Raffles Institution got off to a strong start in the B Division boys’ championship with a 1-2 finish in the high jump event through Mingwen Lee Sullivan and Benjamin Seah, who recorded 1.85m and 1.78m respectively.
Collective effort from the runners of Nan Hua High School and Raffles Institution (RI) secured their schools’ victories in the Under-17 Girls' and Boys' team championships respectively, despite the individual champions coming from Cedar Girls’ School and Hwa Chong Institution (HCI).
Hwa Chong Institution dominated both the A Division Boys' and Girls' races in pre-National Schools meet.
Raffles Institution's bigs, Tan Kang Yi (RI #12) and Shannon Tiong (RI #15), scored 18 and 13 respectively to lead them past Hwa Chong Institution 51--46 and into the National Girls' A Division Basketball Championship final.
River Valley High School, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 — Though Hwa Chong’s fielders made commendable efforts in their defence, Raffles Institution’s stellar batting and tight fielding performance shined through in the 3rd/4th placing match.
National Junior College stun HCI 53--42 to secure their first ever final appearance in the National A Division Basketball Championship.
For the second year running, NYJC topped HCI in their final National A Basketball Championship second-round fixture but once again fell short of qualifying for the final four.
Behind 24 points from Ivon Kong (HCI #8) and a near-impenetrable full-court press, Hwa Chong Institution take a big step towards the semi-finals of the National Girls' A Division Basketball Championship.
