Contributed by Goh Bee Leng
2,000 youths took part in football, basketball and netball at the event. (Photo 1 courtesy of People’s Association)
Ngee Ann Civic Plaza, Sunday, November 8, 2009 – They came, they competed, and they scored. All in the name of charity.
2,000 youths played their part for charity when they competed in three sports – Basketball, Football and Netball.
Held in collaboration with Nestle Singapore, the event was held in conjunction with T-Net Club's "Score with a heart, YOUth play a part", where every goal or point scored during the tournament was matched by a donation from Nestle Singapore.
The sudden downpour in the late afternoon did not dampen the mood of the participants as they went on a scoring spree throughout the one-day tournament. They managed to raise $4,768 worth of food items for the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society.
Despite the charitable sentiments all around, it was business as usual on the courts. It was fierce competition at the Soccer court, where underdogs Sembawang Cuicado caused a major upset when they bundled tournament favourites T-Net Club @ Bukit Merah A out at the semi-final stage in the Under-18 category.
Unfortunately, they could not complete their fairytale ending as they were soundly beaten by Youngsters in the final. T-Net Club @ Bukit Merah A salvaged some pride as they edged Bukit Merah 7 for third place.
The Knights from Zhenghua Primary School dominated the Under-12 category. They smashed the competition on their way to an all-Zhenghua final. In the end, Zhenghua Knights 1 beat Zhenghua Knights 3 to win the competition.
Young Tigers were a tad unlucky, as they lost to Bad Boyz @ Marine Parade on penalties during the 3rd and 4th place playoff.
It was no less exciting on the netball court where the Raffles Girls’ School made a clean sweep of the Under-13 and Under-17 Netball titles.
The younger Rafflesians defeated the girls from Anderson Secondary School whilst the Under-17 final was an epic battle between Raffles Adiprene and Raffles Adistar which ultimately went the Adiprene's way.
Temasek Poly Team Callisto managed to hold their spot as the 2nd runner-up over Raffles Climacool.
The Under-13 girls from T-Net Club @ Geylang West, IJ Lollipopz and Pasirian, battled for the 3rd and 4th placing in a slight drizzle which proved to be an advantage for IJ Lollipopz who eventually won the struggle.
The Basketball competition was a mammoth marathon as 100 teams competed for the honours. In the end four teams triumphed over the rest.
Unsurprisingly, all the winners came from Basketball powerhouse, T-Net Club @ Bukit Merah. The Bukit Merah Threes won the Under-17 Boys category when they beat Bukit Merah Niners in the finals.
One Bukit Merah beat BM Eight in the Under-17 Girls Final. The Under-14 Boys final was a low key affair as The Bukit Merah Perfect 10 emerged clear winners.
The Under-14 Girls Final threw up the only non-Bukit Merah winner of the day, Autofocus smashing every team in their path to the title.
Onstage, spectators were treated to the dazzling hip hop displays of E-Merged and Freakzy Nutz. Their energetic and acrobatic performances captivated the judges, and it took a recount amongst the judges before Freakzy Nutz won the Pulse! Hip Hop Knockout 4 competition by a single point. Talk about a photo finish!
This year's Sports Fiesta 2009 featured a new singing competition, "Youth Got Talent". Over 100 youths turned up for the auditions including 2006 Singapore Idol 2nd Runner-up, Jasmine Tye Meifen, and 2009 Campus Superstar 5th Runner-up, Rachel Lim.
It was a talented line-up, and it took a truly inspiring performance by Muhammad Fairus Bin Adam to win the Open Category ahead of Ainul Suhaidah and Jasmine Tye. The Youth Category was just as tough, and Tan Yu Quan' self composed performance edged out the soulful Aisyah Bte Salim for the win.
Full List of Winners
Street Basketball
U14 Boys – Champions – Bukit Merah Perfect 10
o 1st Runners Up – Bukit Merah 7
o 2nd Runners Up – Bukit Merah 1
o 3rd Runners Up – Bukit Merah 3
U14 Girls – Champions – Autofocus
o 1st Runners Up – Bukit Merah 2
o 2nd Runners Up – Bukit Merah 5
o 3rd Runners Up – Bukit Merah 1
U17 Boys – Champions – Bukit Merah Threes
o 1st Runners Up – Bukit Merah Niners
o 2nd Runners Up – Bukit Merah 1
o 3rd Runners Up – Bukit Merah 4
U17 Girls – Champions – One Bukit Merah
o 1st Runners Up – BM 8
o 2nd Runners Up – Bukit Merah 3
o 3rd Runners Up – Bukit Merah 12
Street Netball
U13 Girls – Champions – Raffles A-Cube
o 1st Runners Up – Ande 1
o 2nd Runners Up – IJ Lollipopz
o 3rd Runners Up – Pasirian
U17 Girls – Champions – Raffles Adiprene
o 1st Runners Up – Raffles Adistar
o 2nd Runners Up – Raffles Climacool
o 3rd Runners Up – Team Callisto
Street Soccer
U12 Boys – Champions – Zhenghua Knights 1
o 1st Runners Up – Zhenghua Knights 3
o 2nd Runners Up – Bad Boys @ Marine Parade
o 3rd Runners Up – Young Tigers
U18 Boys – Champions – Youngsters
o 1st Runners Up – Sembawang Cuidado
o 2nd Runners Up – T-Net Club @ Bukit Merah Team A
o 3rd Runners Up – Bukit Merah 7
Pulse Hip Hop 4
Open – Champions – Freakzy Nutz
o 1st Runners Up – E-Merged Crew
o 2nd Runners Up – Funkie Nutz
Youth Got Talent!
Youth – Champions – Tan Yu Quan
o 1st Runners Up – Aisyah Bte Salim
o 2nd Runners Up – Mohamed Amirul Bin Jamil
Open – Champions – Muhammad Fairus Bin Adam
o 1st Runners Up – Ainul Suhaidah
o 2nd Runners Up – Jamine Tye Meifen
Placing an offside trap in basketball? (Photo 2 courtesy of People’s Association)
Desperate times call for desperate defending. (Photo 3 courtesy of People’s Association)
This quartet placed second for a well synchronized routine. (Photo 4 courtesy of People’s Association)
A self-penned number unearths the new face of local songwriting. (Photo 5 courtesy of People’s Association)
Team Calisto finished second runners up in the U-17 Netball competition. (Photo 6 courtesy of People’s Association)
Hey photo 6 is team calisto, not RGS.