Taverna Trophy, an inter-college basketball tournament, was organised by Salesian College at its Siliguri campus on Saturday.
Ten colleges from across north Bengal and Sikkim, namely, Inspiria, St Joseph’s College, Salesian College Sonada, Salesian College Siliguri, Sikkim Manipal University, North Bengal St Xavier’s College, Indian Institute of Legal Studies, Pedong College, Siliguri College and Southfield College, participated in the tourney.
The trophy — named after Fr Paolos Taverna, an Italian priest and pioneer of the Don Bosco School and Savio Oratory — was won by the host Salesian College, Siliguri team.
The college also simultaneously hosted Salesian Master, an inter-school and inter-college chess tournament in the Don Bosco School block of Siliguri campus. Altogether, 165 chess players from West Bengal, Sikkim and Bihar participated at the event.
