Raffles Institution displayed their batting credentials with an impressive 17-3 win over Maris Stella High to clinch the national softball title in threatening weather conditions.
After two spectacular come-from-behind wins in recent weeks, the Whites team found themselves up against a more organised Blacks squad and eventually succumbed 64-69 in the deciding game of the adidas Nations Basketball League.
You wouldn't bet on it in a casino game, but it happened for a second successive game to the Gold team! They were pipped by another 3-pointer for a second successive loss against the Blacks in the adidas Nations selections.
I have never witnessed such scenes in my basketball career. Team Whites overcame a massive 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter to shatter the hearts of the Golds team at the buzzer.
A late burst of scoring by Catholic High centre Goh Kong Tat in the fourth quarter ensured a win by a big margin in their second match of the first round. Kong Tat scored a game-high 27 points to lead Catholic High to a 93-46 win over St Andrew's Secondary.
Buoyed by their close semi-final win over Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) just three days earlier, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) roared past Temasek Polytechnic (TP) 63-52 for the Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Basketball Championship title.