by Barrington Serrao
MUMBAI, OCT 16, 2018: For the second consecutive year, the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai (SJAM) handed Don Bosco High School, Matunga top honours on October 11, for being the best city-based boys school in sports, for a consistent display at the Mumbai School Sports Association, district and other events held in the academic year.
The awards ceremony was held at the CK Nayudu hall, Cricket Club of India, with noted sportspersons MM Somaya, Padmakar Shivalkar, Adille Sumariwalla and Yasin Merchant distributing the prizes.
Being a powerhouse of sports, there are numerous sportspersons and coaches at Don Bosco Matunga who have achieved collectively or individually and brought laurels to the school. However, given the restrictions, only a few could represent the school at the award ceremony. The school contingent included Principal Father Bernard Fernandes, Vice Principal Father Roy Noronha, Barrington Serrao, sports coordinator, and coaches Mohan Pillay and Javed Sayed.
Several prominent student sports achievers were also present: Yohaan Panjuani (football), Hriday Sangoi (chess), Sahil Jadhav (cricket), Kris Benson (football, hockey, athletics), and Ayush Hindlekar (tennis).
There were different categories of awards ranging from the best sportspersons among the current generation to those who shone earlier. Cricketers Prithvi Shaw and Jemimah Rodrigues, and Shooter Tejaswini Sawant were notable winners from the current generation, and SS Narayan, football/basketball, Mary D’Souza, athletics, Murlikant Petkar, Paralympics, and Ramakant Achrekaraa, the coach of Sachin Tendulkar, were awarded the SJAM Lifetime Achievement Awards.
MUMBAI, OCT 16, 2018: For the second consecutive year, the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai (SJAM) handed Don Bosco High School, Matunga top honours on October 11, for being the best city-based boys school in sports, for a consistent display at the Mumbai School Sports Association, district and other events held in the academic year.
The awards ceremony was held at the CK Nayudu hall, Cricket Club of India, with noted sportspersons MM Somaya, Padmakar Shivalkar, Adille Sumariwalla and Yasin Merchant distributing the prizes.
Being a powerhouse of sports, there are numerous sportspersons and coaches at Don Bosco Matunga who have achieved collectively or individually and brought laurels to the school. However, given the restrictions, only a few could represent the school at the award ceremony. The school contingent included Principal Father Bernard Fernandes, Vice Principal Father Roy Noronha, Barrington Serrao, sports coordinator, and coaches Mohan Pillay and Javed Sayed.
Several prominent student sports achievers were also present: Yohaan Panjuani (football), Hriday Sangoi (chess), Sahil Jadhav (cricket), Kris Benson (football, hockey, athletics), and Ayush Hindlekar (tennis).There were different categories of awards ranging from the best sportspersons among the current generation to those who shone earlier. Cricketers Prithvi Shaw and Jemimah Rodrigues, and Shooter Tejaswini Sawant were notable winners from the current generation, and SS Narayan, football/basketball, Mary D’Souza, athletics, Murlikant Petkar, Paralympics, and Ramakant Achrekaraa, the coach of Sachin Tendulkar, were awarded the SJAM Lifetime Achievement Awards.