By the tiniest of margins, Victoria Junior College (VJC)'s Claudia Tang and Lim Wei Feng of Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) grabbed victories in their respective A Division 800-metre finals to make up for second-place finishes in the 1500m.
With all other events on the track completed and with dozens of pairs of eyes on him, Raffles Institution (RI)’s Aloysius Loh delivered on his final throw — and literally the last piece of action at the meet — to snatch victory and eclipse the A Division boys’ shot put (5kg) record with 17.89 metres.
HCI's Eleana Goh (#85) wrapped up the sprint double with victory in the A Div girls' 100m final clocking 12.44s (+2.8m/s), while VJC's Ashley Tan (#216), champion in the 100m hurdles, took silver in 12.82s.
Despite multiple delays due to lightning warning and eventual postponement of the event to the next morning, Enoch Tew conquered his competition and soared highest to win the A Division boys’ pole vault. The first-year Victoria Junior College student flew over 4.30 metres to conquer his competition, with the Raffles Institution trio of Rhineson Kok, Daniel Xiao and Liu Yucen coming in at 2-3-4 with clearances of 4.20m, 3.95m and 3.85m respectively.
“This year we didn’t have a dream team,” said Ahmad between breaths, after the match. “But we had a team with a dream.” The 18-year-old could not quite wrap his head around the scenes that had unraveled. His side’s dream run had culminated in a fiery encounter against VJC in only SAJC’s first final appearance since 2014, and the Saints had just stunned the Jalan Besar crowd with a flattering 4-1 win to clinch their maiden championship title.
It was a dream made reality. Victoria Junior College (VJC) came back from the brink of defeat to seize a 3-3 draw against River Valley High School (RV) in regulation time despite being down in the first period, and went on to reclaim the A Division Girls' Floorball championship title after a penalty shootout. It was VJC's first final appearance as well as first title since 2012.
The final buzzer went off to put an end to a breathless encounter between two undefeated teams this season, as Eunoia JC emerged 4-3 winners over Victoria JC to clinch their maiden floorball title. It is only EJC's third year competing in the championship, and their win is only the school's second sports title in its three-year history, adding to its recent victory in girls' hockey.
For the third year running, Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) clinched the National A Division Volleyball championship title. They showcased unfazed resilience and successfully defended their title from Victoria Junior College (VJC). It was a close match of 19-25, 27-25, 25-21 and 27-25, resulting in a 3-1 victory. "Overall, I am quite satisfied with our performance," said team captain Lai Boon Yi (NYJC #1). "And I feel very good."
