SPORT SUNDAY OBSERVERMARCH 25, 2012

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by S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen Kandy Sports corr.

Musaeus College, Colom-bo, put up a sterling display to upset all predictions to win the all island schools under-15 girls hockey cham-pionship by defeating the strong St. Anthony’s Girls College 2-0 in the finals of the tournament organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association and worked off at Sir Albert F. Peiris Stadium, Nattandiya.

At the breather Musaeus College were ahead leading 1-0.

This was also first ever hockey title won by the girls from Musaeus College bet-ter known in the field of table tennis, badminton and athletics in which they pro-duced the junior national champion in Ruvini Kan-nagara last month.

A total of 23 school teams participated in this hockey championship which had the best from Kandy, Matale

and Colombo and the stick-ers from Musaeus College stamped their class by win-ning the ‘plum’ which will take them to better perfor-mances in the future.

The game started on a brisk note with the Anto-nian girls from Kandy being more on the offensive in the start but the Musaeus stick-ers countered them by bet-ter positional play and did not allow their opponents to breach their defence.

With the backs combining

well with the forwards, the Musaeus College stickers drew first blood in the 10th minute of the initial half when centre half Dinithi Sathyapala receiving a long pass from one of the halves drove in to sound the boards.

With this the two teams changed ends. But the girls from Musaeus College did not rest in their laurels and knew that an equaliser by their opponents could make things difficult for them.

Musaeus – U-15 hockey champs

A warm welcome

OKI International School Sports Meet

OKI International School, one of the larg-est international school networks in Sri Lanka, held its annual pre-school sports meet finals at St. Joseph’s College Indoor Stadium, Colombo 10 last weekend.

Chairperson of the OKI International Schools, Nirmalee Saparamadu hoisted the school flag before the commencement of sports event.

Editor-in-Chief of the Sunday Observer, Dinesh Weerawansa was the chief guest and gave away the awards, along with the Chair-person, CEO, Principal and Directors of the OKI International School.

School Junior Western band in action

Chairperson of the OKI International Schools, Nirmalee Saparamadu giving away an award to a young athlete.

Enthusiastic kids taking a break between events

Chairperson of the OKI Interna-tional Schools, Nirmalee Sapara-madu conducts the chief guest, Editor-in-Chief of the Sunday Observer, Dinesh Weerawansa to the venue, along with the CEO Peter Nanayakkara, Cluster Principal Joe Perera, Directors Senani Ranasinghe, Nirmaliee Ranasinghe, Hemal Abeysekera and Denum Abeysekera.

Pix: Kavindra Perera

Second ‘Big Match’ on March 27 and 28 in PanaduraSt. Anthony’s Panadura vs Shasthrananda Dehiwala

St. Anthony’s College, Panadura Back row (from left): Dilan Martinesz, Kanishka Gayashan, Nirmal Kanishka, Maura Chaturanga, Harun Hemal, Sameera Lakshan, Suresh Martinez – Middle Row (Standing from left): Tuwan Hasan, Sanjith Sandaruwan, Mahesh Madushanka, Dumindu Eranga, Dinusha Lakruwan, Amesh Madushanka, Dimantha Fernando. Front Row (Seated from left): Mohamed Sylmi (Vice-capt) Bazil Jinendra (coach), H. Wijesiri (Master-in-charge), Ven. Onegama Upali Thera (Deputy Principal), J.M.D. Sarath Mahinda (Principal) Dasun Nishanka (Assistant Coach), Nuwan Dharmasoka (Captain)

Pix: Susil Ratnaweera Panadura North Group Corr.

Shasthrananda, Dehiwela Standing (from left);Sudesh Charanga Rvindu Sanjeewa, Hirusha Shathi, Amila Madushanka, Veranga Manoj, Chathura Kumara, V.H. Sumith, Vipula Nishantha, Piumal Gomes, Kasun Nimesh, Ravindu Dushmantha, Manoj Udara, Gayanga Madushanka. Seated (From left): T.M. Seneviratne (Assistant Principal), Kapila de Silva (Coach), Ven. Madugastalawe Wimalabuddhi Thera (Master-in-Charge), Manoj Dilan (captain) P.P.D.C. Pathirana (Principal), Lahiru Namal (Vice-Captain), Ven. Gnanavisuddhi Thera (Deputy Principal), Suranga Priyadharshana (Coach), Vijith Bogahawatta (Assistant Master-in-Charge).

by Susil Ratnaweera

Panadura North Group Corr

CRICKET: A ‘big’ match, still in its infancy – the sec-ond encounter (two-day game) between St. Antho-ny’s Boys College, Panadura and Shasthrananda College, Dehiwala will be played at the Panadura Public Grounds on March 27 and 28. The

one-day encounter between these two schools for the Sampath Goonetilleke Chal-lenge Shield will be played on April 4 at the De Soyza Stadium in Moratuwa.

St. Anthony’s will be led by Nuwan Dhanushka who is a allrounder.

The leading batsman in side are Mohamed Sylmi who has scored over 330

runs and he has done well in bowling too, claiming 26 wickets.

The leading batsman in the side is Dinesh Dimantha who has scored around 546 runs this season.

Manoj Anuruddha – the wicket-keeper leads Shasthrananda College this year. Vice-Captain of the side is Lahiru Namal – the

coloursman who has scored the only century for the side.

H.H. Wijesiri is the Master-in-Charge of cricket at St. Anthony’s and the Coach is Basil Jinendra. Ven. Madug-asthalawe Wimalabuddhi Thera is the Master-in-Charge of cricket and the two coach-es are Kapila de Silva and Suranga Priyadharshana at Shasthrananda College.

Harith Samarasinghe of Royal College receiving the award for the Best Fresher from Chairman, Royal-Thomian Joint Committee, Harendra Wijedasa at the 37th Royal Thomian 50 Over Cricket Encounter at SSC grounds last weekend. The Best Bowl-ing Performance of the Match - 3 wickets for 27 runs in only 7 overs earned him the award. Principal Royal College, Upali Gunasekera and the Warden St. Thomas’ College Prof. Indra de Soyza, senior offi-cials of the sponsors Etisalat and members of the organis-ing committee were also pres-ent.

Harith Samarasinghe - Best Fresher