Gateway College U18 team won the International Schools in Sri Lanka (TISSL) Netball Championship held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.
Gateway, led by Rithika Srikanth, beat Lyceum International School Wattala 16-8 in the final after leading 9-6 at the break. Gateway entered the final by beating Gateway Kandy 12-6 in the semifinal.
In the group stage, they defeated Ilma International 16-5, Lyceum Nugegoda 12-1, CIS Colombo 17-0 and The British School 18-0.
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Gateway’s young star Shenoshi Abeygunawardena was crowned the Netball Queen and Cloe Thillakaratne was adjudged as the Best Defensive player. Mawrya Liyanage did the vital turnovers to keep Lyceum Wattala under check and Goal Attack Onadhi Samarakoon was outstanding with her accurate shooting.
Gateway emerged 2nd runner-up in the U16 Championship. The U18 and U16 TISSL Netball Tournaments were organized by Colombo International School.
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