Netball: Major honours for MIS Matale

Matale International School (MIS) 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 Under-16 title last year, went a step further this year to win both Under-16 and Under-18 championship titles. 

In the Unde-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 Under-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. 

Sri Sangamitta Girls National School led by Kavindya Aththanapola beat St. Thomas' Girls School Matale 15-2 in the final to annex the Under-20 title. 

Individual Honours - 

Best Players: 

Under-16: Malithi Lavanya Rajapakshe - MIS Matale 

Under-18: Rashmi Kaushika - MIS Matale 

Under-20: Dilki Thilekerathne - Sri Sangamitta Girls NS Matale 

Best Shooters:- 

Under-16: Poorni Hansika Wijekoon - MIS Matale 

Under-18: Upeksha Chathurangani Dissanayake - Bandarapola MV Matale 

Under-20 Kavindya Aththanapola - Sri Sangamitta Girls NS Matale 

Final Results 

Under-16 
Champions: MIS Matale 
Runners-up: Sujatha Balika MV, Kumbiyangoda 
3rd Place: Bandarapola MV Matale 

Under-18 
Champions: MIS Matale 
Runners-up: Bandarapola MV Matale 
3rd Place: Sri Sangamitta Girls NS Matale 

Under-20 
Champions: Sri Sangamitta Girls NS Matale 
Runners-up: St. Thomas' Girls School Matale 
3rd Place: Ameena Muslim Girls School Matale