Date:30/01/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/01/30/stories/2008013056662200.htm

Sport - Basketball

SKVC, PSG men in last four

THRISSUR: Host Sree Kerala Varma College and Coimbatore’s PSG Arts and Science College entered the men’s semifinals of the second Geonair Trophy all-India inter-collegiate basketball tournament at the NDS Stadium here on Tuesday.

Also making the last-four grade were Thiruvananthapuram’s Mar Ivanios and Changanassery’s St. Berchman’s.

Assumption meets St. Mary’s

In the women’s section, Changanassery’s Assumption will meet Thrissur’s St. Mary’s in the league decider on Wednesday.

The results (league): Men, Group A: SKVC, Tsr 31 (R.S. Rasin 10) bt Mar Ivanios, Tvm 25 (Rupan Raj 10); Ivanios 47 (K.R. Nikhil 17) bt Dr NSAM Arts, Uduppi 46 (Nithin Shetty 21, Suraj Khan 13); NSAM 78 (Nithin 48) bt Fr. Agnel’s, Mumbai 77 (Adarsh Sanena 25, Kausthub Shetty 22). Ivanios 82 (Nikhil 21, V.G. Ajith 17) bt Fr. Agnel’s 59 (Kausthub 16, Adarsh Sanena 14). Group B: PSG Arts & Science, Cbe 73 (R.G. Venkatesh 23, S. Suresh 19, Nithin Kumar 17) bt SB, Chgy 70 (Robin Mathew 21, E.S. Deepumon 17, Ron George 14). PSG 77 (Venkatesh 21, P. Akhilan 21, Nithin Kumar 19) bt MCC, Kozhikode 54 (Bony Mathew 24). SB 86 (Deepumon 19, R. Subin 19) bt MCC 84 (T.R. Vishnu 23, A.I. Mohammed 19, Bony Mathew 15). Women: Assumption, Chgy 49 (Anju Mohan 16) bt NSAM 28; Assumption 47 (Anju 15) bt ARG College, Davengere 13. St. Mary’s, Tsr 65 (Greeshma Varghese 19) bt NSAM 48 (N. Deepa 14); ARG 23 bt NSAM 15; St. Mary’s 47 (K.R. Neethu 11) bt ARG 24. Basketball tournament

The first V.T. Thomas Vadakkal Trophy all-Kerala inter-collegiate basketball tournament, organised by the Udyogamandal Basketball Club, will be held at the Udyogamandal court, Eloor, on February 2 and 3.

Thiruvananthapuram’s Mar Ivanios, Changanassery’s St. Berchmans, Kottayam’s Baselious and Thrissur’s Sree Kerala Varma will be some of the teams which will figure in the men’s event.

A women’s exhibition game, featuring Thiruvananthapuram’s KSEB and St Xavier’s College, Aluva, will also be held during the event.