Gateway wins inaugural netball encounter against Ladies’

Gateway College beat Ladies’ College 33-14 at the inaugural Netball encounter between the two schools played for the Nirmali Wickremesinghe Challenge Trophy. Following a closely fought first quarter, the Gateway girls got into a rhythm as the game progressed and continued to widen the margin during the three successive quarters to finally win with a comfortable lead. Gateway’s Onadhi Samarakoon was chosen to be the Best Shooter while their Captain Methuli Erahapola was named the Best Defensive Player. Captain of LC Aathirai Elankovan won the award for Best Center Court Player.

The encounter which was to be played at the Gateway College Ratmalana Grounds was shifted to the indoor stadium of the Sri Lanka Navy at Welisara due to rain. Earlier in the day, Gateway College Kandy beat Anula Vidyala 14-12 in a closely contested invitation game. Chanulya Rajapakshe (GCK), Gihansa Nakandalage (GCK) and Tharaka Semarang (Anula) won the awards for Best Shooter, Best Center Court Player and Best Defensive Player respectively. The Under 16 game was somewhat different as both Gateway and LC girls were mixed to form Gateway-LC Reds and Gateway-LC Blues. The Reds were the winners with a score of 12-10. Gateway College also won the Past Pupils’ game with a score of 11-1.