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Valley Public win

Sakriya Adhikari (right) of Valley Public School tries to beat past an Oxbridge player

By Himalayan News Service

Sakriya Adhikari (right) of Valley Public School tries to beat past an Oxbridge player during their first Valley Public Inter-college Boys Basketball Tournament match in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Photo: THT

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 05

Valley Public, Trinity International College, Xavier International ad Times College began the first Valley Public Inter-college Boys Basketball Tournament campaign with wins here on Tuesday.

The hosts defeated Oxbridge College 44-38 riding on 15 points each from Sakriya Adhikari and Rahul BK. Likewise, Sulav BC scored 16 points as Trinity beat Angels Heart College 41-25, while Xavier outplayed Saipal Academy 35-25 riding on 11 points from Rajiv Ale.

Also, Times recorded a 32-31 victory over Herald International College. A total of eight teams are taking part in the tournament. Earlier, Valley Public School Management Committee President Lil Bahadur Gurung inaugurated the tournament.

A version of this article appears in the print on January 6, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.