Semifinal league results of State Junior (U-18) Championships for Dr. D N Rajanna Memorial trophy for Boys and Sosale trophy for Girls are given below.
Interestingly, these semifinals are being played in a league format and not the conventional knockout system. In the girls’ section, DYSS, Mandya and Sports Hostel, Mysore are through to the finals.
In the boys’ section, Beagles BC are almost through to the finals after winning both their matches. Young Orions and Mangalore BC are tied with one win each.
Jayanagar Sports Club (JSC) is out of contention after losing both its semifinal league games. The remaining semifinal games will be played in the morning tomorrow, and the finals will be held from 2:30 pm onwards at Kanteerava courts, Bangalore on 8-8-2013.
Morning matches
Boys:1. Mangalore BC 43 (Sowkin Shetty 11, Melver 14) bt JSC 32 (Sachin 12, Sanjith 10) HT 16-16.2. Beagles BC 50 (Sharath 18, Erash 10) bt Young Orions 37 (Reddy 13, Justin 7) HT 29-20.
Girls:1. DYSS, Mandya 43 (Supritha 13, Varshitha 13) bt Mounts Club 27 (Sharika 14) HT 25-19.2. Sp. Hostel, Mysore 42 (Dechamma 13) bt Sp. School, Vidyanagar 35 (Baby Bai 13) HT 13-17.
Evening matches
Boys:1. Beagles BC 39 (Sharath 14, Erash 11) bt JSC 33 (Sachin 13, Praveen 10) HT 25-16.2. Young Orions 51 (Justin 19, Vishwajit 15) bt Mangalore BC 47 (Sowkin Shetty 18) HT 15-18.
Girls:1. Sports Hostel, Mysore 41 (Dechamma 13, Supriya 12) bt Mounts Club 33 (Chahana 16, Lopamudra 10) HT 19-18.2. DYSS Mandya 39 (Varshitha 13, Sandhya 10) bt Sp. School, Vidyanagar 29 (Baby Bai 11, Priyanka 11) HT 24-10.
