The King’s
School’s U-17 basketball team
emerged State Level U 17, DSYA runners up after going down in a tightly fought
contest against Don Bosco’s Panjim earlier this week at Youth Hostel, Miramar.
Previously, the young
lads led by their coach and former basketball player Gavin Carvalho had bagged
and emerged winners at the District Level DSYA Tournament by beating Shri
Mahalaxmi School, Ponda.
Earlier, the school
won the Salcete Taluka champions in the U-17 Basketball tournament organised
Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs (DSYA). The team led by captain Zachary
Costa beat Holy Rosary High School, Nuvem 36-27 at Fr Agnel’s Ashram, Verna.
The players include
Zachary Costa, Jeremiah Pereira, Manoah Shinde, Sainish Fal Dessai, Shaik
Arhaam, Andrew Austin, Anmol Saini, Jeremiane Coutinho, Kizito Rodrigues, Noah
Velho and Himanshu Tekriwal.
Zachary and Jeremiah
recently represented Goa at the basketball nationals.
Along with this, The
King’s School young girls bagged the first place in the under 14 Girls DSYA
Swimming championship held at Campal Swimming Pool, Panjim, last week. The
medal winners include Prachi Lotlikar who won two silver medals in 200 meters
individual medley and 200 metres butterfly stroke while Esha Deulkar bagged two
bronze medals in 200 metres backstroke and 200 metres butterfly. The school
relay team secured the First Place in 4 by 100 metres Freestyle Relay and 4 by
100 metres Medley Relay.
The
Relay Team includes Zarah Sayed, Shreemi Kamat, Khushi Shah, Esha Deulkar and
Prachi Lotlikar. The girls bagged the overall Championship Trophy for U-14
Girls Category, with their medals tally of 6 medals. They were coached by
Hanumant Lohar accompanied by Alvita Pereira.