Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, June 11: In the ongoing North Zone Inter Sainik School Sports Meet 2015 at Sainik School Nagrota, the hosts won a nail-biting Basketball match against Sainik School Kunjpura by 65-58.
The match was evenly poised till the last quarter until Nagrotians held their nerve to take a marginal lead at the end.
On the other hand, in Volleyball, Sainik School Kunjpura managed a narrow win against the hosts who were feared as a potential threat to their dream of retaining the championship.
Although the hosts started off with a win in the first set, they lost subsequent sets by a whisker. The final scores were 25-23, 22-25, 21-25 and 16-25.
In the previous session, Sainik School Ghorakhal defeated Sainik School Sujanpur Tira by 35-28 in Basketball while the Junior Football match between Sainik School Sujanpur Tira and Sainik School Kunjpura ended in a 2-2 draw. In Hockey defenders Sainik School Kapurthala lost to Sainik School Kunjpura by 0-1.
Sainik School Kunjpura emerged as winner in the North Zone Inter Sainik School Quiz Competition, whereas Sainik School Ghorakhal stood runners-up.
Col KD Koushal, Principal gave away the medals and certificates to the winners.