The 17th encounter of the annual J.C.A. Correa Memorial Trophy unfolded on November 14th, 2023, at the Ekala Air Force Grounds in Ja-Ela. Trinity College faced off against Royal College in a thrilling hockey match. Trinity College emerged victorious with a final score of Trinity 5 – Royal 3. R.M. Aqeel contributed 2 goals, while Mohomad Arkam also scored 2 goals, and Diluka Thrilakshana (C) added 1 goal to secure the win. The standout player of the match was Mohamad Arkam, earning the well-deserved title of Player of the Match for his exceptional performance on the field. The Trinity College hockey team showcased skill and teamwork, with a lineup including Diluka Thrilakshana as captain and Navanjana Dissanayaka as vice-captain. The collective efforts of players like Kasthuri Jayalath, Rithmika Karunarathna, and others contributed to the team’s success. Trinity’s journey toward this unforgettable and challenging battle was stuffed with nail-biting moments to incredible displays of resilience. A special acknowledgment goes to the organizers and a sincere thank you to the Principal Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB, Vice Principal Mr. Krishanthan Anthonydas, and the Principal of Royal College for orchestrating this memorable hockey encounter. The Trinity College Team Diluka Thrilakshana, Navanjana Dissanayaka, Kasthuri Jayalath, Kaveen Pamunuwa, Rithmika Karunarathna, Emiroj Dilrukshan, Sasika Senevirathne, Aaqeel Mohomad, Hesandu Niduwara, Stephan Fernando, Himath Manamperi, Thenuka Mallawarachchi, Rajamahendran Kirubashan, Thakshilan Yogaraja, Tevin Liyanage, Thenuk Ekanayake, Trehan Sinnen, Mohomad Arkam, Gogulnath, Lakshan Jayawardana Photo: RCPS
Reviewed by Rehan Anandakumar (Web Content Team) In an engrossing demonstration of aptitude and commitment, Trinity College emerged as joint champions in the All-island Inter-School U16 Hockey tournament 2023. The event was held at the Royal Central College Polonnaruwa grounds from the 29th of October to the 1st of November. The tournament kicked off with an outstanding run in the group stages, where Trinity remained unbeaten with 3-0 victory against Vijaya College Matale, followed by another pleasing win against Richmond College Galle with the same scoreline. The group stage triumph was sealed with the final score of a 2-0 victory against Nalanda College Colombo. The most challenging and the match which built much suspense was the pre-quarterfinals where they faced last year’s cup champions, Zahira College Matale. The match was nothing but a rollercoaster ride. At the end of the first half, Zahira had led with 1- 0. However, in a sudden twist of fate in the second half when bad light interrupted the play, the match paused midway. When the match resumed the next day, with more competition from both teams, Trinity managed to level the score at 1-1, ending the match with a one-all draw, driving both teams in a penalty shootout where TCK displayed their skills by scoring all five points, while Zahira college fell short with just four points. The match was a hard-battled victory that tossed Trinity to the quarterfinals. In the quarter finals, TCK engaged in a fierce battle against Ananda College Colombo. The match moved with no points until the last minute where Ananda College secured a goal through a short corner, closing the screens for Trinity with a score of 1 – 0. Despite the challenges and the setbacks, team TCK got back in the field showing remarkable resilience in the semi-finals against Prince of Wales Moratuwa, winning the match 2-1 securing their spot in the plate finals, where they faced their parallels from the seaside, S. Thomas College Mount Lavinia. The match kicked off with a dark cloud in the blue sky and a deluge. With fate at its best, the organisers were hesitant in resuming the match, and made an astonishing decision to crown both Trinity and St. Thomas as joint plate champions. Trinity’s journey towards this unforgettable and challenging battle was stuffed with nail biting moments to incredible displays of resilience. Our sincere thanks go to the coachers M.Rifas and M.Ashraf for their determination to sculpt the team into the plate champions of the Inter School Hockey Tournament 2023 The Trinity College Team Rayyan Marzookdeen, Yenuka Rathnayake, Menod Koralegedara, Menul Dissanayake, Abeesha Wickramasinghe, Dulitha Karunarathne, Ahmed Farveez , Sadew Yapa, Lakshan Jayawardane, Pinitha Manajina, B.Gogulnath, Mohomed Harun, Bilal Bin Azaad, Mihin Nawarathne, Matheesha Gamage, Thanish Umer, Salim Bin Azaad, Asama Ranwala, Minuka Bandara, Inodh Koralegedara.
Trinity Under 16 hockey team emerged champions in the Seethadevi Hockey Sevens Tournament held from 17th to 18th of December 2022 at the Trinity College Asgiriya Stadium. In their first group match Trinity Hockey team faced Vidyartha College, Kandy and the won the game with a score of 01 – 00. Their next group game was against Menikdiwela Central College where Trinity won the game with a score of 01 – 00. Progressing through the tournament the team was pitted against Kingswood College, Kandy for the semi-final match. Trinity Hockey team won comfortably with a score line of 02-00 and secured a place in the final. The final match was held on the 18th of December where Trinity Hockey team had to face Dharmaraja College, Kandy. It was a closely contested final but Trinity Hockey team managed to win the game with a score of 03 – 02. The College congratulates the team for becoming champions at the Seethadevi Hockey Sevens Tournament and extends its gratitude to the Under 16 Coach Mr. Ashraff and to the Master-in-Charge Mr. Mahesh Udurawana for their continuous support and guidance.
