Congratulations to all our swimmers who helped the school to one of their best ever performances in the International Schools meet. Swimming Captain Junaid Jafar led the way, coming 1st in both 50m and 100m Backstroke. Maya Weerasinghe came 1st in 50m Freestyle, 2nd in 100m Freestyle and 3rd in 50m Butterfly while Chiharu Higuchi came 2nd in both 50m and 100m Backstoke. Our Over-16 Medley Relay team (Ifaz Fahim, Junaid Jafar, Rahul Jordashe, Madusha Perera) also won medals by coming 3rd.
Read MoreCongratulations to our Under 17 Cricket team who reached the quarter-finals of this year’s Inter International Schools tournament. Two comfortable victories in their opening matches boosted the team’s confidence, with Insaf Bakeer Markar top scoring in both his first games for the school. This meant that the next game against Royal Institute would decide who went through to the quarter-finals. Batting first, we had made only 50-5 after 17 overs, before Keshawa Wijeyawardena turned on the style. A succession of sixes helped us add 83 in the last 7 overs, with Keshawa run out off the last ball for 87 in one of the best ever innings for the school. He then took three wickets and Insaf four to give us a famous victory.
Read MoreWe entered Under 17 and Under 19 teams for an All-Island Futsal (five-a-side) tournament hosted by St. Joseph’s in November. About 25 schools competed altogether. The Under 17 team proved that the school will still have a formidable football team next year, even after the current Upper 6th players leave, by winning their tournament, despite releasing their two top players for the Under 19 team. Namhun Cho excelled in goal, while Naveed Zahir scored in every game, including the only goal of a close final against a strong team from Zahira College.
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