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Gateway Kandy All Island
cager champs
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Seated From left; Mr. Anuradha Wijesinghe(Coach and TIC),
Mr. Asoka Herath (Director), Dineth Ullandupitiya (Captain),
Mr. Gladvin Canagasabey(Principal), Maj. B. Kohona (HOD)
Standing (L-R)(1st Row) – Naaqib Ashrof, Santhosh Kevin,
Santhush Siyambalapitiya, Indeepa Bandara, Vinuk Walisundara
Standing (L-R)(2nd Row)- Shevan Jayaweera, Seshith
Ariyawansa, Disura Dissanayake, Mohamed Shuhaib, Navindu
Weerasinghe |
Gateway College Kandy won the Under 17 Boys Sri Lanka Schools ‘B Division’
Basketball Championship by beating St. Joseph’s College, Wattala in a closely
contested final. Trailing behind by 1 point at half time Gateway came out
strongly to win the Championship by 52 – 48. Gateway Kandy team displayed
tremendous courage and commitment to stay unbeaten throughout the tournament.
Shevan Jayaweera of Gateway Kandy was the Most Valuable Player and Navindu
Weerasinghe the Best Offensive Player of the tournament. During the preliminary
round, Gateway beat Nalanda College Colombo by 54 to 22 and St. Anthony’s
College Wattala 40-35.
They beat St. Anne’s College 44-20 at the Pre-Quarter finals De La Salle College
Mutwall 70-53 at the Quarter and Azhar Central College 53-31 at the Semis.
Basketball at Gateway Kandy received a tremendous boost with the installation of
a sophisticated rubberized air cushioned court with modern state-of-the-art
equipment. |
