Ananda College Basketball reaches great heights

Ananda College Colombo Basketball team 1st row – left to right – . Chathuranga Ganegama (Assistant Coach), . Kasun Chathuranga (Physical Trainer), . A.Ranasinghe (POG),. R.L.Perera (Deputy Principal, D.M.L.P. Dissanayake (Principal, Hashen Chamika (Captain), Shanka Jayalath (Vice Captain), Mrs. Deepani Bogahalanda (TIC), Shantha Sirisooriya (Head Coach)   2nd row – left to right – Nuhansith Jithmal, Vihan Godallage, Sahan Pamod, Janindu Omal, Senath Pahalawatta, Nethum Muthugala, Nimna Nawod, Danula Samarasinghe 3rd row – left to right – Amantha Lokuhapuarachchi, Mithira Vichakshana, Bosilu Jayasuriya, Shaun Paranavidana

In this year’s All-Island School Basketball Tournament, St. Peter’s College, Colombo, won the under-20 championship. but Ananda College Colombo got more attention, because Ananda has not had such an opportunity for more than two decades in the history of All- Island School Basketball. They lost in a tough fight because the score were 53-54.

In the final match, which took a sharp turn, the runners up Ananda team was better than the victorious St. Peter’s team. Former Ananda basketball members pointed out that this will be a turning point in Ananda basketball.

St. Peter’s College qualified for the final match of this tournament held at the Royal College Colombo basketball court by defeating Mahinda College Galle with a score of 80-33.

Ananda entered the final match by defeating St. Thomas College Mount Lavinia with a score of 59-45. In the final match, the most deserving ones have made it clear that both these colleges played side by side in a competition and inspiration to the basketball fans.

This shows the under-20 Ananda Vidyalaya basketball team that gave Ananda an opportunity that had been lost for more than two decades. The team was supervised by Principal . D. M. L. P. Dissanayake, Under his direction Mrs. Deepani Bogahalanda was assigned to work as teacher in charge.. . Shanta Sirisuriya – head coach,. Chaturanga Ganegama – assistant coach and Kasun Chaturanga worked as a coach.