Netball honours to MIS Matale
U-16 champions Matale International School team with their coach Ramya Heendeniya and POG Sampath Ranathunga
Matale International School Matale performed exceptionally well to clinch two titles at the Matale education zone – Inter School Netball Championship 2018 for the Nandimitra Ekanayake Challenge Trophy which was concluded at Aluvihare MV ground in Matale.
The defending champions MIS Matale, who won the U-16 title last year, went a step further this year to win both U-16 and U-18 championship titles. In the U-16 final Malithi Lavanya Rajapakshe led the MIS team to outplay Sujatha Balika MV Kumbiyangoda 19-6, while under the captaincy of Hansani Pabasara Thilekerathne MIS dethroned the reigning champions Bandarapola MV by 23-12 in the U-18 finals.
In the history of Matale education zone inter school netball championships held so far, this is the first occasion that an International school from Matale has won two age group championship titles in this tournament.
MIS could now boast of possessing talented and skilled netballers, who have put the name of the school as a force to be reckoned with. All credit for the school’s achievements in netball should go to the school’s coach and sports adviser Ramya Heendeniya who did her job with sheer dedication and commitment to change the team to a fighting outfit.
U-18 champions Matale International School team with their coach Ramya Heendeniya and POG Sampath Ranathunga
Sri Sangamitta girls national school led by Kavindya Aththanapola beat St. Thomas’ girls school Matale 15-2 in the final to annex the U-20 championship title.
Individual Honours
Best players:
U-16: Malithi Lavanya Rajapakshe (MIS Matale)
U-18: Rashmi Kaushika (MIS Matale)
U-20: Dilki Thilekerathne (Sri Sangamitta Girls NS Matale)
Best Shooters:
U-16: Poorni Hansika Wijekoon (MIS Matale)
U-18: Upeksha Chathurangani Dissanayake (Bandarapola MV Matale)
U-20: Kavindya Aththanapola (Sri Sangamitta Girls NS Matale)
Final Results
U-16 Champions: MIS Matale
Runners-up: Sujatha Balika MV Kumbiyangoda
3rd Place: Bandarapola MV Matale
U-18 Champions: MIS Matale
Runners-up: Bandarapola MV Matale
3rd Place: Sri Sangamitta Girls NS Matale
U-20 Champions: Sri Sangamitta Girls NS Matale
Runners-up: St. Thomas’ Girls’ School Matale
3rd Place: Ameena Muslim girls school Matale
U-18 champions Sri Sangamitta Girls NS Matale with their coach Vajira Lakshmi Wijerathna