Royal and Visakha under 15 hockey champs

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

Royal College and Visakha Vidyalaya put up a sterling performance to emerge unbeaten boys and girls champions respectively at the Colombo Schools Under 15 Hockey Tournament conducted by the Colombo Schools Hockey Committee and worked off at the Astro Turf, Reid Avenue Colombo on Saturday.

In the boys final Royal College posted an impressive three goals to one victory over Ananda College to maintain their winning streak. Centre forward Susanga Jayawardane opened the account for Royal College to grab one goal to nil lead at half time.

After the turn around again Susanga Jayawardena sounded the boards to put Royal College two goals ahead. Ananda got their act together and fought back well to record their first goal by converting a penalty corner through their right extreme player. It was Royal’s Anuja Gunasekera who scored the final goal of the match to bring the final tally to three goals to one in their favour.

Skipper Maneesha Welaratne spearheaded defending champions Visakha Vidyalaya to chalk out a one goal to nil triumph over Yasodhara Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo to retain the girls title for the fifth successive year. Semi finals- (boys) Ananda bt. Nalanda 1-0, Royal beat Isipathana 3-0, (girls) Yasodhara bt. Musaeus 2-0, Visakha bt. Presidents Girls’, Rajagiriya 1-0.

All Island Tourney postponed

The All Island Under 15 Hockey Tournament for Boys and Girls has rescheduled to be held from July 12 to 14 at Astro Turf, Reid Avenue, Colombo. This tournament is conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association with the Colombo Schools Hockey Committee and sponsored by Singer `Sisil’.