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It’s about battles on the field. It’s about do-or-die situations. It’s about just one goal. It’s about victory. In short, it’s about playing fair. Howzzat? Well, that’s SIMPLY SPORTS! 07 Awards & Accolades 17-18 Don Bosco High School, Matunga secures Best All Round Boys School in Sports for record 15th time Raising the bar in SPORTS The school brought home the Jesal Niranjan Ganjawalla Trophy for the Best All Round Boys School in Sports for a record 15th time since its when a vast stretch of marshy inception in the academic year 1998-99 by the Mumbai School Sports land was transformed into large playgrounds. Compelling sporting narratives began to evolve from the field. From matches being played on homeground, to Sale- sian fathers and brothers coach- ing athletes to athletic meets held in the Vallabhbhai Patel stadium, Don Bosco has traversed a long way marking many milestones to reach its current status. Today the school stands as a colossus, a force, to reckon with in the competitive cauldron of school sports. With the initiation of the Sports Division in 1989-90, by the former principal Fr. Adolph Fur- he city newspaper’s ro- pasted in the school's chronicles tado, the school got the needed fil- mance with Don Bosco's are a quiet testament to the in- lip to soar higher.Selection camps tory chants, cheering crowd and benign smile would appear on his sports stories has a his- stitute's emerging dominance in are conducted for students from encouraging shouts from coach- face, that asserted: Run, jump, Association (MSSA). Besides, the school won the Owen Ferreira Overall tory of its own. The sepia- the sports circuit. The media cov- classes I to X and entry to the cov- es, emerging from the campus, a shout, but do not sin. Football Championship 2016-17 for topping the Mumbai Schools chart at tinted newspaper cuttings erage dates back to the 1940s, eted sports division merits skills, the MSSA Football Championship. T stamina, agility, fitness, commit- ment and punctuality. Aspirants are selected for football, basket- ball, hockey, cricket, volleyball, DBHS, Matunga bags Sports Journalists’ Association table tennis and athletics at the of Mumbai award for best school in Mumbai camp. The selected Bosco boys saw a makeover from being mere The Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM), chose Don Bosco athletes to sports ninjas and dons High School, Matunga (Boys Team) for the SJAM Golden Jubilee Annual in the field of sports Awards 2017 ‘Best School of the Year’' award based on the school's per- Athletic meets in the school metamorphosed into Sports Fes- tivals where team sports are played competitively and class IX boys from the sports division of- ficiate the matches. If Don Bosco were to hear the cacophonous symphony composed of dribbling balls, squeaking sneakers, vic- BOYS WHO BECAME STARS,

formance in sports from among the boys, girls and co-ed teams of differ- ent schools in the city. The school had an aggregate of 22 points. The awards function was held on October 23, 2017 at the Bombay SHINE THROUGH Gymkhana where cabinet minister, sports and youth welfare, Government on Bosco High School, Matunga, Mascaranhes (Sr.), Edgar Mascaranhes of Maharashtra, Vinod Tawde, was the chief guest. has been home to budding (Jr.) and Mir Ranjan Negi. Football has D sportspersons who went on to been represented too. Our boys played for ACHIEVERS MAKING NEWS become international figures. The school the state and country at sub-junior, junior has produced some fine exponents of and senior levels in football in tourna- SUB JUNIOR NATIONAL PLAY- cricket, football and hockey who have ments that included the prestigious Indian ERS: Nathan Murzello of class X-C Farokh Engineer and Nihal Dudwadkar from class X made a mark at the national and interna- Super League and the Santosh trophy. One -D were selected to represent Ravi Shastri tional level. In cricket, Ravi of our ex- students, Abhishek Yadav, did Maharashtra in the sub-junior Shastri, Farokh Engineer, Jatin us proud by representing the country and national football qualifying round Paranjpe and Shreyas Iyer are captaining the Indian football by (WIFA). The two students were part of 45 probables from all over household names in India, and team. More superstars are in the Maharashtra. During the football proud jewels in the school's roll making, and we leave no stone trials both the boys were selected of honour. In hockey, our school unturned to ensure their success in the first 11 of the Maharashtra produced senior hockey players on the big stage! team. of international repute— Edgar CHRIS JOHNSON Edgar Mascaranhes (Jr) AWARDED BEST GOAL- KEEPER: The goal keeper of the Hockey B team, Jatin Paranjpe Master Chris Johnson was instrumental in helping the team reach the finals of the U-14 MSSA hockey tournament after his spectacular show against Mir Ranjan Negi St. Stanislaus and Dominic Savio, Andheri, in the quarter finals and semi-finals in February 2018. Chris was awarded the best goalkeeper of Edgar Mascaranhes (Sr) the tournament.

