Date:11/08/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/11/stories/2006081107832000.htm

Sport - Basketball

MSP moves up

DINDIGUL: Host MSP Solai Nadar Matriculation HSS moved into the second round of the 28th annual Ravi Memorial Trophy State-level open basketball tournament defeating Silver Jubilee Sports Club, Periakulam 75-66 at the school ground here on Thursday.

The results: MSP Solai Nadar HSS 75 (Muthukannan 28, K. Satheesh Kumar 16, A.P. Arul Bosco 15, R.R. Balakirshnan 14) bt Silver Jubilee SC, Periakulam 66 (S. Rajkumar 23, P. Vikram Das 18, N. Karthik Ramkumar 10); Wings BC, Dindigul 70 (S. Ganesan 24, A. Chandrakumar 22) bt YMBC, Dharapuram 59 (Nitin 27, Aravind 14); Sivagangai BC 54 (N. Rajasundaram 30) bt GS BC, Dindigul 47 (A.C. Muthukumar 20, S. Rajendran 10).

APSC in semifinals

At Devakottai, Arumugam Pillai Seethaiammal College, Tiruppathur, entered the women's semifinals of the Alagappa University inter-collegiate ball badminton tournament defeating Alagappa University College of Education 25-4, 29-9.

Other results: (quarterfinals): Thasim Beevi Abdul Kadar College, Kilakarai bt Umayal Ramanathan College, Karaikudi 29-27, 29-23; Alagappa Government Arts College bt SSA College 29-0, 29-4.