Ferozepur girls pip Ludhiana to lift title

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 13

Hosts Ludhiana waged a spirited battle against Ferozepur before going down 0-3 in the girls’ final of the 26th Junior Punjab State Softball Championship, being held at Guru Nanak Stadium here on Saturday.

As many as 10 teams vied for top honours in the girls’ section.

Earlier, in the semifinals, Ludhiana and Ferozepur proved too good for their respective opponents and came out triumphant.

Ludhiana players proved their mettle against Amritsar girls whom they trounced 10-0 while Ferozepur routed Fazilka 13-0 and stormed into the final.

In the match to decide the third position, Fazilka faced a little challenge from Amritsar as the former romped home victorious 14-4 and settled with a bronze medal.

In the qualifying round, Ferozepur scrambled past Gurdaspur 9-8, Ludhiana blanked Mansa 5-0, Amritsar thrashed Bathinda 10-0, Fazilka overwhelmed Malerkotla 10-0 and Amritsar outperformed Patiala 4-0.

Later, PN Passi, honorary general secretary, Punjab Softball Association, distributed prizes. Coaches Jaspreet, Nirmaljit Kaur, Ranjit Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Jaspreet Singh, Rakesh Kumar and Tejinder were among others present.