Times of India: SS Mota Singh School win inaugural HWS inter-school U-18 hockey title

NEW DELHI: Riding on three spectacular goals scored by Simran Singh, SS Mota Singh School (Paschim Vihar) thrashed Army Public School (Dhaula Kuan) 6-1 in the final to clinch the inaugural Hockey World Society (HWS) inter-school five-a-side title in the U-18 Boys’ category held recently in the capital.

Kulwant hit two goals and Gaurav slammed one to complete the scoreline for the winners while Nitesh scored the lone consolation goal for the losing side. In the U-18 Girls’ final, Heritage School defeated Sachdeva Public School 5-2 to claim the title.

In the U-14 event, Army Public School and Heritage School emerged winners in the Boys’ and Girl’s categories respectively.

Hockey World Society has been formed by ex-hockey players VS Jaggi, Sanjay Bhatia, Naved Zia, Manju Walia, Sunita Pant and Subodh Naudiyal and many others to promote the game at the grassroot level.
All the top public schools participated in the tournament including Heritage Public school (Rohini), Sachdeva Public school, Ramjas Public school, Army Public school, GD Goenka Public school, DPS Vasundhara and SS Mota Singh (Paschim Vihar).

The 40 best players of the tournament will get a sponsorship by Flash Sports, Jalandhar apart from certificates to all the players of the participating teams.