My Intramurals Journal
It was the last week March, and the preliminary games of Intramurals had just started in the campus of ACT. It was Friday, which usually would mean it was clubbing time. Students would go to specific classrooms that in the rest of the weekdays is used for classes, and on Friday, used for clubs. I unfortunately didn't go to school on that day. I thought it would just be some other club time and thought "eh its fine its just clubs, right?" wrong, it definitely wasn't club time. I sadly didn't know about it because I rarely check my messenger, our source for communication in school.
I regretted not going that day, and the 2 other days of the preliminary games. Because well not to brag, I was kind of needed during our volleyball and basketball matches, mostly because of my height in basketball and mostly for my experience in volleyball, but they didn't really need me that much.. but I still regretted not going to those games cause I missed out a lot on fun experiences with classmates and schoolmates alike. I fortunately did join the actual Intramurals, and by actual I meant the program and everything. The Intramurals only had 3 days so I have to make up to it for not going to the preliminary games.
First day was fun, the program had started and everyone had to walk around the quadrangle and then stay at a designated area in the quadrangle, everyone was showing their jerseys and muses and escorts to the judges and audience. It sadly rained and we had to move under building trees or anything that could shelter us from the rain, but it was alright because the rain subsided and we eventually went back to our original places. Everyone was excited and all of the muses and escorts were great, they had games and speeches to determine which of which would possibly win muse and escort of 2022-2023. Skipping for a few minutes later, the green team won for junior high school muse and escort and green escort and blue muse for elementary, though everyone did their best and I love the outcome. After that it was time for games. In the first day it was mostly boys so I didn't really get to play much in the games I had joined, but it was fun over all. I also forgot to mention that my brother joined one of the basketball games at one point, he had to borrow my shirt and shoes to join, and I had to walk around with his school shoes since he came to visit his friends as an alumni and all. My mom joined the parents volleyball match as well it was fun watching my brother and mother playing.
Second day, students were informed to go directly to rooms for solo games like chess, scrabble, typing master, etc. I was one of those students and I had joined table tennis solo. I went into the red room which was used for our match, first try I played so badly. To be honest, the last and first time I played table tennis was in elementary, 6th grade, and that was like 5 years ago. I had completely forgot how to play table tennis and kept on giving free points to my opponent, I'm not even gonna lie I probably didn't have a chance, my opponent was good, she had a stance that I know professionals use, and kept on smacking the ball as soon as it crosses over her.. court? side? I don't even remember what you call it in table tennis. The outcome of that match was.. expected and disappointing, 3 over 11, I so lost. Thankfully that wasn't the case for our volleyball. It was modest at best, loser vs loser, our team, the green team, was 5 points ahead in the first match and 7-10 points ahead in second. We both won the 2 sets and is moving on into the finals. My mom had to come back to play volleyball cause there are finals apparently but glad she enjoyed it.
Third day, last day of Intramurals, this day will determine which over all team won.. and I missed the basketball match I was supposed to be in. Thankfully my team didn't need me that much, I'm not even that good in basketball, all I know is too dribble and that's it. Moving on from that there was also our finals in table tennis, loser vs loser. Skipping through a intense match, I won in the end, but the scores did come close though. If it weren't for me watching and observing matches the day before I probably would've lost. Now for the our final volleyball match, this match will determine the who will win in junior high volleyball girls. Green vs Gold, out of all the games nothing would get me as tense as volleyball. First set was won by the gold team, no shot there was 2 experienced players on their team that improved significantly unlike me. It was stressful for me at least since if they will win the second set, we'll obviously lose. But thankfully second set was won by us thanks to my serves that went all went in, glad I contributed. And now onto the third set, it was intense, everyone was cheering for the players and the team they support. I was not good during the third set I kept on flunking my receives and it felt embarrassing, I even had to get subbed out but that was a big mistake because the person that got subbed in place for me didn't know how to properly serve and that made us lose the match. It was a good game, and at the end of the day it was all fun, we all received medals in solo or duo matches and I had great fun, I hope to see the same faces in intramurals this school year.
