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Playing Like Underdogs: Softball Boys NSG Finals 2025
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Michelle Lee (26S07A) and Teng Yifan (26S06H) 

Cover photo and all photos by Siua Jia Xuan (25S03R).

One word to describe RI’s softball team? Aura. Staying undefeated for the 4th year in a row? Even more aura. 

The RI Softball boys team were runners-up in the 2018 and 2019 A Division finals until NSG was suspended during Covid. But ever since NSG resumed in 2022, the RI team has been on a win streak, facing rivals EJC. The EJC and RI softball boys have met each other in the A Division Finals every year since 2022, and in this year alone, the finals would be their third time facing them. 

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Giant Odds, Not So Giant Squad: Basketball Boys’ NSG 2025 
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Georgia Ong (26S03O), Tomi Peh (26S06P) 

Photographs courtesy of Sriram Tharaneetharan (25S06Q), Fang Rui Shan (26S06R), Chew Rui-Yan (26S03N), Aarika Soin (26S03H), Poh Le Yang (26S03F) and Zhu Tai Wu (26S06K) from RIAC unless otherwise stated.

They were knocked out in the Preliminary Group Stage last year. 

And the year before that. And the year before that. 

The Raffles Basketball Boys’ Team last won the A Division Championships in 2016, and they had been no favourite to win this year. Being one of the shortest basketball teams in the A Division, they opened their 2025 season on 9 April with a loss against ACSI. 

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Beyond the Net: Badminton Finals 2025
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Ariann Khoo (26S06B), Jaden Lum Zi Jun (26S05A), Tara Teo (26A01D) and Teng Yifan (26S06H)

Photos courtesy of RIAC and the players themselves

They walked into the stadium not just as players, but as champions defending a legacy.

For three straight years, RI’s Badminton team had clinched gold. This year, the pressure was higher than ever.

Here’s how it all played out.

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Striking Gold: Raffles Bowling’s Lane to Victory
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Christian Tan (26S07B) and Huang Han Cheng (26S05B)

“You may commence your 10 minutes of practice throw.”

The announcement rang out in a calm, almost clinical tone – a familiar phrase that brought all bowlers into a state of focus, form, and flow. But today, it felt different. It was the finale of the Bowling National School Games, and for many, this would be the last time they would hear those words echo through the alley. The last time they would line up their shots with precision, the last time they would channel their strength into every throw, the last time they would carry the pride of their schools on their shoulders.

But for Raffles Bowling, this wasn’t just the finale of a season – it was the finale of an era.

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Squashing Doubts, Serving Beyond Expectations: Squash Girls’ NSG 2025
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Bertram Wang (26S06H) and Tan Yan Qi (26S06M) 

Photographs courtesy of Tang Xuan Joash (25A01B) from RIAC

“The moment you step on the court, your mind is really just within these four walls.” 

Saiesha Ranjan (25S03G)
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