Thirty six teams for under-13 hockey tourney

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

Nineteen boys teams and seventeen girls teams have entered this year for the All Island Sri Lanka Schools Under 13 Hockey Tournament which will take place from May 2 to 4 at Asgiriya International Stadium, Kandy.

This three day event is being conducted by the Kandy District Schools Hockey Committee on be half of Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association.

Both boys and girls teams have been divided into four groups. Four teams have entered in the group A and another team from Gampaha district is likely to field another team.

The teams, Boys: group A-Vijaya College, Matale, D.S. Senanayake College, St. Sylvester's College, Kandy, Richmand College, Galle.

The group B features five teams including two schools from Badulla and Gampaha districts. The other teams are St. Thomas College, Matale, Wesley College and Sri Sumangala College, Kandy.

Group C- Christ Church College, Matale, Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa, Manikdewala Central College, Kandy, Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa, Badulla (1). Group D- Ananda College, Zahira College, Matale, Dharmaraja College, Kalutara MV. (Girls) Group A- Visakha Vidyalaya, Girls' High School, Kandy, Gampaha (2), Christ Church College, Matale.

Group B- Gothami Girls' College, Kandy, Seethadevi Girls' College, Kandy, Musaeus College, Gampaha (1), Vijaya College, Matale.

Group C- Pushpadana Girls' College, Kandy, Yasodhara Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo, Badulla (1), Sangamitta Girls' College, Matale. Group D- St. Anthony's Girl's Convent, Katugastota, Gothami BV, Colombo, Janadipathi Vidyalaya, Nawala, Anula Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Galle.