We are delighted to announce that the Trinity 1XI Hockey team emerged victorious playing against Royal College, Colombo and won the ‘J.C.A Corea Memorial Trophy‘ with a score of 02 to 00. The encounter was held on Saturday, 09th September 2022 at the Trinity College Cricket Stadium, Asgiriya The Two goals were scored by Master Aashif Ashraff (Vice Captain) and Master Diluka Thrilakshana. Master Diluka was awarded the best attacking player at the hockey encounter. Master Navanjana Dissanayake was awarded ‘best goal keeper’ at the match. The Under 16 and Old Boys encounters were won by Royal College with the scores of 01 to 00 and 03 to 00 respectively. Master Thenuk Ekanayake was awarded the Under 16 best defending player at the match. The Trinity Under 19 Hockey Team: Kasthuri Jayalath (capt.) Aashif Ashraff Shehan Yatawara Gihan Wijeratne Kaveesha Pamunuwa Isuru Ekanayake Diluka Thrilakshana Navanjana Dissanayake Nethmina Jayasinghe Emiroj Dilukshan Sasika Senaviratne Rithmika Karunaratne Rishad Aaqeel Adeepa Gambeera Hesandu Niduwara Stephan Fernando Yogarja Thakshilan Rajamahendran Kirubashan Inuka Karunanayake Our congratulations to the Trinity Hockey team, the Coach Mr Rifas and the Master-in-Charge Mr Prabath Gunaratne for leading the team to win the J.C.A Corea Memorial Trophy.
The year in retrospect has been a year of considerable success for Hockey at Trinity. We improved on our previous year’s performances and did well at all inter-school tournaments. Particularly, U14 and U16 had a tremendous improvement in their performance. We were able to have Inter-house matches after many years. Old Boys have established a hockey foundation to support Trinity Hockey. We were able to make all the endeavours a success with the immense support of the College. The 1st XI team was led by B. M. Edirisinghe while S.H. Amir Shoaib was the Vice Captain. Both 1st XI and U18 teams were coached by Mr S. Dissanayake under the guidance of Mr Prabath Gunaratne as the Master-in-charge. Trinity College 1st XI Hockey Team M.Edirisinghe (Captain) H. Amir Shoaib (Vice Captain) M.M. Shihan (Goal keeper) S.B. Welagedara (Goal keeper) M.K.B. Hulangamuwa B. Walgampaya R. Dhanushan I. Abinavan A. Navaratne A.S.T.R. Wijethunga S. Khalleelurrahman R. Akasharan A. Ashraff C. Yatawara V.A.G. Wijeratne N. Jayalath A. Jayasinghe N.B. Dissanayake V.B. Ekanayake A.D. Thrilakshana Trinity College U18 Hockey Team R. Dhanushan (Captain) I. Abinavan B. Walgampaya M.K.B. Hulangamuwa S.B. Welagedara (Goal keeper) S. Khalleelurrahman R. Akasharan A.S.T.R. Wijethunga S. Liyanage A. Ashraff C. Yatawara V.A.G. Wijeratne N. Jayalath A. Jayasinghe G. Wijeratne. V.B. Ekanayake A.D. Thrilakshana S. Wewalage A.W. Pamunuwa The U16 and U14 teams were coached by Mr Ashraff under the guidance of Mrs M. Karagaswewa as the Teacher-in-charge. Trinity College U16 Hockey Team A. Ashraff (Captain) C. Yatawara (Vice Captain) V.A.G. Wijeratne N. Jayalath A. Jayasinghe N.B. Dissanayake V.B. Ekanayake A.D. Thrilakshana S. Wewalage A.W. Pamunuwa A.A.A. U. Wijethunga K.G.S.P. Seneviratne P.S. Suraweera P.H.I. Navaratne H.A. Gambheera M.H.M. Wijebandara R. Karunaratne M. Aaqeel Y.H. Niduwara C. Weerasooriya Trinity College U14 Hockey Team A.A.A. U. Wijethunga K.G.S.P. Seneviratne M. I.C.B. Ekanayake P.S. Suraweera M. Aaqeel Y.H. Niduwara M.S. Fernando S. Aadhil B.C. Kularatne R.M. Padmaperuma R.M. Ammar R. Kirubhashan Y. Thakshelan R. Madhav A.M.A.A. Elahena T.S. Sinnen H.K. Liyanage A. Fernando T. Gamage A. Fernando Match Results 1. Under 20 (1stXI ) Central Province (Zonal) Schools Hockey Tournament Organized by the Education Department and the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association and held on the 14th May 2018 at the University Grounds, Peradeniya. Trinity vs St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota (0-1) – lost 2. Under18 All-Island Schools Hockey Tournament. Organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association and held on the 12th,13th,14th and 15th of June 2018 at the Rajarata University Ground, Mihinthale, Anuradhapura. Group Matches Trinity vs. St. Peter’s , Colombo (0-0) – drawn Trinity vs. Mari Stella College, Negambo (0-0) – drawn Trinity vs. St. Thomas’ College, Matale (0-3) – lost Quarter-Final Match Trinity vs. Zaira College, Matale (0-1) – lost 3. T P T Hockey Carnival 2018 Organized by the Old boys of Trinity College, S.Thomas’ College and St. Peters College and held on the 15th of September 2018 at the S.Thomas’ College grounds in Mount Lavinia. Trinity emerged ‘Under 14 Group’ champions: Group matches Trinity vs. S. Thomas’ College (2-2) – drawn Trinity vs. St. Peter’s College (2-0) – won The final match against St. Peters College (1-0) – won Trinity emerged ‘Under 16’ runner-up: Trinity under 16 team beat the following teams in group matches: S. Thomas’ College (1-0) St. Peter’s College (0-0) The final match against St. Peter’s College, Trinity was lost 1-0 4. Thomian’s 7’s Hockey Tournament Organized by the Old boys of St. Thomas’ College, Matale and held on the 03rd June 2018 at the Edward Park grounds in Matale. Group Matches Trinity vs. Wesley College, Colombo (2-1) – won Trinity vs. Mari Stella College, Negambo (2-3) – lost Trinity vs. St. Thomas’ College, Matale (2-3) – lost Trinity vs. Hindu College, Matale (3-0) – won 5. Kandy Hockey Sixes – Under 16 Venue: University Grounds, Peradeniya. Trinity emerged Group champions Trinity vs. St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy (1-0) – won Trinity vs. Kingswood College, Kandy (2-0) – won Semi-final match Trinity vs. Dharmaraja College, Kandy (0-1) – lost 6. Under 16 All-Island Schools Hockey Tournament Organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association and held at the Edward Park Grounds, Matale. Group Matches Trinity vs. Presidents College, Colombo (1-0) – won Trinity vs. St. Thomas’ College, Matale. (1-1) – drawn Trinity vs. Dharmadutha College, Badulla. (0-1) – lost 7. Under 14 All Island Schools Hockey Tournament. Organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association and held at the Vincent Dias Grounds, Badulla. Trinity vs. St. Benedict’s College, Colombo. (3-0) – won Trinity vs. Uva College, Badulla. (1-0) – won Trinity vs. Hindu College, Matale (1-0) – won Trinity vs. S. Thomas’ College, Colombo.(2-0) – won Trinity emerged “Gold Star”. 8. Annual Trinity – S. Thomas’ Hockey Encounter Date: 29th September 2018 Venue:S.Thomas’ College Grounds, Mount Lavinia. Under 16 – Match was drawn (1-1) Under 19 (1stXI) – Trinity lost (3-0) 9. Annual Trinity-Royal Hockey Encounter – 2018 Date :06th October 2018 Venue : Asgiriya Under 16 – Match was drawn (1-1) Under 19 (1stXI) – Trinity lost (1-0) Master S.H. Amir Shoaib was selected to participate as a National team member(Sri Lanka Schools’) in the BKSP International Hockey Tournament 2018 held in Bangladesh. At the end of the season ‘Colours’ was awarded to Amir Shoaib for his outstanding performances. His achievements included: Sri Lanka Schools’ U-15 hockey (Junior) team member in the 6’A’ side PESTA International Hockey Tournament held in Malaysia in 2015. National team member (Sri Lanka Schools’) in the BKSP International Hockey Tournament 2018 held in Bangladesh. Sri Lanka Schools’ hockey colours awarded in 2015
The Junior Inter-house Hockey Encounter of 2018 was held on the 7th of July at the Trinity College Grounds in Asgiriya. The teams of the 5 junior houses (Pilcher, Saunders, Gibson, Sahayam and Squealery), trained by the Hockey coach Mr. Sumith Dissanayake, played each other to select the champion team for the year. After the first rounds were played, the two teams for the final match was narrowed down to those of Gibson House and Saunders House. Despite, or perhaps, as a result of the efforts of both teams, neither of whom were willing to lose, the match ended in a draw and the winner was determined by strokes. Captained by Isuru Ekanayake, the Gibson House team ultimately scored the most strokes, crowning them the Inter-house Hockey Champions. The standings at the end of the day were as follows: 1st Place – Gibson House 2nd Place – Saunders House 3rd Place – Pilcher House 4th Place – Squealery House 5th Place – Sahayam House The event was graced by Dr. S. Dhanapala and Mr. S. Sanjeewan (Secretary) of the Trinity College Hockey Foundation, Mr. K. Antonydas, the Director of co-curricular activities, and Mr. P. Seneratne, the Headmaster of the Middle School. Review by Kavan Ranaraja