PUI Ching Middle School and Kiangsu-Chekiang College of Sha Tin won the boys' and girls' Jing Ying titles respectively at the annual Jing Ying volleyball competition held at the Kowloon Park Indoor Games Hall recently. The three-day event saw fierce competition among the regional champions from Hongkong, Kowloon and the New Territories in the boys' section. Pui Ching Middle School (Kowloon representative) and SKH Tsang Siu Tim Secondary School (NT champions) each notched their first win at the expense of King's College (Hongkong champion), both winning by the same 3-1 scoreline. The final match saw a see-saw battle between Pui Ching and Tsang Siu Tim, which lasted one hour and 20 minutes. Pui Ching started prominently by winning the first two sets 15-3 and 15-5 in less than 30 minutes. Tsang Siu Tim, however, tied the game at 2-2 after taking the third and fourth sets 15-4 and 15-13. The final set was deadlocked at 13-13, but Pui Ching kept their nerves and won two straight points to take the match and title. In the girls' section, Kiangsu-Chekiang College had a fairly easy task. They first trounced Ying Wa Girls' School in straight sets 15-9, 15-8 and 15-3 in just 49 minutes. In the final match, they again blanked Queen Elizabeth School 3-0 to take the girls' title just under an hour. The score read 15-7, 15-8 and 15-10. The inter-school volleyball competition prize presentation was recently held at the Harbour Road Indoor Games Hall. St Joseph's College were in the spotlight, being the only school to walk away with the Grades A, B and C titles and the overall championship in Division 2. Two schools captured two major titles. In Division 1, Lui Ming Choi Secondary School came first in boys' Grade B and C, and finished overall second to King's College. St Clare's Girls' School also collected the girls' Grade A and C titles and the overall championship in Division 2. The combination of schools in Hongkong and Kowloon in next year's competition will help raise the standard of volleyball in the territory, according to Mr Wu Wan-kwok, convenor of the competition. RESULTS Division 1: Boys' C Grade - 1. Lui Ming Choi, 2. King's, 3. Salesian; B Grade - 1. Lui Ming Choi, 2. King's , 3. Queen's; A Grade - 1. Queen's, 2. Salesian, 3. King's Boys' Overall: 1. King's, 2. Lui Ming Choi, 3. Queen's Girls' C Grade - 1. Ying Wa, 2. St. Stephen's Girls', 3. Lui Ming Choi; B Grade - 1. St Stephen's Girls', 2. St Mark's, 3. Ying Wa; A Grade - 1. St Mark's, 2. Ying Wa, 3. St Stephen's Girls' Girls' Overall: 1. Ying Wa 2. St Stephen's Girls', 3. St Mark's Division 2: Boys' C Grade - 1. St Joseph's, 2. St Mark's, 3. St Paul; B Grade - 1. St Joseph's, 2. Wesley, 3. Island; A Grade - 1. St Joseph's, 2. Clementi, 3. Lee Ching Dea Boys' Overall: 1. St Joseph's, 2. Clementi, 3. HK International Girls' C Grade - 1. St Clare's, 2. Marymount, 3. Chinese Women's; B Grade - 1. Clementi, 2. Canossa, 3. Rosaryhill; A Grade - 1. St Clare's, 2. Belilios, 3. Lee Ching Dea Girls' Overall: 1. St Clare's, 2. Belilios, 3. Marymount
