Sri Lanka Schools hockey team for Malaysia

Sanjaya ARIYARATNE

HOCKEY: The Sri Lanka Schools Hockey squad will leave Sri Lanka on Monday to take part in the 33rd Pesta Sukan Hockey championships which is to be worked off in Penang in Malaysia. The championship is being organised by the University of Sain Malaysia (USM) and will be held from December 15 to 17.

The squad comprises six teams under the age groups of 12,15 and 18 boys and girls.

The stickers are from D.S. Senanayake College, S.Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Nalanda College, Maris Stella College, Negombo, St.Benedict's College, St.Thomas College, Matale, Dharmaraja College, Ananda College, St.Thomas College, Matara, Joseph Vaz College, Vennappuwa, President's College, Maharagama, Badulla MMV, Ashoka Junior College, Colombo, Wesley College, St.Joseph's College, Maradana, Sri Dharmaloka Vidyalaya, Kelaniya, Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, St.Paul's College, Milagiriya, Girls' High School, Kandy, Yasodharadevi Vidyalaya, Gampaha, Yasodhara College, Colombo, Sangamitta Girls' College, Matale, President's Balika Vidyalaya, Nawala, Musaeus College, Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya, Badulla.

A total of 104 players and 15 officials are in the squad.