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Cross Country: Jeevaneesh Soundararajah sets new course record as Hwa Chong end Rafflesian dominance to win first A Div title since 2007

Soh Rui Yong — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:50:22 +0000

Raffles Institution’s three-year stranglehold on the A Division boys’ championship team title was finally brought to end last Wednesday when Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) conjured up a remarkable 1-7-9-10 finish, scoring a team total of 27 points to help them finish nine points clear of the defending champions. … [visit site to read more]

52nd National Inter-School Cross Country Championships 2011 — A picture story

Cong — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:11:56 +0000

The 52nd National Schools’ Cross Country Championships took place at Bedok Reservoir on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. 1,259 runners took to the Bedok Reservoir route with the boys running 4.6km and the girls finishing 4.1km. The Red Crew brings you a photo story of the day. … [visit site to read more]

Cross Country: RI clinch third A Girls’ team title in a row while Qua Bi Qi of HCI shocks favourites to win individual crown

Soh Rui Yong — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:25:56 +0000

The Raffles Institution A Division girls finished with four runners in the top 10 to claim their third successive championship title, while Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) turned in a fine performance to edge out Victoria Junior College (VJC) to the silver medals by four points at the 52nd National Schools Cross Country Championships. … [visit site to read more]

Cross Country: River Valley High win first B Division girls’ title in 18 years

Soh Rui Yong — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:08:52 +0000

An injury to Raffles Institution’s top runner Mok Ying Rong failed to derail their title ambitions in the A Division Girls competition of the National Inter-School Cross Country Championships. … [visit site to read more]

Cross Country: RI win first ever C Div team title while Thineshwaran captures individual C Div crown to put Bendemeer on the map

Soh Rui Yong — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:14:56 +0000

The RI boys scored a team total of 30 points, beating Hwa Chong by three points to the championship. Victoria School came in third with 82 points. … [visit site to read more]

Who was the most dominant schoolboy cross country runner of the last decade?

Colin Tung — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:39:34 +0000

Lee Ming Hui, Koh Kai Ming, Soh Rui Yong, Jeffrey Ng, Chua Ee Ghim? Just who was the most dominant schoolboy cross country runner of the last decade? … [visit site to read more]

Vote for your best 2011 A, B and C Division cross country runners

Les Tan — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:48:37 +0000

The National Schools Cross Country Championships are over. So who do you think are the best crossers out there? … [visit site to read more]

52nd National Schools Cross Country Championships 2011 — Girls preview

Soh Rui Yong — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:40:18 +0000

As the school sports season heats up, one of the most anticipated national finals in our local sports scene lurks just around the corner. With less than a week to go before the championships, let us have a look at the potential title contenders in the girls competition, and the mouth-watering clashes that lie ahead. … [visit site to read more]

52nd National Schools Cross Country Championships 2011 — Boys preview

Soh Rui Yong — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 06:54:45 +0000

As the school sports season heats up, one of the most anticipated national finals in our local sports scene lurks just around the corner. With less than a week to go before the championships, let us have a look at the potential title contenders in the boys competition, and the mouth-watering clashes that lie ahead. … [visit site to read more]

Catholic High’s Heng Yu Jie upsets Victoria School’s 2010 C Division cross country champion Marcus Ng

Colin Tung — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:25:04 +0000

Catholic High’s Heng Yu Jie posted a time of 14 minutes 14.22 seconds on the 4.2 kilometres Bedok Reservoir course to win the Under-17 category at the Wings Cross Country Championships. … [visit site to read more]

Woodlands Secondary celebrate National Day with cross country run

Lai Jun Wei — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:39:38 +0000

As schools across the island celebrated National Day today with traditional concerts and festivities in their respective campuses, Woodlands Secondary adopted a different approach by celebrating the Nation’s birthday with a cross country run. … [visit site to read more]

And the winners of our Red Sports polls are …

Koh Yizhe — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:53:40 +0000

Throughout the school sports season, Red Sports have been conducting polls for various sports. You, the readers, nominated your best players and have cast your votes. Now that the voting has ended, let’s see who are your favourite players. … [visit site to read more]

Zachary Devaraj of ACS(I) shatters 11-year-old championship record to win fourth consecutive 1500m crown

Soh Rui Yong — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:53:03 +0000

There cannot be a more dominant athlete on the school sports scene now than Zachary Ryan Devaraj. The Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACSI) track star put up an inspired display of front-running, leading his B Division 1500m race from start to finish, and clocked a time of 4min 12.61 seconds to better the 11-year-old mark of 4:14.13, set by Kannan Poobalan of Victoria School (VS) in 1999. … [visit site to read more]

Heng Yu Jie of Catholic High stuns heavy favourite Marcus Ng of Victoria School to defend C boys' 3000m title

Soh Rui Yong — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:36:30 +0000

Judging by the way Marcus Ng of Victoria School (VS) has been running this year, many would have taken the outcome of the C Division boysâ€™ 3000m final as a forgone conclusion. Heng Yu Jie of Catholic High School however showed that this was not the case, as he stuck close to Marcus from the start of the race, before unleashing an amazing 63-second final lap to out-sprint Marcus for the gold medal. … [visit site to read more]

The 51st National Inter-School Cross-Country Championships in pictures (part 2)

Lai Jun Wei — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:59:02 +0000

While there were the winners who blitzed the course, there were the others who simply were out to complete the course. Apart from the action on the course, there was celebration and cheering in the stands as well. Here is a picture story of their day. … [visit site to read more]

The 51st National Inter-School Cross-Country Championships in pictures

Tan Jon Han — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:26:45 +0000

It was a hot and sunny day filled with action, excitement, jubilation and disappointment. Here’s looking back to what you may have missed, away from the stands. … [visit site to read more]

Relentless Raffles romp home to third straight A Division Boys’ cross-country title

Erwin Wong — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:27:31 +0000

The Raffles Institution A Division Cross-Country boys’ team could not quite better their predecessorâ€™s immaculate 2009 record, but it was still enough to win the 2010 team title at a canter. … [visit site to read more]

Zachary Devaraj of ACS(I) wins highly-anticipated B Division cross-country race

Erwin Wong — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:52:39 +0000

Zachary Ryan Devaraj of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) came out tops in the B Division category, arguably the most eyeballed race of the 51st National Inter-School Cross-Country Championship meet. … [visit site to read more]

Mok Ying Rong wins first A Division cross-country title

Koh Yizhe — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:36:41 +0000

Mok Ying Rong blazed through the field in the 51st National Schools Cross-Country Championships to win her first A Division Girls title. … [visit site to read more]

Double victory for victorious Victoria in National Inter-School Cross Country

Erwin Wong — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:39:45 +0000

Victoria School, a name synonymous with overwhelming success in the schools’ cross-country scene, continued their proud and hallowed legacy at this year’s National Inter-School Cross-Country Championships. … [visit site to read more]