Trinity and Walala athletic champs
Trinity College athletic team became the boys overall champions for the second time in a row at the Central Province championship at the Bogambara Stadium in Kandy.
In the girls’ segment Walala A. Ratnayake Central College clinched the championship for the 31st successive year and stamped their unblemished record in the schools arena.
Trinity beat Prince of Wales
Two schools from Kandy were in action at the under-19 limited overs inter-school tournament and in one game the present champions Trinity College were able to beat Prince of Wales College by nine wickets at Moratuwa.
The other match between Nugawela Central and Wariyapola Sri Sumangala ended in a tie.
Scores:
Prince of Wales: 138 in 42.1 overs (Achala Perera, 31, Uneth Peries 30, Jayavi Liyanagama 4 for 21, Malith Ratnayake 3/33.
Trinity 139/1 in 30 overs, (Vinuka Dhammage 56 n.o, Supun Waduge 45 n.o.)
Nugawela Central: 187 in 42.3 overs (Ishara Ekanayake 116, Janindu Nandathissa 24, Himashal Sheredya 4/27, Nisal Chanuka 3/36, Movindu Dineth 2/36)
Sri Sumangala: 187 in 44.3 overs (Nishal Chanuka 57, Rasin Hamdan 43 n.o, Bhanuka Dissanayake 24, Kevi Kanushalya 20, Sadeep Kusal 28, Anindu Nandanatisa 2/30, Daham Wathaledenmiya 2/36)
Hulangamuwa heads Old Rajans
Old Rajas Rugby Football Association elected Sanjeewa Hulangamuwa as their new president at their AGM.
He is also a committee member of Dharmaraja College Old Boys’ Union and a member of Old Rajans Western Cadet Band Association. Tharindu Ratnayake came in as the secretary and Sajeewa Abeyaratne as the treasurer.
