Pushpadana cager champs
S. M. Jiffry ABDEEN-Kandy Sports corr.
Pushpadana Girls College, Kandy 'B' became champions at the Kandy
District Girls Schools Basketball Championship organised by the Kandy
District Basketball Association when they beat Colombo International
School Kandy 30-22 in the finals played at Azar College, basketball
courts Akurana on Sunday.
At the breather Pushpadana girls led 12-8.
The finals turned out to be a battle with the CIS cagers fielding a
very young side giving the winners a tough fight before conceding
victory.
For the winners skipper Nirosha Gonagala and the sharp shooting
Shalini Weerasinghe excelled.
Shalini Weerasinghe of Pushpadana Girls College 'B' who collected 10
points was adjudge the 'Best player' of the finals.
Earlier in the semi finals Colombo International schools had the
satisfaction of edging out Pushpadana Girls College 'A' 11-6 after very
closely contested battle which could have gone either.
In the second semi final Pushpadana girls college 'B' had a fairly
comfortable passage into the final defeating St. Anthony's Girls
College, Katugastota 20-10. Shalini Weeraisnghe played well for
Pushpadana 'B' collecting 09 points.
|