Junior and Mini State Level Volleyball tournaments underway
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 16 2021:
TRYVC earned two straight wins today as the 40th Junior Boys and Girls State Level Volleyball Tournament kicked off at Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium.
8 teams clubbed into two groups will be competing for the top honours of the tournament organised by the All Manipur Volleyball Association.
In the group-A opening match, TRYVC, Ukhrul cruised to a 25-23, 25-20, 25-14 win against HYDO.
The team also went on to beat IGO, Oinam 25-15, 25-15, 25-23 for the second win and to close in to last four round berth.
RC, Tuibong also got off to brilliant start by beating IGO 25-23, 21-25, 25-16, 10-25, 16-14 in a see saw Group A encounter.
Meanwhile, YMDO, Heirangoithong kick-started their Group (B) stage campaign with a 25-12, 20-25, 25-18, 25-21 win against USWC, Uchiwa.
NYVA, Naorem, in another Group B league match, sealed an easy 25-14, 25-20, 25-18 win against SDOAM, Senapati.
The 19th edition of Mini Boys and Girls State Level Volleyball Tournament also kicked off today at the same venue with the participation of 16 teams clustered into four groups.
The tournament was formally inaugurated in the presence of N Nandakumar Singh, president, All Manipur Volleyball Association; Ramcharan Singh, vice president of the same association and M Ibotomba Singh, chairman, referee board as dignitaries.
The opening match of the tournament saw AMIMYDO-B Mayang Imphal thump NYVA-B, Naorem 25-14, 25-17, 25-15 to open up their winning account in Group (A) competition.
In another Group A league match staged today, MRC, Mairenkhong downed SDOAM, Senapati 25-6, 25-14, 25-18 .
Meanwhile in Group B league matches of the tournament, IKYWA, Icham Khunou thrashed LSA, Lilong 25-17, 25-13, 32-30 and LLYC, Loitang Leikinthabi beat LSA 25-19, 25-22, 26-24 .
In today's Group C league matches, SCYC, Sanjenbam earned a 25-17, 25-23, 25-22 win against IGO, Oinam and AMIMYDO-A beat HVA, Heikrujam 25-20, 25-14, 25-20 .
In the meantime, NYVA-A kicked off Group D campaign with a 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 win against YDA, Phoubakchao before USWC, Uchiwa edged past HYDO, Heikrujam 26-24, 25-16, 23-25, 25-22 in another Group D encounter.