Millenia Institue pulled off an upset against the undefeated Raffles Institution (RI) in the semi-finals of the National A Division Girls' Hockey Championship, forcing RI to concede their first goal of the season before sealing the victory on penalties.
In a repeat of last year’s National A Division Football Championship final, defending champions Meridian Junior College (MJC) once again got the better of Victoria Junior College (VJC) – albeit in Round 2 this time – when the former came away with a 3-1 victory.
DHS clawed back in the third set to secure the game 3-0 and make their first final appearance.
NYJC's desire to get to the final drove them to come back from being down one set to win three sets in a row and advance to the final.
Despite efforts from HCI in the second and third set, NYJC displayed dominance in their plays to take the game 3-0.
Syed Hussein blitzed the A boys' 1500m field in 4:13.29, while Dave Tung earned victory among the B boys in 4:22.54.
Elizabeth ran 12.41 seconds, clocked with a tailwind of 0.1 metre/second to break Lim Joo Lee's C division hand-timed 12.6s record that was set in 1993. Teammate Bernice Liew claimed the silver in a personal best 12.72s. Both girls later combined to help Nanyang Girls' High School to gold in the 4 by 100 metres relay.
ACS(I)'s anchor Joshua Lim stopped the clock at 3:27.60, ahead of SAJC's 3:28.82 and VJC's 3:31.12. SAJC's and VJC's podium finishes also meant traditional powerhouses RI and HCI were both denied of a top three finish for the first time in eight years.
