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School’s heritage:

Athletics has been an integral part ofthe school sports discipline since the verybeginning. Besides the immense talentand coaching facilities, the vast openspaces of the school playground providethe right ambience for athletic surfaces -a rarity in the crowded city of Mumbai.Presently the Recreation Centre on thecampus promotes athletics. It engages stu-dents from the school, besides extendingits facilities to the interested budding ath-letes of other schools of the city. Trainingin athletics - that begin from the grassroots level - has the added advantage fora child who wishes to pursue other sportsassociated with the rigors of athletic dis-cipline viz. football, athletics, hockey, bas-ketball, tennis…

Laurels in athletics come by the dozen.Our school has earned the title of BombayCity District Athletics Association (BCDA)five times over the last 17 years, thanks tothe abounding talent and the astute coach-ing of Mr. John. In MSSA - Mumbai SchoolsSports Association, the school is rankedamong the top three in the city, and the Ju-nior athletes have annexed the champi-onship twice over the last years. Our stu-dents have consistently represented ourschool for Athletics at District, State andNational level that offer them a measure oftheir progress and help compete with thevery best in the state and country.

Our school sports program embracesdisciplines other than the traditional sport.The school has welcomed such variety ofdisciplines, though at times, it cannot fur-nish the necessary coaching or infra-structure facilities for the aspiring stu-dents. These disciplines include lawn ten-nis, chess, swimming, skating, martialarts, judo, karate, boxing and kickboxing.Some extremely gifted students have ex-celled in their game at the city, state andnational championships winning acclaimand accolades.

School’s Achievements (2017-18)ATHLETICSDSO mumbai athletic meet

In the DSO Mumbai city Athletics Meetheld in October, Master Aameen Khan stood1st in 800 meters, 1500 meters and 3000 me-ters run (boys u-17 category), Master AreebHussain stood 1st in Discuss Throw (boysu-14 category) and Master AnandsinghSabrawal stood 1st in High Jump (boys u-14 category). They qualified for the zonalevents.

MSSA - Winners of A R M Sikiki MemorialChallenge Shield

In MSSA organised interschool athlet-

ics, our team collectively bagged the A R MSidiki Memorial Challenge Shield for thehighest aggregate points in IntermediateBoys section. (Dec 2017)

TENNISMaster Shivam Kadam and Master Ayush bag

medals by the dozen.Master Shivam Kadam of Std. 8 won

the Gold medal in the u-14 boys' category atthe MSSA inter school Tennis tournament

held at Bombay Gymkhana on 17 Novem-ber 2017. Earlier on Master Shivam won theSilver Medal in Boys under 14 in DSO zon-als held at MSLTA Mumbai on 10 Nov. 2017.He played in the State championship inPune. Master Shivam Kadam representedthe Maharashtra team, winners of silvermedal (Team event) at the 63rd SchoolGames Federation of India; National LawnTennis Tournament-Maharashtra, Boys U14held in Telangana, Hyderabad in Jan 2018.Master Ayush Hindlekar of Std 9 won the2nd place in the u-17 boys' category of DSOMumbai City u-14Lawn Tennis Tourna-ment held at MSLTAMumbai on 7 and 8October 2017.

BOXING

Master BrandonBritto of Std 9-A, win-ner of gold medal atthe inter-school Box-ing championshipheld at MSSA ground,Azad Maida on 10thJan 2018.

ATHLETICS & OTHER SPORTSSchool’s heritage:

The game is a national craze, and has a fair share of its supporterson the school campus. Cricket may not be the most popular sport amongthe students here, yet the school has produced some fine cricketers. Inthe earlier days, many youngsters, who showed great interest and lovetowards the game of cricket, became the members of the Don Bosco Recre-ation Centre. A (TOP) Talent Opportunity Potential coaching and learn-ing programme encouraged the students to explore their latent capabil-ities. The players were trained by reputed and experienced coaches whohelped mould the students into skilled and dedicated players. Under thecoach B.D. Desai and captaincy of the former cricketer Ravi Shastri, ourteam won the "Giles Shield" in the year 1977, the first time in the historyof the school. It took a long 23 years before the school won the Giles Shieldfor the second time in 2000-01 under the captaincy of Sanket Chavan andthe coach Savio D'souza.

Our achievements (2017-18):U-14 cricket team - City Champs; claim runners-up trophy in Giles Shieldtournament

Our U-14 school cricket team emerged city champions in the DSO in-ter-school tournament. In the finals of the Mumbai city championshipheld on 26th Oct 2017 at Oval Maidan, Churchgate, our team outplayedV.N.Sule GurujiVidyalaya toqualify for thedistrict champi-onship.

In a rareprivilege be-stowed to theplayers, the teamplayed the GilesShield finals atthe hallowedWankhede stadi-um. The team were declared runners-up in the inter-school tournamentconducted by MSSA. In the finals played from 8th to 10th Jan, 2018 atWankhede stadium, the match against Rizvi was drawn, but we wereemerged runners-up on the run quotient.

