Sport in brief
Ian Tait and Sonia Boyle - the top performers
by S.M. Jiffrey ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Corr
GOLF: Englishman Ian Tait (Men's Gross) and Sonia Boyle from Old
Blighty (Ladies Gross) stole the show at the monthly medal golf
championship for March organised by the Victoria Golf and Country Resort
and worked off at the Victoria golf course at Rajawella off Kandy. It
turned out to be a beautiful day at Victoria with the golf course
turning out to be challenging, the golfers revelled in the prevailing
conditions to come up with good scores.
SSP Roshan Fernando at Royal sports meet
Here they come.... The chief guest at the Royal College inter-house
sports meet SSP Roshan Fernando and Mrs. Kumari Fernando accompanied by
Royal Principal Upali Gunasekera and other officials arrive at the
venue.
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Here they come.... The chief guest at the Royal College
inter-house sports meet SSP Roshan Fernando and Mrs. Kumari
Fernando accompanied by Royal Principal Upali Gunasekera and
other officials arrive at the venue. |
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Welcoming the chief guests... Members of the staff of Royal
College welcome Mr. and Mrs. Roshan Fernando at the meet. |
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Distribution of awards... A winner receives his award from
Mrs. Fernando. |
Dharmapala topple Mahamaya
by Upananda JAYASUNDERA - Kandy Sports Special Cor.
CRICKET: Dharmapala College, Weldambala in Kandy District beat the
better fancied Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy by five runs in the final
of the ten overs per side softball cricket tournament match. The
tournament was organised by the Education Department, Kandy.
Dharmapala girls batting first made 51 runs in ten overs and Mahamaya
were out for 46 in 8.4 overs.
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Dharmapala College (girls) Weldambala who emerged champions
in the finals of the Girls Schools Softball Cricket
Tournament (Kandy District). From left: (standing): A.
Rambukwella (Teacher-in-charge), P. Mihirani, B. Sankalpana,
I. Jayasinghe, W. Manokumari, I. Wickremasinghe, G.
Dilrukshika, Nikini Sewandi, D. Samaraweera
(teacher-in-charger), squatting (from left): Kanchana
Madumali, Chaturangani, B. Sewandi, Sureka Lakmali, Nawoda
Nimeshani, Krishani Dilrukshika. Pix: Upananda Jayasundera -
Kandy Sports Special Corr. |
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Mahamaya Girls College - last year’s champions and
runners-up this year. Squatting from left: Sethina
Wattegedera, Kavisha Bandara, Thilini Senaratne, Damsara
Kularatne, Buddhini Samarasinghe, Hasangi Tennekoon,
Madhusha Ratnayake, Samadhi Ratnayake, Tharunisha
Wickremaratne. Standing (from left): C. Ikiriwatte (Deputy
Teacher-in-charge), Nethma Wattegedera, Anusha Herath, Nayin
Kulasiri, Mahesha Samaratunge, Sanjah Weerasekera, Deema
Wattegedera, Thilini Wanigasekera, Damshika Muhandiram,
Nepali Jayasinghe (Capt.) Sajini Arosha, Hasini Ratnayake,
K.P.C. Kurukulasuriya (Teacher-in-charge). |
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