Our school participated in the CBSE Cluster – U-19
Basketball Competition 2018-19 organised by the American School of Baroda. The
tournament was quite enthralling as the participating teams were all set to get
the better of the others. Vibes of inspiration and sportsmanship were spread
during the opening ceremony. The respected judges then shared their opinion
about sports with the players, followed by a traditional dance show that
entertained the mass.
Then began the tournament with lots of cheers from the
audience. All the participants started their game by remembering God. As the
day passed, we waited for our first match against Maheshwari Vidyapeeth which happened
to be played in the night. In the duel, our school led by Smitbhai Padmani lost
by 9-15 to their rivals. Nevertheless, all the players signed off for the day
by shaking hands and congratulating each other for their play.
On the sixth of October our school participated in the
CBSE Cluster – U-17 Volleyball Competition 2018-19. On arriving at the venue,
Shri Swaminarayan Mission School, we were informed that our match was the first
in the tournament. But to our disappointment, our opponents, had been unable to
arrive on time leading to a delay. Finally, when the match took place, we were
able to extract an easy win by 2-0. Our next match was against Shree Satya Sai
School. Unfortunately, the match was in the afternoon’s scorching heat. Due to
this, the game turned out to be a test of our perseverance and stamina. In the
end, the game fell in our favour and we secured victory by 2-0. This concluded
the play for the day.
On the next day, we arrived confidently supported by
our previous wins. For our next match, we were up against Divine Child High School.
Due to our in-form gameplay and confident and zealous disposition, we were able
to grab victory in straight sets, propelling us to the semi-finals. In the
semi-finals, we faced Bright International School. The rising competitiveness
enforced us to up our game. The semi-finals were exhilarating and
breath-taking. We managed to gain a 2-0 advantage in the beginning but our
opponents rejuvenated their gameplay causing our confidence to falter resulting
in them taking the set averaging the score by 2-1. Our hopes began to shatter
but then our enthusiastic coach Ritesh Sir took the initiative of revitalizing
our motivation. Back in the game with charged mind-sets, we stole the next set
from the claws of defeat, snatched triumph with a final score of 3-1 projecting
us straight to the finals. Unfortunately, we couldn’t give our best in the
finals and ended as the silver medallists and the runners up of the year.
In the past, our school team had managed to repeatedly
win bronze. But this time around, with the grace of our founding father, Param
Pujya Hariprasadswamiji and by the immeasurable hard work, dedication and
sincere efforts of our coach Ritesh Sir and support staff, we were able to take
it up a notch. Our team would like to dedicate this achievement to all those
who have laboured behind us day and night to make this possible.
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On October 6th 2018, we participated
in the Khel Mahakumbh – U-14 Basketball Competition 2018-19 at Vasishtha
Genesis School. We arrived at the location ready and fully energized. Due to a
team not reporting, we got past our first match with a bye. Finally, after many
hours of waiting, our game was against a very good team of the hosts, Vasishtha
Genesis School. We began the game very positively, but somehow during the game,
we lost our edge. Despite trying hard, we lost the game by 4-10.
We were glad to have had a chance
to represent our school and came back with great learning experience.
Parmeshbhai got selected to play at
the State-level Competition. Congratulations to Bankim Sir and Jignesh Sir for
such a great effort.
When it comes to basketball, it is certainly not for the lazy
and unfit. It is a very competitive game, requiring a lot of vigour and
stamina. But thankfully, it was not impossible for us.
On 4th October 2018, our school team participated full of
fire and fury in the Khel Mahakumbh – U-17 Basketball Competition 2018-19. It
was expected to be fascinating because the level of competition was great. The
team was led by none other than our sports captain, Dhrumilbhai himself.
The draws were done and the fixtures were ready. Our first
match was to be played against Essar International School. The score was 0-0
until the first timeout was taken. Then, our team gave its heart and soul to
secure our place in the quarter-finals with a score of 10-1.
The quarter-final was against Vidyamangal School. It was
going to be a tough time as the match was to be played at noon. But rain or
shine, we inclined to victory. At the end, the scoreboard said 22-2. It was a
great team effort securing our place in the semi-finals.
Due to unexpected delays, the semis were postponed to the
next day. On 5th October 2018, we played the semi-finals against Vasishtha
Vidhyalaya. Despite great efforts, our team lost with a score of 13-6.
But in no condition did we want to return empty-handed. The third-place
match was fixed against P. P. Savani International School. Lots of shoots, free
throws, blocks, fouls, lay-ups. At the end, the match was in our favour, the
score was 23-10. We secured the third place and won some cash prize.
To add icing to the cake, Dhrumilbhai, Harshilbhai and
Tirthbhai got selected to participate in the state-level competition.
Congratulations to Bankim Sir, Jignesh Sir, Hitesh Sir and
the captain and his team, for such an excellent effort.
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The Royal Game, Chess, as we know is a game for the skilled and the patient.
On the day of 28th July 2018, our school, like every year, participated for the under 15 Inter School Chess Competition. In our school’s team of 4, the participants were Mananbhai, Niravbhai, Nirmanbhai and Mannbhai from grade 9. In all, 22 schools had participated in the competition.
The rules were simple. It was a 4v4 round. 1 win would give you 0 points, 2 wins would give you 1 point and 3 or 4 wins would give you 2 points. In the league stage, we suffered from a slow start but gradually gained pace over the competition.
The first round was against J H Ambani Saraswati Vidya Mandir in which we lost 4-0. Proceeding to the next round, we didn’t lose our hopes and won with a clean sheet 4-0 against C S Vidya Bharti English School. Yet again in the third round, we were outsmarted and lost 3-1 against Hill’s High School.
But we carried on, undeterred, and went on to win again in the fourth round with a score of 3-1 against Delhi Public School, Tapi.
Everyone played their A game, sincerely using their talent and skill. We managed to finish in the 12th place in the league stage, out of the 22 schools with 4 points.
Submitted by: Harshil Patel, Shiv Shah (Class 10)
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