BJSS trounce St George in Under-15 decider

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

BJSS players, officials and coaches celebrate after receiving their prizes

29th September, 2013

KOTA KINABALU: Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) emerged champions of the Borneo Football Cup Under-15 tournament after cruising to an easy 6-0 victory over St George FA of Sydney, Australia in the final at the UMS Stadium yesterday.

The national sports school, who paraded its Under-14 team in the competition organised by Borneo Sports & Adventure Holidays, was just a class above their opponents as they concluded their challenge with an unbeaten record.

The squad, who also features in the ongoing national Minister of Education League Cup Under-17 category, started the final tie aggressively and blasted home four goals in the opening half, in a match that was played 20 minutes in each half.

After the break, they seemed to slow down their tempo, but still managed to score twice before the final whistle was blown.

Earlier, in the third placing playoff, TABS Kota Kinabalu blanked Sabah’s sport school – SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin – 2-0 while Madora Bay of Perth thrashed SMK Terusan Sugut 4-0 in the fifth-sixth placing playoff that saw them eventually avenge their 1-2 defeat in their last preliminary round tie prior to the playoffs.

As for BJSS, they concluded their preliminary round challenge with a 1-0 win over SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin while St George FA defeated TABS Kota Kinabalu 4-1.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Setting A Good Example

BY Y.P. SIVAM

Proud moment: Ee Hong (third from left) and Marina (third from right) with the four winners (from left) Chiew, Chua, Saarvin and Nur Hidayah.

YOUNGSTER C. Saarvin, one of the top four students in Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) Pre University programme, will continue to be active in athletics.

The 20-year-old Saarvin, a 800m runner with a personal best of 1:56.01, is pursuing an accountancy degree programme at Universiti Putra Malaysia in Serdang.

“I will be concentrating on both my studies as well as athletics. Athletics has given me a lot of opportunities and I am making steady progress. I strongly believe that I must plan well to excel in both athletics and studies.

“I am proud to be one of the top students. I had studied hard and it is rewarding. I have also put in equal effort in athletics and studies,’’ said Saarvin after receiving the Gold medal from Education Ministry’s director of sports Ee Hong.

Saarvin, who hails from Penang, is in the midst of his preparations for next month’s Malaysia Open athletics championships and the Malaysian Education Institutions Games (SIPMA) later this year.

Despite attending classes, Saarvin trains almost daily to be well prepared for both the championships. However he is not setting any lofty targets.

Future star: Saarvin (left) receiving his award from Ee Hong

“I am looking forward to clock a new personal best. That’s a reasonable target and something realistic for now,’’ said Saarvin.

Besides Saarvin, the other three, who won the Gold medal, were gymnast Nur Hidayah Abdul Wahid, athletes Chiew Hui Lan and Chuah Yu Tian.

The 21-year-old Nur Hidayah, who had represented Malaysia in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, is a Physical Education student at the UPM. Although she is no more active as an gymnast, Nur Hidayah is a coach at the local club in Subang Jaya.

“The teachers in BJSS helped me a lot and I have to thank them for my results,’’ said Nur Hidayah.

The graduation ceremony is an annual affair at BJSS. Students, who had attended the Pre-U programme, are honoured in the presence of the teachers and parents.

BJSS principal Datuk Marina Chin, a former international, said they were happy with the excellent results achieved by the students.

“All the students had passed last year. The results showed that students can excel in both studies and sports. In fact we are seeing a remarkable progress. It is because of the joint commitment from the teachers as well as the Parent- Teacher Association.

“We hope to see them get excellent results in the courses they are pursuing. They must continue to be active in their respective sports,’’ said Marina.