Holy Family Convent A take under 14 netball title
Jagath Janapriya, Ganga Ihala Correspondant
Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala A team, clinched the championship
of the Sisu Udana Inter schools under 14 netball tournament and Sri
Lanka Schools Netball Team won the under 21 netball championship of the
YES netball tournament sponsored by Peoples Bank which concluded at
Jayathillake Stadium, Nawalapitiya recently.
The event was organised by Sri Lanka Netball Interim Committee and
conducted under the supervision of Sports Ministry The event was held
representing all the provinces including North and East after three
decades.
One of the most significant thing in the tournament was of Holy
Family Convent, Kurunegala A team beating their B team in the final
by 11 points to four ..
Holy Family Convent A qualified for the finals by beating Sri
Siddhartha College, Anuradhapura by 20 points to four and Holy Family
Convent B team entered the finals when they beat Viharamaha devi
Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha by 13 points to four.
Best up and coming player in the under 14 tournament was Kareena
Prabhavi of Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya.The under 21 final between
Sri Lanka Schools Netball team and Union College Jaffna ended in a 40
11 win for Sri Lanka Schools Netball team.
In the semi finals, Union College edged out Holy Family Convent B
team by 25 24 while the Sri Lanka Schools team beat Holy Family
Convent A in a thriller( 23 21). 21 teams took part in the
tournament.Gimhani Gayanjali Amarawansa of Sri Lanka School awarded as
the Netball Queen
The well performed players in the YES trophy under 21 Netball
tournament will be selected to national pool and the selection will be
aimed for the national team to represent Sri Lanka in the Junior Netball
World Championship which is scheduled to be held on 2013 at Scotland.
Special Awards
Under 14
Best Shooter Piyumi Ekanayake(Holy Family Convent)
Best Middle row player A.M.S.Jayasundera (Eppawala College)
Best Keeper Sanduni Sathya ( Holy Family Convent)
Best Up and Coming Player Kareena Prabhavi (Viharamahadevi Balika)
Under 21
Best Shooter M.Sivalingam ( Union College, Jaffna )
Best Middle row player Thilini Sasikala ( Sri Lanka Schools team)
Best Keeper Ishara Jayasundera ( Sri Lanka Schools)
Best Up and Coming Player Dumindani Yashoda ( Sri Lanka Schools)
2012 Youth Netball Queen Gimhani Gayanjali Amarawansa ( Sri Lanka
Schools) |