West Zone B Div Netball: River Valley High and Yuan Ching miss out on semis
River Valley High's hopes of entering the semi-finals were dashed after their second loss in Round 2 of the West Zone B Division Netball Championship.
River Valley High's hopes of entering the semi-finals were dashed after their second loss in Round 2 of the West Zone B Division Netball Championship.
The seeded teams for the West Zone C Division Netball Championship showed their might in their respective groups.
Bukit Batok, New Town, Jurong, Nan Hua, Hillgrove, River Valley High, Bukit Panjang, Unity, Hua Yi, Tanglin, Kranji and Hwa Chong Institution made the cut at the end of the first round.
Regent Secondary edged out Jurong West Secondary 17-16 to qualify for the second round while NUS High School trounced Chua Chu Kang Secondary 36-2 and beat Zhenghua Secondary 18-7.
C Division West Zone netball defending champions River Valley High School have won three consecutive matches and are looking to enter the second round with a perfect win-loss record.
Bukit Panjang Government High beat Yuan Ching Secondary School 26-12 in a preliminary round match of the B Division West Zone Netball Championship.
CHIJ Katong Convent (Secondary) made a clean sweep of the top positions in the National Schools’ Dragon Boat Championship for the B and C divisions for girls, while Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) took home top honours in B and C divisions for boys at the 9th National Schools’ Dragon Boat Championship 2009.
Yuan Ching Secondary narrowly lost 23-26 to River Valley High in a crucial B Division West Zone Netball Championship game.