Date:11/02/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/02/11/stories/2005021109452000.htm

Sport - Volleyball

West Bengal downs Mizoram

CUDDAPAH, FEB. 10. West Bengal girls fought back from the brink to beat Mizoram in the league round on the third day of the 31st National junior volleyball Championship at Rajampet.

Himachal Pradesh boys defeated West Bengal and Gujarat won over Maharashtra in two keenly poised matches. Tamil Nadu boys comfortably won over Assam and Andhra Pradesh boys defeated Manipur.

The results: Boys: Himachal Pradesh bt West Bengal 28-26, 16-25, 25-23, 25-20; Gujarat bt Maharashtra 32-30, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19; Tamil Nadu bt Assam 25-9, 25-15, 25-11; Haryana bt Goa 25-17, 25-21, 25-15; Pondicherry bt Jharkand 25-18, 25-15, 33-31; Kerala bt Bihar 25-16, 25-16, 25-15; Uttar Pradesh bt Orissa 25-13, 25-22, 25-15; Chandigarh bt Jammu and Kashmir 25-17, 25-19, 25-15; Karnataka bt Rajasthan 25-14, 25-20, 25-17; Punjab bt Chattisgarh 25-20, 25-21, 25-12; Mizoram bt Services 25-19, 25-22, 25-21; Andhra Pradesh bt Manipur 25-14, 25-16, 25-18.

Girls: West Bengal bt Mizoram 19-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-7, 15-8; Andhra Pradesh bt Gujarat 25-10, 25-13, 25-7; Himachal Pradesh bt Pondicherry 25-8, 25-16, 25-12; Uttar Pradesh bt Rajasthan 24-26, 25-17, 28-16, 25-6.