ACS(I) dominate in schools’ A Division bowling championships
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(From left) ACS(I) students Darlene Kan, Ella Tan, Chee Jaye Min, Choo Jing Le and Gisele Chen posing with their medals.
ST PHOTO: EUGENE TAN
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SINGAPORE - Staying focused while under pressure worked like a charm for Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) student Chee Jaye Min, as she led the A Division girls’ team to a historic overall bowling title at the National School Games on Thursday.
The team captain was feeling the strain after winning the singles title last week at the SuperBowl Mount Faber at Safra.
“There was more pressure because I wanted to keep up my scores. But the more stressed I am, the worse my performance gets, so I tried to look at the big picture instead of thinking about every throw.
“My focus was on winning the overall title with my teammates and, hopefully, the all events title as well.”
The change in mentality helped Jaye Min regain her composure and win the quartet gold with Ella Tan, Choo Jing Le and Darlene Kan on Thursday to add to her titles in the doubles (with Ella) and all events.
The ACS (I) quartet knocked down 4,838 pinfalls to finish 538 pins ahead of Raffles Institution (RI), while Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) were third with 4,278.
The exploits of Jaye Min and her teammates also helped ACS (I) clinch their first overall girls’ A Division bowling title, which was also the school’s first overall girls’ crown in the division across all the sports.
The team won with 13 points, 43 ahead of ACJC. St Andrew’s Junior College finished third with 60.
Points are calculated by adding the ranking of each school’s top four bowlers based on their total pinfalls in the tournament.
Jaye Min said: “There is added pressure this year because we were going for the overall title and it would be a first across all the sports in our school, but I think it made our performance better.
“It’s an honour. I’m very proud and happy I got to represent my school and win it for them.”
The ACS (I) fans in the lively crowd of 150 students and parents had much to celebrate as the school won the A Division boys’ title for the fifth consecutive time with 16 points, beating ACJC by four. RI finished third with 87.
(From left) AACS(I) students Thaddeus Tan, Zach Ramin, Eugene Yeo and Jag Alexis Ng overcame a 33-point deficit to win.
ST PHOTO: EUGENE TAN
ACS (I) captain Zach Ramin, the singles and all events champion, led by example during the quartet competition.
He inspired teammates Eugene Yeo, Jag Ng and Thaddeus Tan to overcome a 33-pinfall deficit to edge out their schoolmates by just 24 pins.
The quartet scored 5,054 against the 5,030 total of Gerard Yap, Dylan Lim, Coen Chia and Zephyr Liew. ACJC (4,812) were third.
Zach, 18, said: “We wanted to end it off well and didn’t really think about the scores or standings.
“I was able to react well to the lanes but, most importantly, I found support in my teammates and bowled even better.”
ACJC’s Aidan Moy, who won the doubles title with Louis Lim last Friday, was disappointed with his performance but vowed to bounce back.
The first-year JC student said: “I will be working on my physical game and lane play.
“I’m lacking most in being able to adjust lane play accordingly.”
