Sh. Ram Prakash Chawla SJOBA Badminton Tournament 2011

The Sh Ram Prakash Chawla  Badminton Tournament ended with a bang on October 16, 2011. The day saw a lot of action on the court as the last leg of league matches were played in the men's doubles category followed by the finals. The pin drop silence in the auditorium during the finals was an indication that the fight was even and the spirit triumphant. Every point on either side was cheered by the strong crowd which had gathered, equally enamored by the matches and the food!! The night ended with lots of camaraderie, catching-up, bonhomie, some lovely food and of course wonderful memories!!

After 4 days of league matches and the grueling finals the following teams emerged winners: 

Men's Doubles

3rd Position - Sumit Behl and Chaitanya Verma

2nd Position - Kanwar Walia and Animesh Sharma

1st Position - Atul Chopra and Vivek Sood

Mixed Doubles

3rd Position - Chaitanya Verma and Noor Paul

2nd Position - Animesh Sharma and Ruchi Kapoor

1st Position - Vivek Sood and Gayatri Swarup

Bro McCann is no more

Bro' McCann left for his heavenly abode on October 2, 2011. There is not one among us whose life was not touched by the man who always had a smile on his face and a witty comment on his tongue. He had a rare charm which made him endearing to everyone he met.

RIP Bro. McCann. You will continue to live in the hearts of all the Johnians.

SJOBA vs St John's Football Match

It was on a hot Saturday (October 1, 2011) morning that the kick-off took place and the Match got started. After an initial couple of attacks from the school team, it was SJOBA who kept more possession and repeatedly attacked the opposition's goal but were unfortunate to not score at the end of the first half. The second half was no different. In spite of a huge turn out of school boys in support of their team, the school boys failed to capitalize on their advantages. Meanwhile, SJOBA kept on attacking their goal but were yet to taste any success.

In a move that proved really fruitful, Captain Ranjit Bajaj pushed Siddharth Sandhu from defence to attack and with that SJOBA went into top gear. In the dying minutes of the game SJOBA got a corner. Rochan's perfect kick landed straight to Pavi who guided it in the goal without any fuss and the whole SJOBA contingent burst in to cheers with their hands up in the air.

The match ended with Principal Mrs. Kavita Das presenting the Bro. Meredith Trophy to SJOBA and as tradition goes Ranjit and Golly Sir presented the trophy back to the School team. 

Scenes on the sidelines were more entertaining with Old Boys Vineet Khurana, Rahul Datta, Pritpal Singh Matharu, Nar Singh ( who came up from Delhi specially for the match) and Kanwar Walia recounting various incidents from their time spent in the school. In what was a fitting end to a match which was characterized by brotherhood, camaraderie and excellent sporting spirit both the teams sat down to enjoy a wonderful snack box and chilled lassi.