Kopar Khairane: Don Bosco Senior Secondary School, Nerul, clinched both under-14 titles, while Fr Agnel School and College, Vashi, won the under-19 boys’ and girls’ championships respectively at the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s (NMMC) district-level inter-school basketball tournament. A total of 104 teams competed across six age-group categories at Christ Academy, Kopar Khairane.

Organised by the NMMC Sports and Cultural Affairs Department for the 2026-27 academic year, the tournament featured under-14, under-17 and under-19 boys’ and girls’ teams.

Raju Madhvi, deputy chairman of the NMMC Sports, Cultural and Youth Welfare Committee, inaugurated the tournament in the presence of committee members Diksha Kachare and Aishwarya Sonawane, sports officer Revappa Gurav and Christ Academy trustee Father Jason.

In the under-14 boys’ final, Don Bosco defeated Fr Agnel School, Vashi, 6-4. The Nerul school also won the girls’ title, beating VIBGYOR School, Airoli, 13-8.

Christ Academy, Kopar Khairane, claimed the under-17 boys’ championship with a 28-10 victory over Don Bosco. Delhi Public School, Nerul, won the under-17 girls’ title, defeating Tilak Public School, Nerul, 13-9.

In the under-19 boys’ final, Fr Agnel School, Vashi, defeated Christ Academy 35-20. Fr Agnel Junior College, Vashi, secured the under-19 girls’ championship with a 20-9 win over Dr DY Patil International School, Nerul.

The winners in all six categories qualified for the Mumbai divisional-level tournament.

The NMMC thanked Christ Academy for providing its basketball court and acknowledged the support of the school’s sports teachers and coaches. Committee chairman Girish Mhatre and deputy chairman Raju Madhvi congratulated the winning teams and wished them success in the next round.