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| Sunday, 10 March 2002 |
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Seetha Devi and Christ Church are girls and boys sevens hockey champs by S. M. JIFFREY ABDEEN Seetha Devi Balika, Kandy (girls) and Christ Church College, Matale (boys) became champions at seven-a-side girls and boys under 19 all-island hockey tournament conducted by Seetha Devi Balika Vidyalaya for the eight successive year and worked off at Police grounds, Kandy. This was Seetha devi BV's fifth title win in eight years and they have now done it three years in-a-row. In the final, Seetha Davi 'Greens' overcame some stiff opposition to beat Vijaya College, Matale 1-0 in the final. For the Seetha Devi 'stickers' this was a praise worthy performance after they had scraped through to the final by beating Mahamaya girls College 3 -2 on penalty strokes after the match itself had ended in a thrilling scoreless draw. In Imalka Samarasinghe, they had a speedy and a thrustful forward who made capital out of any lapse by the opposing defence. Seetha Devi scored their winning goal mid way in the first half when skipper Chathurangani Ratnayake sent a cross pass which Imalka Samarasinghe collected beautifully on the run to fox two defenders before sounding the boards. Imalka Samarasinghe was also adjudged the 'Best Player of the Tournament' among the girls. Seetha Devi was coached by M. A. M. Ashroff. In the boys final, Christ Church College, Matale pipped out President College, Maharagama 1 - 0 to lift the title. Skipper and centre forward S. B. Dissanayake scored the winning goal for Christ Church during the dying stages of the game. S. B. Dissanayake who had overall a fine tournament and was the mainstay of the Christ Church team was adjudged the 'Best Player of the Tournament' in the tournament for boys. UNP Parliamentarian for Kandy District Lucky Jayawardena was the chief guest and he distributed the awards. |
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