BIS #1795 SAVIO HOOP CUP TOURNAMENT

ANDHERI, MARCH 11, 2010: On March 6 and 7, 2010, Fr. Crispino D'Souza, the Principal of St. Dominic Savio High

School, Andheri, organized a Savio Hoop Basketball Tournament in Mumbai at the basketball courts of the school. There were nine girls’ teams and ten boys’ teams that participated in the U13 tournament. The purpose of the tournament was to encourage young talent in basketball so that one day there would be good players in the game who would be selected to play for the State, the Nation and perhaps also for NBA.

The girls teams were St. Anthony's; JB Vacha (Wadala); St. Paul's (Parel); Vibgyor; Cathedral A (Fort); Cathedral B (Fort); Canosa (Andheri); Auxilium (Wadala); & Divine Child (Marol) whilst the boys teams were Don Bosco A (Matunga); Don Bosco B (Matunga); Our Lady of Perpetual Succour; Dominic Savio (Andheri); St. Joseph's (Wadala); Vibgyor; St. Mary's (Mazagaon); PG Garodia; Cathedral (Fort); & IES.

The games began on Saturday March 6, and the finals were played on March 7. In the girls section, St. Anthony's girls’ team won the trophy while Divine Child came in as the the runner's up. PG Garodia were the winners in the boys section and Don Bosco A Team were the runner's up. The youngsters were encouraged to participate in the forthcoming tournaments that would take place every two months to help them increase their love for the sport and also help them get better as players. It was also an encouragement to meet other budding players and come to know one another just making more friends in the field.