ameen Khan from class ketball. "I might want to become has high confidence level and ris Benson field, at the finals of the Giles team. X, is a sensational com- a professional skater and teach is known to be a noteworthy of class IX shield. He is a leader and an Utkarsh Kokkattu, class IX Apetitive skater, holds a the sport to others." he admits. A finisher of the game. He is not Kis a prom- achiever with a determination to Heroes world record and has inked his nap is the ideal relaxation mantra easily discouraged after los- ising talent in do his best in every match. He has name in the Guinness Book of for Aameen when he is drained ing a game, instead he takes hockey and ath- played for the Mumbai Cricket ow is Shivam Kadam of World Records. His meteoric rise from the day's work. When not it as a challenge to overcome. letics. He has rep- Association and Dilip Vengsarkar class VIII different from in a span of one-and-a-half years, skating, he is setting the tracks He admires Mandeep Singh, resented the Maha- Cricket Academy. Sahil has Hother players? Watch in the the booty of medals amassed, can ablaze or playing basketball, his the centre forward of the In- rashtra team in played eight matches and scored him on the tennis court and your only make one gasp. His journey second love. dian Hockey team. hockey.He has even 509 runs with an average of 77.80 doubts will fade away. Shivam, on poison wheels this far, has cre- Aakarsh Nair, class X Aaryan Gajula, class VIII represented the at the Giles Shield tournament. ranked second in Maharashtra, ated quite a stir. He practises in school in football in He scored 150 runs, not out, in the began playing at the age of seven. making the school gymnasium, at the Bal- the Re- finals in Jan 2018. Having creat- He practises at the Dadar Club and aizuddin Siddique of ourteen year old- liance ed a sensation in the Giles Shield in school. He has been granted With growing competition class IX, a stellar hockey Karsten D'souza has Youth Foot- Cricket Tournament, Sahil was concession to attend school only Fplayer, started playing at Fplayed football at the ball tourna- selected to represent Mumbai for till the lunch break so that he can and the mushrooming of the age of seven, by watching his state and national levels and ment and the West continue his long hours of prac- sports academies, our father, a hockey player, in action. has also rep- has helped Zone U- tice. As his game started improv- boys keep knocking on the He represented Maharashtra at resented the the team 14 tour- ing, he was promoted to the Super doors of the selection pan- the Nationals in Assam. His feats school in var- reach the national level. He nament Advanced to date include two of his best ious tourna- recently captained the Maha- in Gu- Professional els of clubs and academies, field records at the seventh Sub ments. He rashtra hockey team in Uttar jarat Batch. He city and state teams with Juniors Hock- has led the Pradesh. He believes in balanc- from wants to have their winning performanc- ey Nationals U/14 school ing sports and studies. He has January 18 more consis- held at Ben- team to the been awarded the best player and to February 9. tency in his es and exquisite talent at lard Pier Road and at the Mahim galuru in national level top scorer in various tourna- At the crack of game. Shiv- the game. In an era of mul- Skating Rink. His coach, January 2018, and has re- ments. He is a lethal right winger, dawn Sahil is am's greatest tiple sport and supreme Mehmood Siddique, is a friendly when the ceived the who can easily destroy oppo- seen trudging in feat to date is fitness, a sizeable number trainer. Aameen specialises in team secured outstanding nents. He wants to fulfill his for practice with his his triumph long distance races. His en- second place player dream of representing the Indi- heavy kit and grit and at the Nation- of our students have gone durance and stamina see him and at the award.He is an Hockey team. He represented determination on his al School beyond the stereotypes of through. Just before races, he Mahindra comfortable Maharashtra at the Sub Jr. Hock- face. He is known for Games, traditional school sports mentally warms himself up by Hockey Tour- playing with ey Nationals in January 2018, af- his excellent fielding, where he se- like hockey, football and keeping to himself and thinking nament held both his feet ter being selected for his per- He is able to bowl with cured the second place. He be- about his strategies and oppo- for the first and has been formance at the MSSA and BHA both his hands and is lieves that success in tennis re- cricket, and have nents. As for his strategies, he time at acknowl- tournaments. lauded for being a re- quires perfect coordination of the embraced disciplines of says, “The start is very important Churchgate, edged as the Heet Mehta, class IX liable all-rounder. He feet, along with the ability for their passion and choice. in a Rink Race. In a Road Race, I securing the top goal scor- is a left handed bats- quick reflex actions. The cher- am right behind the first two first place by er and the man and a medium ished compliment is the one he re- Their astounding success skaters, and I accelerate when the scoring two goals himself. He best player in ahil Jadhav of class pace bowler .He hero ceived from his opponents and on the big stage is a trib- whistle for the final phase is also participated in the Bombay various tournaments. He dreams VII) is a diminutive worships Brian Lara their coaches, when they told ute to their self-belief and heard."An aspiring Indian naval League. His soft spoken de- of playing for big clubs abroad. Slad who unflinch- and wants to don the him," You could be an extraordi- competitive spirit. officer, he plans to represent the meanour can be deceptive. He is Heet Mehta, class IX ingly took on the Goliaths national colours nary player." Indian Navy in skating and bas- agile, has excellent ball control, of cricket, Rizvi Spring- of the Indian Aaryan Gajula, class VIII

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