Big win for St Michael's High School

MANGALORE: St Michael's High School scored an eight-wicket win over Government PU College, Virajpet, in the opening match of the Karnataka State Cricket Association Mangalore Zone KSCA -Dell inter-school cricket tournament at the KALS Cricket ground, Gonikoppa, on Tuesday. Batting first, the Virajpet side was bundled out for 49 in the 9th over. St Michael's reached the target in the 10th over.
The tournament is being held in three districts - Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. From December 8, matches will be held in Nehru Maidan, Mangalore, NIT-K, Surathkal, and MIT, Manipal.
Brief scores: KALS cricket ground, Gonikoppa: Govt PU College, Virajpet: 49 all out in 8.3 overs (Saveen 19; Vijay 4-12) lost to St Michael's: 50/2 in 9.2 overs (Prajwal 15, Primith 13).
Andria D'Souza triumphs
Andria D'Souza of St Agnes Girls' High School won the title in the invitational rapid chess tournament, organized by Derik's Chess School, in Mangalore on Sunday. Andria scored 6.5 points in 7 rounds. In all, 57 invited players, including many international (FIDE) and national (CAI) rated stars, participated in the 7-round Swiss league Fischer mode rapid event.
Final standings: 1. Andria L D'Souza, 6.5 points; 2. Pangal Gopal Krishna Nayak, 6; 3. Vivekraj, 5.5; 4. Sharan Rao, 5.5; 5. Dhrikshu Vasanth, 5.5; 6. Akhil RM, 5; 7. Saurav Boloor, 5; 8. Samskrithi Rao, 5; 9. Anutthama A, 5; and 10. Manasa Karanth, 5.
Special consolation prizes:
U-8: Girls: 1. Poorvi Adappa; 2. Akhila B. Boys: 1. Ramik Ramesh Kumar, 2. Sanjay D Kulal.
U-10: Girls: 1. Sherlita Monteiro; 2. Anshula Aithal. Boys: 1. Chaithanya Shyam; 2. Anujith.
U-12: Girls: Sheya Bhat; 2. Shivani CH. Boys: 1. Sampreeth Monteiro; 2. Abhishek Bhat.