SOUTH Island School scored an overwhelming 346-182 points victory over Kiangsu-Chekiang College to win the boys' overall title at the Inter-school Athletics Championships (Division Three, Hong Kong Area) recently at Wan Chai Sports Ground.
South Island took a 1301/2-115 lead after the heats in the boys' section. On the final day, South Island's boys gave their all as they brought home the Grades A and B titles and the Grade C runners-up trophy. St Louis School was third with 181 points.
South Island's relay teams excelled particularly in the Grade A 4 x 100 m and 4 x 400 m events, taking the gold in both races with winning times of 46.45 seconds and 3 minutes, 47.22 sec respectively.
Simon Green took another gold medal for South Island as he won the coveted Grade A 100 m in 11.54 sec.
Rosaryhill's Hung Fan-kit, however, found winning form in the 200 m, taking the gold in 24.01 sec.
Another outstanding Rosaryhill runner, Ng Yu-lun, scored an easy victory in the Grade A 5,000 m in 17 min 59.78 sec, almost 42 seconds faster than runner-up Yuen Kwun-wan of Man Kiu College.