Valley Public and Matrubhumi make winning starts in inter-school basketball tournament
KATHMANDU:- Valley Public and Matribhumi made winning starts in the U-16 inter-school boys’ basketball tournament on Monday.
At the National Sports Council’s covered hall in Tripureshwar, Valley Public defeated Navodit 34–24, while Matribhumi beat Unique 73–53. Ashok BK of Valley Public scored 25 points, and Saksham Maharjan of Matribhumi scored 20.
Sanskriti defeated Premier International 53–32, Radiant Readers beat Chanakya 41–33, Nisarga Batika overcame Himalayan Academy 47–30, LRI defeated Everest 35–21, Daffodil Public beat Pushpasadan 69–50, Durga Bhawani defeated Boudha International 56–42, Mnemonic beat Adarsha 55–35, and Vidya Vikas defeated Venus 46–33.
Abhigna Shrestha of Sanskriti scored 19 points, Rovansh Waiba of Radiant 19, Sachit Shrestha of Nisarga 22, Sujal Madai of LRI 16, Kalsang Tamang of Daffodil 30, Krishchal Adhikari of Durga Bhawani 43, Phinju Sherpa of Mnemonic 18, and Jaswin Khatri of Vidya Vikas 12.
Sangita Silwal, Vice President of PABSON, inaugurated the tournament. Forty teams are participating in the event, which is being organized jointly by the Nepal Basketball Association, Nepalaya International, and PABSON, with the support of the Nepal School Sports Federation. The tournament will run until Ashwin 15.
