NETBALL

National Inter-Primary Seniors Netball Championship 2007
St Margaret’s Primary vs Tanjong Katong Primary
Wednesday, 25 July 2007 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall

Story and pictures by Yang Yue Heng, a student of Tanjong Katong Primary. Thanks!

St Margaret’s Primary beat Tanjong Katong Primary 23-21 to capture the 2007 Inter-Primary Netball Championship title.


A Tanjong Katong player shoots for goal. © Yang Yue Heng


The netball girls of Tanjong Katong Primary played well and could have won the final if luck was on our side. The TK netballers showed great improvement after they were trounced by St.Margaret’s during the Cross Straits Tournament in Malaysia earlier this year. It was totally
different this time.

The Tanjong Katong girls played according to their coach’s game plan and shocked their opponents by playing aggressively. Much to our surprise, the St.Margaret’s players, our strongest rivals and also our dearest friends, did not play well compared to their previous performance.


Tanjong Katong get a pre-match pep talk from their coach. © Yang Yue Heng

All the supporters were excited and they cheered as loud as they could but the netballers were full of concentration and were not distracted byt the noise. Jumping, snatching, passing and shooting, both teams tried their best to perform. Beads of perspiration trickled down their cheeks as no more than one point separated both teams throughout the first three quarters.


Tanjong Katong’s goalshooter waits for her attempt to sink in. © Yang Yue Heng

In the last quarter, Tanjong Katong heart started to pump faster and faster when our netballers squandered three shots in a row. They tried to catch up with St.Margaret’s but it was to no avail. Time was fast running out  when TK started to fight back. Perhaps they were nervous and that destroyed their dreams of being the National Netball Champion.

The netballers of Tanjong Katong Primary should not be so distressed about the defeat as they had given nothing but their best. It is inevitable that even the most victorious teams will suffer defeat. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated. It is finished only when it surrenders.


Tanjong Katong on the attack against St Margaret’s. © Yang Yue Heng