CHENNAI: Bharathiyar, Attur trounced St Marys, AN Managalam 25-9, 25-18, 25-16 to bag the girls crown at the SAN academy 2nd state level inter-school volleyball tournament at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium. Best players were awarded `3000 each.
Results: Final: Boys: NGNG, Pollachi bt Khajamiyan 25-20, 26-24, 25-17. Third place: Velammal, Mogappiar bt Suburban, CBE 25-21, 25-23. Girls (final): Bharathiyar, Attur bt St Marys, AN Managalam 25-9, 25-18, 25-16. Best player awards: Boys: Attacker: S Nandha Gopal, NGNG, Pollachi. Blocker: E Balakumar, Velammal, Chennai. Setter: D Rijthikanna, NGNG, Pollachi.
Universal: J Gokul, Khajameian, Trichy. Libero: S Selvagapathy, Subarban, Coimbatore. Girls: Attacker: DP Ezhil Mathi, Bharathiyar, Attur. Blocker: V Jeeva Jothi, Presidency, Chennai. Setter: P Suveena, Bharathiyar, Attur. Universal: S Priya, St Marys, AN Managalam. Libero: A Anu Priya, Chennai.
St Paul’s emerge victorious
St Paul’s HSS A defeated Lalaji Memorial School 5-1 in a inter-school hockey match conducted by Chennai Hockey Association. Results: Madharsa I-Azam Girls Higher SS bt Agarwal Vidyalaya School 6-5; Kumararaja HSS bt Thiru Vi Ka School 1-0; Velammal School A bt St Paul’s HSS B 4-0; St Paul’s HSS A bt Lalaji Memorial School 5-1.
Rajagiri stars with ball
Riding on R Rajagiri’s five-for, Thiruvallur District thrashed Tiruchirapalli by an innings and 26 runs in the quarterfinals of the TNCA inter-district U-16 tournament.
Brief scores: Tiruchirapalli 46 & 109 in 38 ovs (Sushil 3/36, R Rajagiri 5/16) lost to Thiruvallur 181 in 70.2 ovs (Arjun 43; Harirajan 3/33, Ajay 4/64).
Kishnan in semis
Kishnan Kumar beat Ragava Pradhan 6-3 in the boys’ singles quarterfinals of the SSN Open tennis tournament.
Results: Mushraf bt Sharaniyan 6-5 (4); Prakash bt Aaron Paul Samson 6-2; Kishnan Kumar bt Ragava Pradhan 6-3; Tharakesh bt Akshay Vijay 6-1.
Hariharan scalps five
N Hariharan’s five-wicket haul helped Perambur Club beat Madras Emmanuel by one run and two balls to spare in a thrilling match of the TNCA Fourth Division A Zone league.
Brief scores: IV Division A: State Bank of India Recreation Club 125 in 36.1 ovs (KM Harish 45; K Sathish Kumar 3/34, B Sri Ganesh 3/10, N Sunil Krishna 3/9) lost to Bharathi Cricket Club 128/5 in 37.2 ovs (H Aadithya Narayanan 66 n.o). Perambur Club 254/6 in 50 ovs (P Arun 97, SV Praveen 42, Arjun Ram 33 n.o) bt Madras Emmanuel 253 in 49.4 ovs (K Rajesh Kumar 79, B Dinesh 58; N Hariharan 5/59).