By Alena Siaw (24S03O) and Darren Wong (24S03C)
Photographs courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society
“One Team!”
“Raffles!”
The roars of supporters, the squeaks of bowling shoes, and the crash of pins resonated throughout the SuperBowl bowling alley in Mount Faber as seven schools gathered for the last day of Bowling NSG 2024.
Continue reading “Strikes and Smiles: Bowling NSG Finals 2024”
By Nurul Iman (25S03C) and M.B. Dharshni (25S03O)
Photographs courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society
There is no backstroke in teamwork, only forward motion!
In each race and each lane, only one swimmer is swimming per team.
So swimming should be classified as an individual sport, right? You would think so, but that’s not it at all!
By Keng Yi, Nicole (25S03S), Meryl Lim (25S05A), Teo Hui Sian (25S06C)
Cover picture credits to Yeo Xin Yi (25S03A)
The air is chlorinated and sterile. The atmosphere is quiet, like the venue is holding its breath. Swathes of supporters enter in green, black and white. It’s time to watch an NSG match.
The arriving spectators are enthusiastic, but not quite knowledgeable about the sport they’ll be watching; after all, water polo isn’t as ubiquitous as, say, soccer or badminton. Herein lies something unfamiliar, something exciting.
Here’s the thing: barely two years ago, the players in the water were just as clueless. To be specific, only three out of the nine current members on the girls’ Water Polo team had experience in the sport before joining the CCA in Y5.
Continue reading “Conquering Uncharted Waters: Water Polo Girls’ NSG Finals 2024”
By Cao Yuhan (24S03M), Calyss Ng (24A01A), Chia Kei Yin (24S03C) and Iman Talia (24S03E)
In light of the ongoing National School Game (NSG) season, a few of our Press members sat down with the captains of Basketball, Dragon Boating, Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Fencing and Judo to see what the sport means to them. To test how well they really know their sport, we’ve also asked them several trivia questions on little-known facts about their sports. Check out our videos to pick up a fun fact or two about these sports, and have fun trying your hand at the trivia questions!
Continue reading “NSG Trivia with Judo”
By Cao Yuhan (24S03M), Calyss Ng (24A01A), Chia Kei Yin (24S03C) and Iman Talia (24S03E)
In light of the ongoing National School Game (NSG) season, a few of our Press members sat down with the captains of Basketball, Dragon Boating, Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Fencing and Judo to see what the sport means to them. To test how well they really know their sport, we’ve also asked them several trivia questions on little-known facts about their sports. Check out our videos to pick up a fun fact or two about these sports, and have fun trying your hand at the trivia questions!
Continue reading “NSG Trivia with Fencing”