U-15 cricket team wins MGSM trophy

Our schoolU/15 cricketteam won theMGSM crickett o u r n a m e n tplayed at DPCcricket ground,Matunga. Ourboys beat Swad-hyay Bhavanschool by 86 runsin the final on18th Feb 2018.

CRICKET FEVERSchool’s heritage:

"Don Bosco is the nursery of basketballin Matunga," remarks Manoj Kotian (ex-school coach and FIBA referee). The quoteencapsulates the impact DB Matunga hasmade in basketball on the campus, neigh-bourhood and the city. It's close to over fivedecades that the school has been associat-ed with basketball. Dedicated and com-mitted coaches, eager and enthusiasticlearners in our students, equally enthusi-astic parents and an ever supportive man-agement have contributed to the exaltedstatus that the game of basketball enjoysin the school.

There is considerable interest gener-ated for the game in the younger genera-tion through exposures at many champi-onships at senior, junior, and youth levels.These tournaments include MSSA (Mum-bai Schools Sports Association), DSO (Dis-

trict Sports Office) and other private tour-naments like Vibgyor Nationals, Garodiaand Savio Hoop to name a few. Our schoolhas been hosting the Don Bosco InvitationalTournament (Mumbai) during the summerbreak to expose young children to talent,quality and standards of excellence preva-lent in the city.

Over the last three decades, with an or-

ganised set-up, the school has shot into thelimelight through some consistent winningperformances thanks to the professionalmind-set promoted by renowned coachesAbraham Paulose (Hon. Sec. MaharashtraState Basketball Referees Association), Es-mero Figuereido (International Player andCoach, Honorary General Secretary of theMumbai Schools Sports Association), ManojKotian (FIBA referee), Mecky Lobo (FIBAreferee), and Sayed Rasool.

School’s achievements (2017-18):U-16 Basketball team bags the MSSA SirRatan Tata Trophy.

Our U-16 Basketball team won the SirRatan Tata Trophy defeating St. Joseph'sHigh School, Wadala 36-27 in the finalsplayed at MSSA ground Azad Maidan on11th Dec.2017.

U-11 Basketball A team wins second place -MSSA.

The U/11 basketball team were the run-ners-up of the MSSA inter-school basket-ball tournament held at MSSA court, AzadMaidan. We lost to St. Joseph's Wadala 14-16 in the finals played on 20th Feb 2018.

NURSERY OF BASKETBALL

School’s heritage:

In Mumbai city, Don Bosco Matunga hasbeen blessed with a rich tradition of thegame of football. The impact of the sport onthe students and the lovers of the game hasbeen huge. The outcomes consistent. Theschool has earned laurels and accolades, andremained peerless for decades. The teams ofyesteryears — and it continues even today -went about relentlessly grinding out victo-ries, and amassing trophies. The media callsus - the 'Dons of football'!

The reasons for the hegemony in thissport are varied. Beginning with the earlyyears at Tardeo, and then later at Don BoscoMatunga, the pioneers spared no efforts inproviding the very best by way of personneland infrastructure to promote football. Theearly years saw our very own Salesian priestsand brothers don the role of coaches andtrainers. Flamboyance and passion - that'show they defined football, and got manyyoungsters attracted to the game … and tro-phies! Ahmed Sailor, Ratan Tata trophy, Chal-lenger's Cup, DSO, MSSA … the titles keptcoming. In the early 1990's, the coaches, Mr.Adib Kenkre, Mr. Noel Cross, Mr. AnthonyFernandes, Mr. John Barretto, Mr. AugustoD'Silva, Mr. Leslie Machado, Mr. Mohan Pil-lai, Mr. Naresh Solanki - majority of thesebeing outstanding Railways players- haveredefined football at Bosco's. With relentlesspursuit of attractive and dominating foot-ball, these are household names and legendsat DB Matunga, and in the city of Mumbai.Of these, Mr. Leslie Machado, who began hiscoaching career at Don Bosco in 1991, hasbeen the most successful coaches havingcompleted 25 years in the school, and award-ed as one of the top 10 school coaches inMumbai.

School’s achievements (2017-18):U-16 Football team CHAMPIONS at MSSA,Ahmed Sailor Cup and Reliance FoundationCup (zonals)

The school U-16 Football team retainedthe MSSA football trophy that sets aside thechampion side in the city. In the finals of theMSSA organised U-16 Div I football tourna-ment played on 8th Aug 2017, our boys over-came a spirited challenge of Campion school,Colaba through a classy display in the sec-ond half beating them 3-0.

The U-16 football team lifted the AhmedSailor cup for the third time in successionwith a 1-0 win against Campion School(Cooperage) in the final of the MumbaiSchools Sports Association (MSSA)-organ-ised Ahmed Sailor boys Under-16 footballtournament at Cooperage football groundon 15th September 2017.

The team again stamped their authori-ty emerging winners of the Reliance foun-

dation cup (Zonals) beating Ahmedabad 5-0at the DSK Internationals ground - Pune onFriday, 8th Dec 2017. They went on to nowqualify for the nationals.

