Victory was exceptionally sweet for Cedar Girls’ Secondary when they defeated Methodist Girls’ School 32-16 to book a spot in the National C Division Netball Championship semi-finals for the first time in their history.
Three South Zone schools, two East Zone schools, two West Zone schools and one North Zone school qualified for the second round of the National B Division Netball Championship.
Ngee Ann Secondary edged out Cedar Girls’ 2-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-23) to earn a spot in the semi-finals of the National B Division Girls’ Volleyball Championship. Prior to this match, both teams had had one win and one loss each, meaning that Cedar Girls’ have seen their dream run come to an end as they were sent packing after this match’s loss
Jurong Secondary shook off the memories of their unfortunate loss in their previous match to revive their hopes of qualifying for the National B Division Girls’ Volleyball Championship semi-finals when they held on to beat Cedar Girls' Secondary 2-1 (25-15, 17-25, 25-18) in their Group X, Round Two match.
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.
They were initially not fancied to qualify for the second round. They had also been widely expected to lose their first match in Round 2. Cedar Girls’ however proved all their naysayers wrong when they staged another upset by beating Shuqun Secondary 2-0 (25-19, 25-22) in their Group X, Round 2 match of the National B Division Girls’ Volleyball Championships.
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.
The second round of the B Division National Schools Volleyball Championship will kick off in the second term. All matches will be held at Presbyterian High.