National hurdler Kerstin Ong stood tall and finished strong on the opening day of the 2018 Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic track and field competition, winning the women’s 100 meter hurdles crown, spurred on by the outpouring of support from her peers.
This was supposed to be a recreational basketball league among mainly tertiary institutions to give youths a platform to play and compete in their pre-season, except it’s anything but. The final 68-54 score meant SIM defeated NUS to become men’s champions of the inaugural National Youth Sports Institute (NYSI) Basketball League, but it also meant SIM’s graduating seniors got to “avenge” their loss at last year’s Singapore University Games (SUniG).
While Priscilla Wong (RP #5) scored 7 three-point shots and had a game-high 26 points, it was Priscilla Han's (SIM #13) team-high 24 points and team defense in the third which allowed SIM to take the game 74-62.
Richard Neo (SIM #7) scored a game-high 23 points as SIM capitalized on the momentum gained in the third quarter to take the game 74-57.
RP rained down 11 three-point shots with seven coming from Priscilla Wong (RP #5) who had a game-high 21 points.
Desmond Loh (RP #32) scored a game-high 14 points in his team's victory over SMU.
SIM started its title defence with an 83-61 victory over RP while NTU saw off TP 64-56.
With a thumping 69-20 win over Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic ensured their fourth POL-ITE Netball Championship in a row.
