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MUMBAI, Sept 3: It was a dream debut for St Michael8217;s, Mahim. Their U-17 boys edged past Diamond Jubilee School 15-9, 14-6, 16-14 to enter the final of the District Sports Council Multigames Inter-School Volleyball city Tournament, held at Bansidhar Agarwal School, Wadala, today. That volleyball is a second sport for a majority of the team, added a dash of excitement to their phenomenal run.
Coach SB Sharma explained, 8220;We are participating in the Multigames event for the first time. Some boys are rookies to the sport. My best players are originally football players. They were members of the school football team which clinched the U-16 second division title this year. Skipper Hilal is the captain of the football team too.8221;
The girls event lacked competition, and RA Podar College were unchallenged winners of the U-19 title. Hosts Bansidhar Agarwal notched a double-title after their girls won the U-14 and U-17 titles respectively. Bansidhar also entered the U-14 boys final, where they await the winners of the incomplete lower draw.
Results
U-19 boys final: Burhani College bt RA Podar 15-10, 15-0
U-17 boys semis: St Michael bt Diamond Jubilee 15-9, 14-16, 16-14; Don Bosco, Matunga bt Dadar Parsee 15-8, 15-6
U-14 boys semis: Bansidhar Agarwal, Wadala bt St Michael 15-4, 15-5
U-17 girls final: Bansidhar Agarwal bt JB Vachcha 15-6, 15-0
U-14 girls final: Bansidhar Agarwal bt JB Vachcha 15-0, 3-15, 15-7
