Hillwood clinch under 19 cager title
Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special
Correspondent
Hillwood College, Kandy became champions at the Central Province
Schools under 19 Girls Basketball Championship held over the weekend.
They achieved this victory after so many years scoring 61-35 points win
over St. Anthony's Girls College, Katugastota.
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The champion Hillwood team – standing from left – Sashikala
Ratnayake (teacher-incharge),Sajani Ekanayake (capt), Suvanee
Seenapatabendi, Madhavi Tennakoon, Kaveena Rajapaksha, Raveesha
Seenapatabendi, Dhamsarani Vitharana, Upuni Kumarasinghe, Susil
Udukumbara (coach), squalting from left – Hasini Wickremasinghe,
Parami Fernando,
Ashini Ekanayake, Avishka Wijesuriya. Picture by Upananda
Jayasundera – Kandy Sports Special Correspondent |
Hillwoodians won the 1st Runners-up shield at the all island under
17'B' division girls basketball tournament held recently in Colombo.
Their newly appointed coach Susil Udukumbura is the National Youth Coach
in Sri Lanka. Hillwoodians six footer, 16-year-old Kaveena Rajapaksha
scored 41 with the support of the team members, specially the ball
handler Damsarani Vitharana, Ashini Ekanayake of Hillwood used her power
in dribbling and scored 15 points.
The Principal of Hillwood College, S. Hettige and Sashikala Ratnayake,
teacher-in-charge always encourage the girls to give a good performance. |
