Sports

ASISC Regional Swimming Meet 2017

 

On the 29th of July, a few students from 9,10, and 11 standards went to Disha School in Pollachi for the ISC Regional Aquatic Meet. Although some of the athletes had previous experience participating in competitive swimming, for many of us it was new. Nonetheless, all of us approached the competition with a positive attitude and enthusiasm.
There were six schools participating in the meet, and the competition was intense. But the hard work we put into training throughout the term paid off, and we left Pollachi with four medals to our name: three silver and one bronze.
It was a great team bonding activity in which all of us were supportive of one another and pushed each other to do our best. For me, the highlight of the entire event was the senior girls 4×100 meter relay. Not all the athletes were comfortable with the stroke, but we were motivated and determined, and we secured second place against immense competition.
Overall, it was a great learning experience and we enjoyed it very much.

– Keerthi Karri 12th Standard

Sports Day 3

 

Ideal climatic conditions greeted both fans and players alike for the middle school football match on yet another picture-perfect Sunday morning at the foothills of the Velliangiri Mountains. Kakatiya/Hoysala got off to a quick start by scoring an early goal. Being the physically dominant team, they tried to ‘park the bus’ after that to defend their slender lead. Maratha/Chola attempted to fiercely break the defence, with some marvellous passes but failed to equalize till the last few minutes of play time when the ball finally found the back of the net. The game would be decided by penalties from which Kakatiya/Hoysala emerged victorious.

The second event – the senior boys volleyball match was played in Vajra (our new indoor stadium). Maratha/Hoysala vs Chola/Kakatiya battled it out in a hard fought match. Marahta/Hoysala overpowered their opposition and eventually cruised through the third set, securing the points for their teams.

The concluding event of the day was the senior school girl’s dodge ball. Maratha/Hoysala was pitted against Kakatiya/Chola once again. Maratha/Hoysala got off to a quick start and kept a stranglehold throughout the match never giving
Kakatiya/Chola a chance to gain any sort of momentum. Maratha/Hoysala never seriously threatened in the match, bagged an easy victory and could celebrate a successful Sunday for their teams.

At the end of the third Sports Day here are the scores:
Hoysala -140
Maratha -140
Chola -65
Kakatiya – 60

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Sports Day 2

 

The second sports day of the term was power packed to the max! The morning started with a Junior School football match. It was a sight to watch all the little feet run after the ball. Both teams – Chola & Hoysala vs Kaktiya & Maratha, were evenly matched, so much so that after 30 minutes of play, the game went to a penalty shootout. Chola & Hoysala emerged victorious through the nerve racking experience, to win the game 2-1. Aariyamaan was once again named the player of the match.

Next up, was the introduction of a new sport to the Sports Day lineup, Basketball! The Senior School boys competed in this high octane match to help add points to their team’s total tally. After forty minutes of insane three pointers, rebounds, steals and free throws, Kakatiya & Maratha beat Hoysala & Chola 62-59 to be named the first basketball champions. Aditya was awarded the player of the match for his overall score of 32 points.

Finally, it was time for the much-anticipated game of the day, the Senior School girls Volleyball – Kakatiya & Chola vs Hoysala & Maratha. Neither team was willing to give up and the scores remained even through most of the game. Hoysala & Maratha held their nerve to win the match 26-24, 28-26. Deeksha was named the player of the match.

After yet another action packed sports day, the scores are as follows:

Maratha – 95

Hoysala – 70

Chola – 65

Kakatiya – 40

 

Sports Day 1

 

In the first term, children are distributed into sports houses named after the great southern kingdoms: Kakatiya, Hoysala, Maratha, and Chola. The excitement surrounding the announcement of sports houses is something everyone should witness! From the youngest students to the oldest teachers, no one is an exception here! Students compete in various team and individual events to earn points for their team. This culminates in the grand final Sports Day where the winning team is awarded the rolling trophy, designed by none other than our founder, Sadhguru.

June the 5th marked the first day of sports events. First up was the Junior School Dodgeball match. Children were up much before the sun and after a bit of warm-up and some words of wisdom from their captains, they were set. All the children needed to hear was the first whistle blow, and they were off dodging, diving, rolling, throwing, and catching. They couldn’t have been stopped! It was such a well-balanced match that one couldn’t sit still till the final whistle was blown and the results announced. Chola and Hoysala beat Kakatiya Maratha 51-45 to have a taste of their first victory. Aariyamaan Rajanikanth was named the player of the match.

