North Zone B Div Volleyball: Anderson and Presbyterian High through to next round
Anderson Secondary and Presbyterian High have secured spots in the next round of the North Zone B Division Girls' Volleyball Championship.
Anderson Secondary and Presbyterian High have secured spots in the next round of the North Zone B Division Girls' Volleyball Championship.
South Zone defending champions Catholic High held off a resilient Clementi Woods 2-0 (25-18, 26-24) to win their opening match at the South Zone B Division Boys' Volleyball Championship.
Defending champions Shuqun Secondary started their title defense on a high note as they saw off Pioneer Secondary 2-0 (25-4, 25-13) on the first day of competition in the West Zone B Division Girls' Volleyball Championship.
The first day of competition of the 2012 B Division North Zone Volleyball Championship saw the traditional North Zone powerhouses post big wins in their Round 1 group matches.
Dunman Secondary won both the girls' and boys' National Under-16 Volleyball Championships this morning. Dunman Secondary beat Punggol Secondary 3-0 in the boys' final while their girls team beat Ngee Ann Secondary 3-0 to avenge an earlier group defeat.
This has been an eventful tournament, with traditionally strong teams like Xinmin and Jurong Secondary bowing out in the previous round, after registering convincing wins in the preliminary round. It is clear that with the new knockout format, anything is possible.
Singapore missed out on a semi-final berth after falling to Hong Kong 0-3 (22-25, 22-25, 14-25) in their final Group B preliminary match of the Asian Schools Girls Volleyball Championship.
Singapore beat Macau 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-14) in their Group B preliminaries match of the Asian School Girls Volleyball Championship. Having lost to Iran 0-3 the previous night, this victory over Macau was a much needed one in order to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive.