NSG 1500m: VJC’s Faith Ford shatters longstanding records in 4:52.41 to wrap up distance treble

Victoria Junior College's Faith Ford clocked 4:52.41 in the A Div girls' 1500m final to shatter the 24-year-old electronically-timed record of 4:54.02 held by Rahmah Begum, and Zhang Cuiying's hand-timed mark of 4:53.7 set in 1991. The feat added to her record-breaking run in the 3000m heats two weeks earlier.

By |2023-05-02T10:24:36+08:00May 1st, 2023|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

NSG 100m: Clara Lim of RGS tops B Div field in 12.49s as top 8 all go sub-13s

Clara Lim of RGS rose above her competition to snatch the B Div girls' 100m gold in 12.49s (-0.1m/s), slashing one hundredth of a second off her personal best and dipping just 0.04s ahead of nearest challenger Teh Ying Shan of Chung Cheng High (Yishun). In a historic first for the girls' 100m across all divisions, all eight finalists went under the 13s barrier.

By |2023-05-07T14:12:43+08:00April 30th, 2023|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

NSG 100m: In 10.74s, RI’s Tate Tan rises from obscurity to NSG 3rd-fastest all-time

Raffles Institution (RI)’s Tate Tan clinched gold in the A Division boys’ 100-metre final in an eye-catching 10.74 seconds (-0.2m/s), becoming the third-fastest schoolboy in NSG history in the event.

By |2023-05-02T09:42:40+08:00April 29th, 2023|track-and-field, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

National A Div Football (Girls): VJC finish season unbeaten for 8th straight title

Two years of cancelled A Division football proved insufficient to shake Victoria Junior College (VJC) from their winning ways, taking first place in the girls' competition for the eighth consecutive time.

By |2022-06-26T15:55:49+08:00June 26th, 2022|football, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

National A Div Hockey Final (Boys): RI see off VJC 2-0 for 8th title in 10 championships

Under an endless drizzle on a slippery pitch, the boys from Raffles Institution (RI) retained their school’s longstanding hockey legacy after seeing off Victoria Junior College (VJC) in the A Division final, securing the school’s eighth title in the last 10 editions of the championship.

By |2022-06-07T14:52:07+08:00June 7th, 2022|hockey, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

National A Div Floorball Final (Boys): VJC avenge group stage loss against RI to clinch title in tight 2-1 contest

Beaten 1-3 by much-fancied Raffles Institution (RI) in the group stage, the boys from Victoria Junior College (VJC) made sure to approach the A Division floorball final against the same opponents with a renewed focus and strategy. And they executed their game plan to perfection this time round, hitting the 2018 champions twice on the counter via Ammar Harith (VJC #25) and Anas Abdullah Baeesa (VJC #87) to emerge 2-1 winners and reclaim the championship trophy their school last lifted in 2017, and its fourth since 2009.

By |2022-06-03T18:57:01+08:00June 3rd, 2022|floorball, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

National A Div Floorball Final (Girls): TMJC dethrone defending champs VJC to seal first title since merger

With all still to play for in the A Division girls' floorball final against defending champions Victoria Junior College (VJC), Tampines Meridian Junior College (TMJC) coach Jatin Nair sent out a rallying message to his charges during the second interval: "The team is only as strong as the relationships within the team." It was a recurring theme that had driven the TMJC girls throughout a short four-month run-up to the competition, and they duly delivered on court to come out 2-1 victors in the final, sealing the school's first title since the merger between Tampines and Meridian JCs.

By |2022-06-01T16:05:18+08:00May 31st, 2022|floorball, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

National A Div Football Final: VJC reclaim title after edging past defending champs SAJC in rematch of 2019 final

With one swing of his boot, Victoria Junior College (VJC)’s Anton Yen Goh (#19) drove the ball into the bottom left corner of a gaping net, cueing thunderous roars from the Jalan Besar crowd at the first National Schools A Division boy’s football final since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. That strike 15 minutes into the first half turned out to be the first and only goal of the match, as the Victorians reclaimed the title their seniors surrendered to same opponents St. Andrew’s Junior College (SAJC) three years ago.

By |2022-05-30T13:05:42+08:00May 20th, 2022|football, Youth in Motion|1 Comment
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