IVP Bball (Women): SIM dethrone NTU for first championship title
All-around play helped SIM fend off a second-half scare and beat five-time champions NTU 64--62 for their first ever IVP Women's Basketball Championship title.
All-around play helped SIM fend off a second-half scare and beat five-time champions NTU 64--62 for their first ever IVP Women's Basketball Championship title.
Sparked by a hot-shooting Marco Kok and a blistering fourth quarter, RP defeated NUS 72–64 to clinch their first IVP Basketball Championship title since 2012.
River Valley High School (RVHS) battled hard against Raffles Institution (RI) at the inaugural National Youth Sports Institute (NYSI) JC football league to take a 2-1 halftime lead before inclement weather forced the second half to be continued another day.
SIM and NTU got the best of their respective semi-final opponents to set up a second clash, this time in the final of the IVP Women's Basketball Championship.
Hougang Secondary took off in the third quarter with precise ball movement to beat Woodgrove Secondary 35--26 in round one of the North Zone B Division Basketball Championship and advance into round two.
Thanks to a clutch trey by Zoel Lee in overtime, RP defeated defending champions NTU 81-75 and are on their way to their first IVP Basketball Championship final appearance since 2013.
Chung Cheng High Yishun dominated the last quarter to beat Nan Chiau High 31--24 in round one of the North Zone B Division Basketball Championship.
Thrower Melissa Yee struck gold again on the last day of the Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) track and field competition with a second gold medal and new personal best in discus throw, while National University of Singapore (NUS) had a clean sweep of the overall titles for the fourth year running.