The home team never really stood a chance against their larger European opponents. The Germans dominated the paint and Alexandra Hoffgen (#12), who is 1.87 metres tall, had her way with the Singapore girls, scoring 20 of her team’s 33 points. She also grabbed eight rebounds as the Singapore team were unable to contain her.
Singapore’s top basketballers begin their quest for glory today at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) FIBA 33 tournament at *scape Youth Park.
Despite facing an early first quarter deficit, Dunman Secondary turned up the style in the remaining three quarters to sweep Jurong Secondary 50-30 to secure their second win of Group X in the National Boys’ C Division Basketball Championship second round.
For those in Indonesia and China, they come from poor families so they are more motivated to train and make it big, said Ronald Susilo.
El Nino Del Firo were crowned champions of the senior category of the inaugural Nike Cup after accumulating the most wins and defeating The Unknown Stars in the Grand Finals.
In a tournament that is dominated by the male gender, one team stood out. Team Blasto is an all-girl team from Seng Kang Secondary that competed in the junior category of the Nike Cup west and east zone qualifiers.
Singapore Schools and Tagawa Blue sealed their spots in the final of the U-17 Junior Basketball Championship as they swept aside their respective semi-final opponents.
After announcing his retirement from professional badminton in March 2010, local badminton star Ronald Susilo progressed on to the next stage of his life — the opening of his own training school, the Ronald Susilo Badminton Academy.