Chandigarh: Government school boys win under-19 baseball title

Chandigarh: Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 37 won the inter-school baseball tournament for boys in the under-19 category. In the final, the Sector 37 team won 4-3 over DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8. GMSSS, Sector 15 won 5-4 over GMSSS, Sector 37 (D) to finish third. In the boys’ under-17 quarter-final, GMSSS, Sector 10 won 8-1 over GMSSS, Sector 15, while Ryan International School, Sector 49 defeated GMSSS, Sector 8 9-0. GMSSS, Sector 10 won 7-2 over GMSSS, Sector 15 in the girls’ under-17 final. In the girls’ under-19 final, DAV School, Sector 8 won 5-1 over GMSSS, Sector 37. The team of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9 registered a 11-0 win over GMSSS, Sector 15 and secured the third position.

In the boys’ under-17 table tennis event, St Joseph School, Sector 44 defeated Chitkara International School, Sector 25 by 3-0. RIMT, Mani Majra defeated DC Montessori, Tender Heart School, Sector 33 defeated St Kabir School, Sector 26 and Vivek High School, Sector 38 defeated Delhi Public School, Sector 40 by the same score of 3-0. GNPS wins Basketball Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36 won the interschool basketball tournament. The tournament saw tough competition among 19 teams of Chandigarh. The final match between GNPS and New Public School, Sector 18 was an intense and thrilling contest. The first three quarters saw a tough fight, with both teams showing excellent game. GNPS won the final match by 11 points and lifted the trophy. GMSS, Sector 35 defeated Strawberry Fields School, Sector 26 2-0 in the boys’ under-17 interschool lawn tennis tournament. Delhi Public School, Sector 40 defeated Gurukul Global, Mani Majra 2-1 and DAV School, Sector 8 defeated St Anne’s School, Sector 33 2-0.

Shishu Niketan girls win silver

The girls’ under-17 cricket team of Shishu Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22-D won the silver medal. Sector 22 defeated Sacred Heart School, Sector 26 in a match held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32.