Sri Sumangala MV Panadura and Devapathiraja MV, Rathgama bagged the All Island Schools Games (boys and girls) cricket championships organised by the Ministry of Education in Colombo yesterday. In the boys final Sri Sumangala beat Nirmala Matha Sinhala MV Kalpitiya by 24 runs. In the girls final Devapathiraja beat Eppawala Siddhartha MV by 54 runs. [...]
Sri Sumangala and Devapathiraja emerge cricket champions
By Susil Premalal
All Island School Games
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Sri Sumangala MV Panadura and Devapathiraja MV, Rathgama bagged the All Island Schools Games (boys and girls) cricket championships organised by the Ministry of Education in Colombo yesterday.
In the boys final Sri Sumangala beat Nirmala Matha Sinhala MV Kalpitiya by 24 runs. In the girls final Devapathiraja beat Eppawala Siddhartha MV by 54 runs.
Sahan Hansaka of Sri Summangala was adjudged the best player in the boys final while the best player in the girls final was Sathya Sandeepani of Devapathiraja MV.
Twenty-eight sports have been included in the All Island School Games. To date 28 sports have been completed.
The cycling championships will commence today at 7 am opposite the Ape Gama, Sri Jayewardenepura. There are 130 boys for cycling and 56 girls.
Following are the results of the Team Events
Football
Under 18 Boys 1-Zahira College – Colombo. 2-St. Joseph’s College –Trincomalee. 3-St. Xavier College – Manner Under 20 Boys 1-St. Henry College – Jaffna. 2-Maris Stella College –Negombo. 3-De Mazenod College – Kandana Under 20 Girls 1-Maliyadewa Girls College –Kurunegala. 3-Mahajana College – Jaffna
Aerobic Gymnastic
Girls Championship 1-Mahamaya Girls College –Kadawatha. 2-Mahinda Rajapaksa Vidyalaya–Homagama. 3-Vishaka Girls College – Colombo Boys Championship 1-Mahinda Rajapaksa Vidyalaya–Homagama 2-Parakramabahu M.M.V –Polgahawela 3-St. John’s College – Nugegoda Best Player (Boys) : M. Harith Pramuditha – Richmond College – Galle Best Player (Girls) : S. Chulani Kaushalya – Homagama Maha Vidyalaya
Badminton
Under 17 Boys 1-Dharmashoka College – Ambalangoda. 2-Richmond College – Galle. 3-Nalanda College – Colombo 10. Under 17 Girls 1-Musaeus College – Colombo. 2-Vishaka Girls College – Colombo. 3-Anula Girls College – Nugegoda Under 20 Boys 1-Ananda College – Colombo. 2-Nalanda College – Colombo. 3-Royal College – Colombo Under 20 Girls 1-Vishaka Girls College – Colombo. 2-Sirimavo Bandaranaike College. 3-Musaeus College – Colombo. Best Players: Ranthushka Sasindu (Nalanda College – Colombo 10) Hashini Ambalangoda – (Vishaka Girls College Colombo 5).
Kabadi
Under 17 Boys 1-Embilipitiya Kanishta Vidyalaya. 2-Pathadumbara Maha Vidyalaya – Waththegama. 3-Thabuththegama Central College Under 17 Girls 1-Palugammana Kandumani MahaVidyalaya 2-Jasintha R.C. Vidyalaya – Pandateruppu 3 –Weeraba Adarsha Vidyalaya – Konkatuwa Under 20 Boys 1-St. Mary’s College – Kegalle 2-Makulewa Maha Vidyalaya – Narigaswewa 3 -St. Henry’s College – Jaffna Under 20 Girls 1-Nelliady Central College – Jaffna 2-Ilavalai convent M.V. – Jaffna 3-Hindu College –Kilinochchi
Netball
Under 16 Girls 1 -Holy Family Convent – Kurunegala 2-Vishaka Girls’ College – Colombo 3 -Maliyadeva Girls College – Kurunegala. Final Match Scores: 27 – 25 Under 18 Girls 1 -Holy Family Convent – Kurunegala 2 -Vishaka Girls College – Colombo 3-Kalutara Girls College Final Match Scores: 28 – 18 Under 20 Girls 1 -Presbyterian Girls College – Dehiwala 2 -Holy Family Convent – Kurunegala 3 -Vishaka Girls College – Colombo Final Match Scores: 33 – 32 Best Player: Rashmi Divyanjali – Presbyterian Girls College – Dehiwala
