TKP Juniors vs St Hilda's Pri 18-21
TKP's record breaking run of being double champions (juniors and seniors) has ended sadly today!
2005 - East Zone Champions (Juniors) and East Zone Champions (Seniors)
2006 - East Zone Champions (Juniors) and East Zone Champions (Seniors)
2007 - East Zone Champions (Juniors) and East Zone Champions (Seniors)
2008 - East Zone Champions (Juniors) and East Zone Champions (Seniors)
Is this the end of of TKP's netball golden era? Can we take another heart-stopping match after encountering one lucky escape against Pasir Ris Pri on Tuesday. To quote Mr Njoo, "This is the first time in a long while that I was feeling uncomfortable in an East Zone netball match, we used to be so strong that I will only get this feeling in the finals!" How times has changed. More and more schools are getting stronger every year and this time the TKP juniors will have to play their toughest opponents in the east, St Hilda's pri.
Two of our players who have performed well, Dewi and Ariqah
It was actually a match filled with errors. It looked like the team that made the least mistakes will truimph. The first quarter ended with our juniors trailing by 3 points, 8-5. The 2nd and 3rd quarters were nerve-wrecking with the juniors missing their chance to capitalise on their opponents' mistakes and ended trailing by 3 points. The juniors were making simple basic errors that got the TKP supporters fuming mad. One of the teachers remarked that the girls were not mentally strong and was crumbling under pressure. It was really frustrating to watch them underperformed for the second match in a row. St Hilda's Pri were fast tiring and were playing even more badly than our girls but it was a little too late to catch them even though if you count the chances we had, it was definately more than St Hilda's.
Alas, the final whistle went and the bright golden era of TKP netball ended. No more double champions in 2009. Let's hope the juniors can bounce back from this setback. As we left Kallang Netball Centre, I could not help but to steal a glance at our coach, Mr Njoo. His shoulders were slumped and he was walking slowly back to the bus. For the first time, I could see the vulnerable side of him where once it was filled with fire and passion!
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