Over 4,000 competitors for Milo Schools Netball C'ships
Chris Dhambarage
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Norman Kannangara (Brand Manager Nestle Lanka Limited) handing
over the sponsorship cheque to Mrs. Pushpa Kalubowila (President
SLSNA) at the Capri Club in Colombo on Monday. Also in the
picture are External Affairs Manager of Nestle Bandula Egodage,
Mrs. Shiromi Kuruppu (Secretary SLSNA), Ms. Sharmen Withanawasam
(Treasurer SLSNA) and Ms. Diana Thotawatte (Tournament Secretary
SLSNA) Picture by Ruwan de Silva.
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Over four thousand players from 336 teams will be vying for honours
at the 18th Milo schools all island netball championships which will be
worked off from August 9 to 11 at the Public grounds in Anuradhapura.
This tournament is conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Netball
Association and sponsored by Nestle Lanka Limited for the 18th
successive year.
The preliminary round matches were completed in 14 centres with the
participation of more than 10,000 competitors from 947 teams. The events
that will be worked off are the under 12, 14, 16 and 18. The opening
ceremony will take place on August 9 at 9.00 a.m under the patronage of
the Chief Minister North Central Province Berty Premalal Dissanayake.
The Milo Schools netball tournament has played a major role in
producing some of the top players for the national team in the recent
past and this year the Asia Cup winning Sri Lanka team included Hansi
Yasodha Bandara from Kalutara BMV, Anne Mareesha and Tarini Fernando of
Holy Family Balika Vidyalaya, Wennappuwa.
This year's tournament will be conducted in two segments with the top
teams competing in the 'A' division and the rest of the teams
participating in the 'B' division.
Holy Family Balika MV Kurunegala will be hoping for a repeat
performance of last year where they carried away three titles the under
12, 14 and 16 tournaments respectively.
They will receive stiff opposition from Ave Maria Balika MV Negombo,
Girls High School Kandy, Musaeus College, Vishaka College, Kalutara
Balika MV and Maliyadeva Balika MV, Kurunegala.
Residential facilities for all competitors will be provided at
Swarnapali Balika Vidyalaya, Anuradhapura Central College,
Niwaththakachethiya MV and Zahira College Anuradhapura.
The closing ceremony and the awards presentation will be held on
August 11 at 3.00 p.m.
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