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The Rise of The Underdogs: Floorball Girls NSGs  ’26
Reading Time: 9 minutes

By Harish Arun Prasad (27S05B), Joshua Gerrard Tan (27A01A), Sophie Sim (27S05A)

Photos courtesy of Xu Fengxuan (27S03M), Skyler Chen YuanZhe (27S03A), and Brianne Anastasia Jim (27A01E) 

Subheaders inspired by Floorball Girls’ 26 Instagram @floorthewin

The whistle blows and they stumble out of court, breathless after a phenomenal 4-1 win against Tampines Meridian JC. They’re officially semis-bound! What was just a far-off dream for the batches before became a reality with the Floorball Girls’ team this year. 

For a developmental CCA with no DSAs, they have always been disadvantaged in the nation-wide competition. Ranging from 1.5 years to just a few months of experience, each girl learnt the sport right from the ground up, going into every practice with the “underdog mentality”: always driven, always dedicated, and always going out of their way to seek guidance and improve. 

For them to make it this far was truly, in the words of the EXCO, a “dream come true.” They are all fighters who battled their way to the top when many others thought they couldn’t, being each other’s pillars of support through thick and thin. And now finally, the scoreboard tells the same story. 

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15 Strong: Netball NSG 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Aidan Tan (27A01D) and Christian Adriel Tan (26S07B)

Photographs provided by Christine Zhu (27S03G) unless otherwise stated.

DEJA VU

A year ago, Raffles Netball stood where every team hoped to be: NSG champions, after a commanding 13-8 win against ACJC. One season later, they are standing once against ACJC again in the semi-finals, a fixture carrying an unmistakable sense of deja vu. 

The spectators, perhaps rightfully, almost always give their most attention to the finals: the last round of the game; the arbitrator of who’s the best. But turn your attention to the more unforgiving semis, and the tension is no less palpable. 

You’re in that precarious position where you’re within a whisker of being on the podium. Win, and you’re guaranteed a podium victory. Lose, and you’re relegated to the bronze medal match. Falter on the penultimate step to victory, and you must still collect yourself and give it all once more to leave the season with something to show. 

That day, it was either RI or ACJC who would falter—and unlike last year’s final, no consolation of a silver medal was waiting on the other side of defeat.

Raffles Netball preparing themselves before the fateful semis match.

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Tennis Girls’ NSG 2026: The Collective Comeback  
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Fu Quanming (27A01D), Han Penghao Matthew (27A01A) and Gao Yuanji (27S06M)

In the 2026 NSG season, RI’s girls’ tennis team has once again overcome the odds and found themselves in the finals against year-long rivals—Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). 

Just as the year before, the stands were split into two halves, the atmosphere tense with anticipation as the players slowly streamed into the courts below. The dim glow of the overhead lights and the excited buzz among the spectators only added to the growing tension. Three courts, side by side, would decide the outcome of this championship. 

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Making Every Shot Count: Basketball Girls NSG Finals 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Olivia Chia Lu Xuan (27A01A) and Janelle See Jia Xin (27A01D)

Photo courtesy of Chim Yoke Hei (27A01D) from Raffles Art and Photographic Society and Tan Si Ling Kayla (26S03E)

The tension was palpable in the air. 

Raffles Institution (RI) and Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) were neck to neck, neither team showing any signs of backing down anytime soon. Though Raffles was lagging slightly behind towards the end of the third quarter with a score of 40-31, the gap was still narrow enough to be closed. 

While the players battled on the court, the supporters from both schools also engaged in a contest of their own from the stands, as the sports hall reverberated with both schools’ own spirited chants of the North-South-East-West cheer. 

The team fought till the end, drawing energy from the crowd’s elated cheers after each successful shot. Eventually, however, they ended with a score of 56-39 in a hard-fought match, earning their titles of First Runners-Up.

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Reclaiming the Throne: Table Tennis Girls’ NSG Finals 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Teo Kai Xu (27A01B)

All images courtesy of Raffles Art and Photographic Society unless otherwise stated.

The Girls’ Team marching into the arena. (Photo provided by Aleenta Quek from 27S06B)

All eyes were on them. Dressed in their iconic green, black, and white jackets, the Girls’ team marched into the arena, steeling themselves for the match ahead. 

You could feel the excitement among the spectators. Cheers rose above the chaotic din of clappers, as a palpable enthusiasm swept across the stands. Amidst the crowd, flags were waving high in support of the teams.

This year, the Girls’ Team was matched against their long-time rivals, Hwa Chong Institution (HCI), to whom they lost last year. Historically, the championship has swung between RI and HCI, and so, the day’s match was looking to be another toss-up. 

The question here was: Was the team ready to win back the title?

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