Ariel Lim. Photos by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Hougang Sports Hall, Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Presbyterian High (PHS) had their title hopes dampened after losing 0-2 to Unity Secondary (9-25, 13-25) in a Group A Match at the 2008 National Under-16 Girls Junior Volleyball Championship.

PHS had a good start, scoring the first point but Unity soon established superiority, jumping out to a 12-3 lead with notable contributions from their #1 and #14. Unity continued their dominance to claim the set 25-7.
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Ngee Ann hold off Fairfield Methodist in U-16 volleyball

Story by REDintern Rachel Ariel Lim. Photos by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Hougang Sports Hall, Thursday, October 30, 2008 – 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.

Fairfield looked set for a tough fight with Ngee Ann who came in second in last year’s U-16 championship. Fairfield’s setter Ng Jian Ping (#6) had a steady game creating spiking chances for her team mates but Ngee Ann were equal to the challenge with Lyvia (#10) in particular standing out with her firm blocking. Ngee Ann were more consistent and able to repel the attacks from Fairfield and won the first set 25-18.
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Red Sports is reminded to focus on the positive. We agree.

By Les Tan

One of the joys of covering the local sports scene is this – the people you cover actually live on this island.

I used to cover the English Premier League and after prattling on about the different teams, you go home and realise the English teams don’t care about what you have to say about them in any case. You can provide insightful analysis, ask thoughtful questions, make provocative comments, but all for what? It was like shouting into the wind.
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Bukit Panjang Govt High overcome Shuqun Secondary in U-16 volleyball

Story and photos by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Hougang Sports Hall, Thursday, October 30, 2008 – 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.
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Huayi Secondary make comeback to edge out Anderson in U-16 volleyball

Story and pictures by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Hougang Sports Hall, Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Huayi Secondary came back from one set down to defeat Anderson Secondary 2-0 (20-25, 25-14, 15-8) in a Group D Match at the National Under-16 Girls Junior Volleyball Championships 2008.
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Jurong Secondary sweep aside MacPherson in U-16 volleyball

Story and photos by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Hougang Sports Hall, Thursday, October 30, 2008 – West Zone volleyball powerhouse Jurong Secondary swept aside MacPherson Secondary 2-0 (25-1, 25-4) in a Group C Match at the 2008 National Under-16 Girls Junior Volleyball Championship.

Jurong started strongly and soon jumped out to a 10-0 lead on the back of consistent serving by Krystal (Jurong, #8). This forced MacPherson to call for a time out to stem the Jurong tide.
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The slow decline of newspapers and television

By Les Tan

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?

The Straits Times published a full-page advertisement* highlighting itself and three other papers (My Paper, Shin Min, The Business Times) for having an increased reach year-on-year. It cites as source the 2008 Nielsen Media Index survey**. (The New Paper (TNP) is absent from this ad because its readership has fallen since last year.) The same advertisement points out that the reach of free-to-air television channels (Channel 5, U, 8, CNA) has fallen anywhere from 1.9% for CNA to 3% for Channel U.
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With 50,000 signing up for the Singapore Marathon, you might not actually be running

By Les Tan

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 make for lovely crowd shots of packed streets, and bring in a conservative estimate of S$1.5 million in registration fees alone (assuming $30 per head), runners may end up being walkers for part of the route.
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Was the Women 10K really 10km?

By Les Tan

At least three of the elite women runners at the Women 10K race were off their personal best (PB) times by enough of a margin to leave them scratching their heads. The race was held at the Padang on Sunday, October 26 and saw a finish line drama when the winner was sent to hospital for dehydration.
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SAFFC extend lead at top of S.League table to four points

Story by Les Tan. Pictures by Lai Jun Wei.

Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Tuesday, October 28, 2008 – SAFFC beat the Young Lions 2-0 last night at Choa Chu Kang to extend their lead at the top of the S.League standings to four points, putting them in prime position to wrap up an unprecedented third S.League title in a row.

With closest challenges Home United and the Super Reds failing to win their respective last game, the advantage fell to SAFFC who went into the game against the Young Lions leading the table by a point over Home United.
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Republic Polytechnic retain men’s POL-ITE floorball championship title

Story By REDintern Koh Yizhe. Pictures by REDintern Wong Hong Yong.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Wednesday, October 22, 2008 – Republic Polytechnic (RP) maintained their 100% record en route to retaining their men's Polytechnic-Institute of Technical Education (POL-ITE) Floorball Championship title with a 5-1 victory over host Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP).

Despite a shaky start, RP turned up the pressure late into the second period and scored three goals in quick succession. The third period proved goalless but RP maintained good control of the game to retain the title.
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Singapore footballers suffer on and off the pitch in AFC U-16 Championship

By Les Tan

There must be something in the way we live in Singapore. Too clean? Too hygienic? Whatever the reason, it was enough for five players in the under-16 national football team to end up seeing what most don’t want to see when in a foreign country – the inside of a hospital.

The U-16 football team went to Uzbekistan for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship earlier this month and before the team even played their first game against Uzbekistan, five footballers were sent to hospital for fever and diarrhoea. The under-strength team then got hammered 0-7 by Uzbekistan.
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Republic Polytechnic beat Ngee Ann Poly to come in third in POL-ITE women’s floorball

Story by RED Intern Wong Hong Yong. Pictures by REDintern Koh Yizhe.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Wednesday, October 22, 2008 – Republic Polytechnic (RP) secured their 3rd place finish in style as they beat Ngee Ann Polytechnic(NP) 7-2 in a Polytechnic-Institute of Technical Education (POL-ITE) Women’s Floorball Championship match.
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