Seetha Devi BV hockey champs

S.M. Jiffry Abdeen Kandy Sports Corr.

Seetha Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy continued their dominance in the local hockey scene when they became champions at the Kandy schools girls under-17 league hockey tournament organised by the Kandy District Schools Hockey Association and worked off for four days at the University Grounds, Peradeniya and concluded on Tuesday.

Seetha Devi Balika Vidyalaya had an unbeaten run in the tournament. In their first match they trounced Hemamali Balika Vidyalaya 11-0.

Sounding the boards for Seetha Devi BV were Upeksha Tillakaratne (3), Nilusha Dilrukshi (2), Sathuni Guruge (2), Kosala Pathirana (2), Ayesha Indunil (1), Tharaki Karunaratne (1).

In their second game they beat Girls High School, Kandy 6-0 after leading 3-0 at half time.

The goal getters for Seetha Devi BV were Samudara Chandrika (3), Tharaka Karunaratne (1), Kosala Pathirana (1) and Sathuni Guruge (1).

But in their third game they met with some stiff opposition from St. Anthony's Girls College, Kandy before squeezing through to a 1-0 win. At half time there was no scoring.

The stickers from St. Anthony's Girls College put up a gallant performance before going down but after a big fight.

They almost created an upset. Scoring the winning goal for the champions was centre forward Upeksha Tillakaratne. In their final they met with some strong opposition from Pushpadana Girls College who did not allow the champions to have their own way. Both teams fortified their defence and prevented any breach.

The fitting result was a scoreless draw.

Pushpadana Girls College who finished runner up but remained unbeaten beat Girls High School 10-0, beat Hemamali BV 3-0 and beat St. Anthony's Girls College 2-0.

The results of other matches played were St. Anthony's Girls College beat Hemamali BV 1-0, and also beat Girls High School 2-0.

Seetha Devi BV having scored 18 goals emerged champions and Pushpadana Girls College with 15 goals in the tournament finished runner up.

Both teams had a clean record with no goals being scored against them. St. Anthony's Girls College who proved to be touch opponents in the tournament finished third.