The league is part of NYSI’s efforts to increase the playing time of the tertiary-level athletes and caters to both the boys and girls divisions for sports like basketball, football and netball. The tertiary basketball league, which debuted this year, is getting a good reception from the community.
Meridian Junior College (MJC) won the National A Division Football Championships for a fourth successive year after beating Victoria Junior College (VJC) 3-1. MJC had also beaten VJC by the same scoreline earlier in the season.
Eliminated in the group stage last year, it would be fair to say River Valley High School (RVHS) were considered no-hopers in this year’s National A Division Floorball Championship.
Coming back from defeat in their first ever semi-final appearance in the boys' competition, CJC upset traditional powerhouses MJC 3-2 to clinch third place.
Defending champions Meridian Junior College (MJC) almost saw themselves slip up against a resurgent Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) in the National A Division Football Championship semi-final but the former were able to scrape through to the final with a 2-1 victory.
As the penalty shoot-out loomed, Victoria Junior College (VJC) goalkeeper Hannah Lim (VJC #1) thought she had done all she could against Meridian Junior College (MJC) in the National A Division Football Championship final during regulation and extra time which ended 1-1.
In a repeat of last year’s National A Division Football Championship final, defending champions Meridian Junior College (MJC) once again got the better of Victoria Junior College (VJC) – albeit in Round 2 this time – when the former came away with a 3-1 victory.
Balanced scoring of PJC led by game-high 10 points of Gundu Mahidhar Reddy (PJC #9) and excellent defense allowed PJC to remain unbeaten against MJC.
