Female Soccer Carnival

Written by Hui Ze

It was the very last event for this season.  The girls from KE7 soccer woke up early in the morning for their big day.  Prior to this match, they have been training constantly, working on both stamina and skills.  It was the day for them to deliver results. The female soccer carnival consisted of 5 games which were to be carried out within a day. It was quite a challenge for all the teams as it was easy to be exhausted after just a few matches.  The weather was not particularly kind to the players when the scorching sun hung high in the sky.

Track and Field

Written by Zheng Hui Ze
With contributions from Arjun

4×100 male relay – CK was all set to sprint ahead of the other contenders.  With the baton gripped firmly, he had his jaw set in reaching Aljun ahead of anyone else.  He was phenomenal, running past some of the contestants easily.  Aljun, was anticipating the baton and jogged a little to gain some momentum.  His long limbs were definitely an asset to the team.  And Run Like the Wind he did, before passing the baton to Ramen.  Ramen did his best to close the gap with the other teams.  His calf muscles rippled as he sprinted steadily.  The final lag was dependent on JK.  Although it looked grim, he was adamant to deliver his best.  Despite his lightning speed, they finished 6^th in the race.  It was a rat race out there.  The other halls constituted many superior sprinters who had not only the physique but also extraordinary skills in baton passing.  However, our fighting spirit would not be diminished so early on, and our runners persevered on.

Thank you for following us throughout the 2011 IHG season as we covered the ins and outs of the various sporting events.

Kudos to all the KE7 Sportsmen and Sportswomen for your determination and hard work training and playing for our hall,
KE7 is very proud of each one of you.

See you next year at IHG 2012!

Men’s Soccer Semi-finals: A Match Hard Fought!

Written by: Deborah Khoo

Edited by: Adriel Leong

The KE Men’s Soccer team on Saturday night played 90 minutes of truly inspirational, determined football against a Eusoff lineup that, unfortunately for us, had lady luck on their side for the day. The 3-1 score disguised a game of solid defending and razor-sharp attacking by a KE side – comprising veterans playing in their swansong appearance and fresh blood making their IHG debut.

H takes a free kick into the Eusoff penalty area

Kicking off at 8:30, the game opened with IHG veteran Horace (affectionately known to one and all simply as “H”) and Athletics captain Arjun upfront, slowly wearing down the Eusoff defence from the get-go.

KE IHG Soccer (M) Group Stage vs Kent Ridge Hall

Written by: David Chen
Edited by: Adriel Leong
Pictures by: Tan Pinhong

It was Wednesday, 16^th of February, the sun was setting into the distant west, casting shadows that droop long and thinly onto the golden-greenish grass patches of the SRC field. Two teams of red and blue were sequestered neatly into the two halves of the pitch, passing soccer balls elegantly between their feet in preparation for the imminent IHG soccer match (Men’s): King Edward VII Hall (KE) against Kent Ridge Hall (KR).

Our team walks into this match in good form, knowing that they are already in the semi-finals, and this match is merely for seeding in the knockout stage of the competition. On the other end of the field, however, the team from Kent Ridge bears a must-win attitude to this game, knowing that losing will mean elimination, since they only drew in their previous game.

IHG 2011 – Girls Floorball Carnival

Written by: Jonathan Chan

Edited by: Jocelyn Yeo

Photos by: Deborah, Wang Jing, and Zhenlei

The KE floorball girls had their day-long IHG campaign on Saturday, the 19^th of February. For them, the day started early at 9 am with breakfast at the dining hall, followed by a warm-up supervised by Nelson and MingZhou. So by the time we departed for SRC, everyone was fired up and ready for war.

Nelson, who was the acting team manager and coach for the day, said of carnival style competitions, “must have fun…play competitively, but must have fun.” And with that, along with the final warm-ups and last minute strategy sessions out of the way, it was soon time for the gilrs to take the court.

IHG Softball 2011 – KE vs. SH- A Sunny Affair

Written by: Julian Tay
Edited by: Adriel Leong

It was the 13^th February 2011, a Sunday and the eve of Valentine Day – a common day of rest or celebration for most people; yet the softballers of KE VII Hall were already up awake early in the morning and busy readying themselves armed with a mission in hand: to clinch a medal at the ongoing Inter-Hall Games (IHG) and bring glory to not only to themselves but more importantly the hall. After having fought two intense matches against Eusoff Hall (EH) and Kent Ridge Hall (KR) in the preliminaries – with a win against KR but a lost against EH – the team was set to challenge Sheares Hall (SH) in the semifinal rounds today.

IHG 2011 Badminton (F) – KE vs SH

Written by: Stephanie Yeo

Our KE7 female badminton team faced off with Sheares Hall (SH) on a calm evening on the 9th of February. After a sumptuous Chinese New Year hall dinner that filled their energy reserves, the girls made their way down to MPSH 5, where the battle was to be held. I arrived just in time to see them warming up, practicing their services and strokes.

IHG 2011 Badminton (M) – KE vs RH

Written by: Jason Yan
Edited by: Jocelyn Yeo

Wednesdays, by even the wildest stretch of the imagination, are not the most ideal days of the week to hold any event. It so happened then, interestingly enough, that KE7’s male badminton team was set to play against RH on the Wednesday evening of 9th February in the depths of the MPSH courts. But no matter, it was more than apparent that the team would not prove a letdown to KE7’s good name. It being a Wednesday, there was a conspicuous lack of supporters from KE7, save for this humble writer and a few stray others – but this was no doubt more than adequate to put fire into the hearts of our players; the team gave currency to the cliché “save the best for last” when they strategically waited for the rest of the Halls, namely RH, Sheares (SH) and Kent Ridge (KR) to finish cheering before doing so themselves at a grand volume much louder than all three Halls combined. And thus the match began.

Soccer (M) KE vs Sheares Hall : Sweet Victory (2-0)

Written by: Png Ning

On 8 February 2011, the male soccer players from King Edward Hall braced themselves for their first battle, against Sheares Hall. Although a sudden downpour had the playing condition unfavourable for our soccer players as the field was horrendously muddy and slippery, our soccer captain, Guan Long, prepped his players well to brave the adverse circumstances. The lineup that won us a victory was as follows: leftback: Yannick, centre back: Guan Long, Raymond and Zhi Kai, left wing: Chiu Khet (CK), midfield: Jun Kiat, Antoine and Fred, Right wing: Yong Sheng, upfront: Arjun, goalkeeper: Nelson.