Big win for Dev Samaj, Carmel

Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School, Sector 21 carried too many guns against Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22 whom they routed by an impressive 40-6 margin. With hosts dominating the proceedings, Manpreet stole the show as he topscored with 14 points. She was ably supported by Harpreet Kaur who contributed eight points. Sandhya was the main Shishu Niketan8217;s player. This spirited girl scored four points despite tough defence put up by Dev Samaj cagers.

Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner-cum-Director Sports M Ramsekher inaugurated the meet.

Squash Circuit
The Squash Ranking Circuit which carries a cash prize of Rs 20,000 and is being conducted at Yadvindra Public School, Sector 51, SAS Nagar, has received a good response as so far 65 entries from different schools in Chandigarh and surrounding region have been received.

St Stephen8217;s, Sector 45 and Bishop Cotton School, Shimla are fielding 15 and 13 players respectively. St John8217;s are sending 11 players while, Lawrence School, Sanawar have confirmed participation of their six players.

Three boys from Army Public School, Dagshai have also staked their claim for the top honours. The players Yadvindra Public School, Patiala are also likely to compete. The tournament will begin tomorrow at 4 p.m. while final will be played on August 8.