Next up was the Middle School Khokho match Chola and Maratha vs Kakatiya and Hoysala. The match started off evenly with the teams 9-8 by the end of the first innings. Kakatiya and Hoysala managed to hold their ground and lost only three players in the second innings. In the last quarter, they needed to get four to tie and five to win. Quite confident that they could win, the players got ready for what they thought would be an easy seven minutes. Little did they anticipate that a cat with nine lives, in the form of Sharath Vishnu, would crush their hopes of an easy victory. Making it look extremely easy, Sharath dodged players one after another, inching away from them milliseconds before they could touch him. With one team shouting with joy every time he gained another life and the other just completely dumbstruck, Sharath managed to last all seven minutes taking his team, Chola and Maratha, to an unbelievable victory! No prizes to guess who the player of the match was!

Finally, it was time for the Senior School football match (Chola Hoysala vs Kakatiya Maratha). To say that it was a nerve racking game would be an understatement! The teams were tied 1-1 at half time. Neither team was willing to give in and halfway through the second half, the teams were tied 2-2 with some exceptional midfield goals. With the clock ticking it seemed like it was headed for a penalty shootout till Kakatiya Maratha managed to score a goal with minutes left to spare. Aravind was awarded the player of the match.

After an eventful first day the scores are as follows:
Maratha: 45
Chola: 45
Hoysala: 25
Kakatiya: 20

ASISC Sports Update

IHS students participated in various ASISC sports competitions in Term 1. The Association of Schools for the Indian School Certificate (ASISC), founded in 1957 for schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), is committed to supporting high quality educational endeavours which empower students to contribute toward a humane, just and pluralistic society. Excellence in sport is regarded as a means for students to develop their discipline, perseverance, sportsmanship, confidence, endurance and resilience.

Students participated in regional, or state, competitions, and those who qualified went on to participate in national level competitions. We would like to acknowledge all the participants and mention the names of students who garnered accolades for themselves.

ASISC State Level Volleyball Meet

Isha Home School won Runner Up in the Senior Girl’s category. The team members were as follows:-

1. Sashwatha Sriram – 12^th
2. Aparna Gurusamy – 11^th (Best Server)
3. Radhani J – 11^th
4. Gobica G M – 12^th
5. Monnishaa N M – 11^th
6. Priyamvadha K – 12^th
7. Harshitha Sundar Ganga – 11^th
8. Dakshitaa K – 10^th
9. Nitya Atmakur – 10^th
10. Aparna Chintaluri – 9^th
11. Sonia Colagiuri – 9^th
12. Lochana Arumugam – 8^th
13. Deeksha Vinod – 8^th
14. Khushi Runwal – 8^th

ASISC State Level Swimming Meet

Junior Category

Gold Medal:

1. Aakhashini C. – 10^th (Breaststroke)

Silver Medal:

1. Aakhashini C. – 10^th (Backstroke)

Bronze Medal:

1. Aakhashini C. – 10^th (Freestyle) (4x100m Freestyle Relay)
2. Kiruthika S K – 10^th (4x100m Freestyle Relay)
3. Mrinalini VAL Manda – 9^th (4x100m Freestyle Relay)
4. Mrinalini Ganesh – 10^th (4x100m Freestyle Relay)

Senior Category

Gold Medal:

1. Keerthi Rupa Karri – 11^th (100m Breaststroke) (4x100m Freestyle Relay)
2. Vanesha Malli Suresh – 12^th (4x100m Freestyle Relay)
3. Uthara Viswanathan – 12^th (4x100m Freestyle Relay)
4. Natasha John – 11^th (4x100m Freestyle Relay)

Silver Medal:

1. Aneesh Kumar S – 12^th (50m Backstroke)
2. Vanesha Malli Suresh – 12^th (50m Butterfly)
3. Natasha John – 11^th (50m Backstroke) (100m Backstroke)

ASISC State Level Athletic Meet

Junior Category

Gold Medal:

1. Rithvik Garapati – 10^th (Long Jump)

Silver Medal:

1. Rithvik Garapati – 10^th (400m)

Bronze Medal:

1. Jayavarsha SV – 8^th (400m) (4x100m Relay)
2. Khushi Runwal – 8^th (4x100m Relay)
3. Nitya Atmakur – 10^th (4x100m Relay)
4. K – 10^th (Javelin Throw)

Senior Category

Gold Medal:

1. Suvathi Senthil – 12^th (100m)
2. Rashmitha Ramesh – 12^th (400m) (800m)
3. Aparna Gurusamy – 11^th (Javelin)

Silver Medal:

1. Suvathi Senthil 12^th (200m) (4x100m Relay)
2. Rashmitha- 12^th(4x100m Relay)
3. Radhani J – 11^th (400m) (4x100m Relay)
4. Navya Varma – 11^th (3km Walk)
5. Gobica GM – 12^th (Triple Jump) (High Jump) (4×100 Relay)
6. Aparna Gurusamy – 11^th (Discus)
7. Sashwatha Sriram – 12^th (Javelin)

Bronze Medal:

1. Keerthi Rupa Karri – 11^th (Hurdles)