The Hindu

MYSORE: In a keenly contested Group ‘A’ league encounter, left-out B.S. Harinakshi’s brace in the 38th and 49th minutes, helped DYSS Sports Hostel (Mysore) register a 2-0 win over SAI (Kollam) and enter the semifinals by topping its group with six points in the all-India invitation hockey tournament for women played at the Chamundivihar stadium here on Thursday.

SAI (Kollam) also entered the semifinals with four points from three matches. In Group ‘B’, SAI (Madikeri) registered a 3-0 win over Hassan Hockey Club (Hassan) to sail into the last four stage with three wins from as many games. Hassan Hockey Club finished second in the Group with four points and qualified for the semifinals.

The results: All-India tourney: League: Group ‘A’: DYSS, Sports Hostel (Mysore) bt SAI (Kollam) 2-0; Kudige Sports Hostel drew with Sports Hostel (Ponnampet) 2-2. Group ‘B’: SAI (Madikeri) bt Hassan Hockey Club (Hassan) 3-0.

District tournament: College boys: Semifinals: TTL College bt SJCE 1-0; Sree Ramakrishna Vidyashalabt SBRR Mahajana FGC 1-0.

High school boys: semifinals: Sree Ramakrishna Vidyashala bt Marimallappa’s HS 7-0; Demonstration HS bt JSS HS 1-0.

Higher primary (finals): boys: Demonstration School bt Baden Powell 3-1. Girls: JSS Primary School bt Good Shepherd Primary School 1-0.