New U19 boys champ to be crowned schools basketball championship

New U19 boys champ to be crowned schools basketball championship

By Rusiate Baleilevuka
Thursday 28/08/2014
John Wesley U19 basketball team [Photo: Basketball Fiji]

A new Under 19 boys champion will be crowned this year in the Tuckers Ice Cream National Secondary School Basketball Championship which is currently underway at the Vodafone Arena.

This is after John Wesley College created a major upset this morning beating defending champion, LDS College 26-20 in the first quarterfinal.

John Wesley will now face Yat Sen Secondary in the first semifinal after Yat Sen beat Jai Narayan College 32-29 in another quarterfinal.

In the third Under 19 boys quarterfinal, Laucala Bay Secondary School beat Tilak High School 36-29 while International School Suva lost 36-31 to Natabua High School.

Laucala Bay will now meet Natabua High School in the second semifinal of the U19 boys grade.

In the Under 19 girls semifinals, Adi Cakobau School will take on St Joseph’s Secondary School at 2.10pm while Natabua High School will face Yat Sen Secondary in the second semifinal.

The finals are expected to start at 3:10 this afternoon at the Vodafone Arena.

FNRL
FEATURE NEWS
SODELPA split into two
SODELPA's support is split into two with some supporting the Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka to continue as the Party Leader while some have show...
1 hour ago
LATEST NEWS
Man sets himself on fire outside Trump's Manhattan hush money trial
A man has set himself on fire outside the court in Manhattan where former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial is being held. After dousing ...
2 hours ago

SDA Church in Fiji extends Matanigasau to family for alleged murder after 55 years in Vanua Levu
The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Fiji presented a Matanigasau to the family of a teenage girl who was allegedly murdered at Vatuvonu High School ...
2 hours ago

SPBD to undertake 2 milestones in the next few months including disbursement of $100m
The South Pacific Business Development has revealed that they will be undertaking two milestones over the next few months which include the ...
3 hours ago

FDB achieved remarkable 112 percent growth in net profit in 2023
The Fiji Development Bank (FDB) has achieved remarkable growth in net profit, with a year-on-year increase of over 112 percent which was revealed ...
4 hours ago

6 new jobs created as January Tea Time opens at Damodar Complex in Labasa
Six new jobs have been created as January Tea Time Coffee Shop opened its first branch in Damodar Complex in Labasa. Director of January Tea Time, ...
5 hours ago



fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
yb
IN DEPTH
SODELPA Management Board instructs Gavoka to hand over Education portfolio to Radrodro
The SODELPA Management Board has now asked SODELPA’s Parliamentary Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Viliame Gavoka to relinquish his Education ...
2 days ago

Bainimarama and Qiliho's Acquittal Appeal
Coverage on the appeal filed by Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, John Rabuku against the acquittal of the former Prime Minister Voreqe ...
17 days ago

National Program Manager for Fiji 7s, Gareth Baber appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
Gareth Baber appeared on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan to share his plans heading into the preparations for the upcoming tournaments ...
18 days ago

TOP