U-14 team too claims a treble - Statechampions, MSSA champions and win UtpalSanghvi Trophy for the sixth time in a row

The school U-14 football team emergedMaharashtra champions defeating Kolha-pur 1-0 in the Division finals played at Bale-

wadi, Pune on 12th Aug 2017. The team qual-ified for the Nationals played in Delhi.

The team claimed the second title of the

season winning the MSSA Division I cham-pionship beating St. Stanislaus High School,Bandra 2-0 in the finals played at MSSAground Azad Maidan on 10th Oct 2017.

The team proved its class reigningsupreme in the u-14 inter-school champi-onship to lift the Utpal Sanghvi trophy. Inthe finals played at Azad Maidan on 13th Nov2017, our team beat Bombay Scottish HighSchool (Mahim) 3-0 to clinch the MumbaiSchools Sports Association (MSSA)-organ-ised inter-school boys' knock-out title for thesixth time in a row.

U-12 AND U-10 teams are MSSA RUNNERS-UP while U-8 Football team gets bronze

The school U-12 and u-10 football teamsclaimed the runners-up trophy in the interschool knock-out football tournament atMSSA, Azad Maidan held in Dec 2017 andMarch 2018 respectively. Our U-8 footballteam won the Bronze medal in the MSSA or-ganised tournament in Feb 2018.

It’s about battles on the field. It’s about do-or-die situations. It’s about just onegoal. It’s about victory. In short, it’s about playing fair. Howzzat? Well, that’sSIMPLY SPORTS!08

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DONS OF FOOTBALLSchool’s heritage:

Hockey, a widely popular game of national in-terest has been a much favoured game in SalesianMumbai. The pioneers at Tardeo, introduced thisgame to the students as early as 1930, and it gainedacceptance and recognition in the school. The smallgrounds at Tardeo were big enough for a game ofhockey for the enthusiastic school children underthe tutelage of the Salesians themselves. The schoolteam began participating in major inter-schooltournaments and the winning habit of the boysmade the sports buffs sit up and take notice. Theyannexed major titles in hockey: Fr. Palacio'sLeague, Dr. Viegas Cup, Ahmed Sailor League andthe Jr. Aga Khan. Slowly but surely the schoolteams made giant strides to become a major forcein the hockey league of champion schools.

Big names in hockey have graced the schoolcoaches' roll of honour. These include Tata's Ap-panna Sir, Sukhwinder Singh and Internationaldefender B.S. Kuttappa. Today, the school teamsare in safe hands under the astute leadership andtraining of Javed Sayyed and Datta Mayekar. Hock-ey in the city of Mumbai is facing challengingtimes today as not many schools take up hockeyas other sports disciplines. There is a decline inthe participation of school teams in the MSSA andDSO organised tournaments. However the love forthe beautiful game hasn't faded yet on the Bosco cam-pus! Enthusiastic and passionate followers of thegame want to take the game forward, and thus bringback belief, charisma and fans to the sport that oncedefined India's sporting glory!

School’s achievements (2017-18):

U-16 Hockey team MSSA Champions, MHA Hockeyleague winners, Aga Khan trophy runners-up:

The school U-16 hockey team annexed the AhmedSailor trophy in style defeating Our lady of Dolours,(Marine Lines), 8-0 in the finals played on 26th Sep-tember 2017 atBHA ground,Churchgate inthe MSSA organ-ised inter-schoolhockey tourna-ment. The teamthen went on towin the HockeyLeague, organ-ised by MumbaiHockey Associa-tion. This tour-nament was thefirst of its kindorganised byMHA. We wonthe finals by 2goals against StS t a n i s l a u sSchool, Bandra.The amazing team missed to pocket the third title ofthe season when they lost to St. Stanislaus High

School 2-0 in the finals of the Aga Khan Trophy playedon St. Stanislaus grounds, Bandra in Dec 2017.

U-14 A team wins MSSA Fr. Donnelly Cup, B teamemerges runners up

Our school U-14A team emergedchampions of theMSSA organisedinter-school hock-ey tournament.The team lifted theFr. Donnelly Cupdefeating ourschool B team 4-0 inan all Don BoscoMatunga finalplayed on 22nd Feb2018 at St. Stanis-laus, Bandra. Ear-lier on, the A and Bteams had claimedthe Silver andBronze respective-ly in another edi-tion of the MSSAinter school hock-

ey tournament played at the Naigaon Police groundon 27th Jan 2018.

U-12 hockey A team bags the second place - WalterD'Souza Trophy

The U-12 'A'team bagged therunners-up po-sition losing toStanislaus 5-4 inthe finals of theOlympian Wal-ter D'Souza tro-phy, while itwas No.4 posi-tion for the U-12 'B' team. In another MSSA editionheld on 22nd Feb 2018, our A team won the runners-up trophy losing narrowly to St. Stanislaus in the fi-nal. In the same category, the B team won the 4thplace.

U-10 A team bags the first place - MSSA

In the interschool MSSAtournament ofwhich the fi-nals were heldon 15th Febru-ary, our U-10 Ateam baggedthe first placed e f e a t i n gS t a n i s l a u s ,Bandra 1-0 inthe finals, The U-10 'B' team won the 3rd place in thesame tournament.

GREAT STRIDES IN HOCKEY

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