National B Div Rugby Cup Semi-final: ACS(I) overcome SJI 50-5 after close first half
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Story and photos by Bryan Foo/Red Sports Lucas Yeo [...]
Raffles Institution (RI) scored the only goal of the match against St. Joseph's Institution (SJI) to move on to the semi-finals of the National Schools A Division Football Girls’ Championship. Scoring the deciding goal of the match, Milanpreet Kaur Bajwa (RI #13) said: "The match today was an important one for my team as it was a must-win for us, to keep our hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals alive."
The Saints boys' hockey team defeated the St. Joseph's lineup 4-0 to secure a spot in the National A Division hockey semi-finals. While the SJI team played valiantly and never gave up, they had no choice but to reluctantly concede goal after goal to the relentless Saints attack.
Jurong Pioneer Junior College (JPJC) saw St. Joseph's Institution (SJI) off 3-0 in the preliminary round of the A Division Boys' Football Championships to rise to second on the table, cementing their position in the round of eight.
Victoria School (VS) made it two in two at the 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships, clinching the gold medal in both the C Division Boys' 100-metre Hurdles and B Division Boys' 110m Hurdles finals through Simon Azulay and Gabriel Lee respectively.
Singapore Sports School's (SSP) Olivia Sallit bagged the gold in the C Division Girls' 800 metre final, while Mervyn Ong of Nan Hua High School (NHHS) emerged victorious in the C Division Boys' final.
Mervyn Ong of Nan Hua High School (NHHS) burst past his competitors during the final lap of 60th National Schools Track and Field Championships to sustain a definite win and secure a hold on the C Division Boys' 1500 metres throne. Mervyn stopped the clock at 4 minutes and 38.59 seconds, just a few strides ahead of Elliot Wong of St. Joseph Institution (SJI), who finished with a best time of 4:41.06.
National Junior College claimed the Girls’ Challenge Trophy in dominating fashion at the National Inter-Schools Dragon Boating Championship 2018, after emerging victorious in both the 22-Crew (DB22) and 12-Crew (DB12) events.