Hockey: Loyola, St. Vincent’s enter two semifinals
Pune, 19th February 2026: Loyola and St. Vincents lined up for two semifinals, while the Boys Under-17 section remains an open book for semifinals places in the Fr. Schoch Memorial 2026 Inter School Hockey tournament, powered by Bharat Forge Kalyani Group, at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium, Nehrunagar-Pimpri, here on Thursday.
The tournament is being held under the aegis of Hockey Maharashtra and organized by ELAN (Ex Loyola Alumni Network) along with Loyola High School for the sixth year in succession.
Loyola and St Vincent’s booked berths in the Boys Under-12 and 14 sections in the pools standings decided late Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Loyola H.S and St. Vincent’s have made it to two semifinals, while Sant Tulkaram Muktai Memorial, Ornellas, S.K Gurukul, St. Patrick’s, GRPS, Narayangaon, The New Millennium English, St. Joseph’s, St Annes and Lokmanya Tilak have made it to one semifinal each.
In the Boys Under-17 section, Sant Tukaram top Pool-A followed by Alegaonkar H.S, while Col Bhagat G.S and St. Patricks H.S occupy two top two places in Pool-B. The semifinals Pool-A topper versus runners-up of Pook-B and Pool-B topper versus runners-up of Pool-A. However, much will decided after Loyola plays Lokmanya Tilak, which means if Loyola win they move into second place in Pool-B.
The qualifiers and match ups for the semifinals, scheduled on Friday, 20 February, category-wise include,
Under-12 Boys – Loyola H.S v/s Muktai Memorial School; St. Vincent’s H.S v/s Ornellas School;
Under-14 Boys – Loyola v/s the winner between Co. Bhagat and Shree Anantrao Kulkarni English Medium School, (SAKEMS), Nagayangaon – to be played; St. Vincent’s v/s G.K Gurukul
Under-14 Girls – Sant Tukaram v/s St. Patrick’s H.S; GRP S, Narayangaon v/s The New Millennium English Medium;
Under-17 Boys – Sant Tukaram v/s St. Patrick’s; Col. Bhagat v/s Alehaonkar (Tentative, to be decided)
Under 17 Girls – St. Joseph’s, Pashan v/s St. Annes H.S; Sant Tukaram v/s Lokmanya Tilak H.S
RESULTS (Thursday; 6 Matches; Day-8)
Boys, U-17:
Loyola: 1 (Vishwaraj Giri 45’) bt Alegaonkar: 0. HT: 0-0
Sant Tukaram: 4 (Prasad Gaikwad 13’; Prabhudda Tupseta 14′, 44′; Viraj Solanki 51′) bt The New Millennium English: 1 (Aryan Pawar 54′). HT: 3-0
Col. Bhagat H.S: 1 (Prem Shelke 3′) bt Patrick’s: 0. HT: 1-0
Lokmanya: 3 (Rahu Sakat 23’, 39, 50’) bt The New Millennium English: 1 (Ayub Shaikh 57’). HT: 2-0
Loyola: 0 drew with Sant Tukaram H.S: 0. HT: 0-0
Alegaonkar: 5 (Ayan Shah 3, 13’, 59’; Numir Shaikh 26’; Shahid Shaikh 29’) bt Lokmanya Tilak H.S: 0. HT: 4-0
