The Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association, KSSSA, National term one games came to a close on Saturday 13th April, 2019, at Shimo La Tewa High School and Shanzu Teachers Training College in Mombasa. The games that saw teams from the eight regions compete for glory produced new champions in various disciplines; Rugby 15’s, Girls’ Hockey, Girls’ Basketball and Rugby 7’s. Kenya will present two teams in each category to this year’s Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association, FEASSSA, that will be held in Arusha later this year. But, in Rugby 7’S, Rugby 15’S, Hockey Boys, Hockey Girls, Soccer Girls and Volleyball Girls, Kenya will be present three times since it is the defending champion in these disciplines.
This is the list of Kenyan Secondary Schools’ teams that have booked tickets to this year’s East Africa Games in Tanzania; from the just concluded term one national games, in Mombasa:
Rugby 15’s 1. Kakamega- Western Region 2. Dagoretti- Nairobi region 3. Kangaru School- Eastern Region
Rugby 7’s 1. Upper Hill- Nairobi region 2. Laiser Hill- Rift Valley region 3. St. Peters Mumias- Western region.
Hockey- Boys 1. St. Anthony’s Kitale- Rift Valley 2. Friends School Kamusinga- Western Region 3. Meru School- Eastern
Hockey- Girls 1. St. cecilia Misikhu- Western region 2. st. John’s Girls- Coast Region 3. Nyamira Girls- Nyanza Region
Handball- Girls 1. Kirandich- Rift Valley region 2. Moi Girls Kamusinga- Western Region
Handball- Boys 1. St. Luke’s kimilili- Western Region 2. Mbooni Boys- Eastern Region.
Basketball- Girls 1. Buru Buru- Nairobi Region 2. Kaya Tiwi- Coast Region
Basketball- Boys 1. Laiser Hill Academy- Rift Valley region 2. Dagoretti High school- Nairobi Region.
Fireworks are expected at this year’s Nyanza Region term one games that kick off next weekend at Homa Bay School. Boys’ basketball defending champions, Ambira, face an ‘uphill’ task in pool A. Ambira will come up against last year’s Semi finalists, Maseno School, and Kisii’s finest, Nyanchwa boys, in group A that has been christened ‘the group of death’. Also in pool A are the boys from Homa Bay County, Oriwo, who will be buoyed by home advantage. Ambira who won the title last year, at St. Mary’s School Yala, and went on to finish third at the national stage will be hoping that the likes of Olum Vincent and Javan will rise up to the occasion this year. In pool B, last year’s finalists Agoro Sare will be hoping to get it right this year after losing at the past finals; thrice in a row. “We won’t let the trophy slip past our hands again, this year,” said Agoro Sare tactician Benson Ochieng. Together with his compatriot, Paul Odock; the head of the technical bench, the duo say it has ‘been painful playing and losing at three finals’.
Winners and runners ups in each pool will play at the semi finals.
In girls basketball holders Barchando, who narrowly lost to Ng’iya girls 47 to 50 at the Siaya County finals yesterday, have been pooled in group B alongside Nyamira’s Sironga Girls, the newbies from Migori (Tuk Jowi) and the hosts, Asumbi Girls.
Meanwhile, all the 2018 winners have booked tickets to this year’s championship. Apart from Ambira (Boys basketball) and Barchando (Girls Basketball), Sega (Girls Handball), Kanyawanga (Boys Handball), Sinyolo (Girls Hockey), Kisumu Day (Boys Hockey), St. Mary’s School Yala (Rugby 15’s) and Maseno School (Rugby 7’s) have also booked their tickets.
The games kick off on Monday 18th March, 2019, with preliminary matches. Finals are slated for the 20th of March, 2019, with winners proceeding to the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association, KSSSA, national term one games to be staged in April at Shimo La Tewa High School in Mombasa.
Nyanza Region 2019 Term one Games Pooling
RUGBY 15
Pool A
St Marys Yala
Cardinal Otunga
St Josephs Rapogi
Oriwo Boys
Pool B
Ambira High School
Maseno School
Nyansiongo Boys
Homabay High
BASKETBALL- GIRLS
POOL A
1.Ngiya.
2.Koru
3.Iterio
4.Ototo
POOL B
1.Barchando
2.Sironga Girls
3.Tuk Jowi
4.Asumbi Girls
BASKETBALL- BOYS
Pool A
1.Ambira
2.Maseno
3.Nyanchwa
4.Oriwo
POOL B
1.Maranda
2.Nyambaria
3.Kanyawanga
4.Agoro Sare
HANDBALL
GIRLS
POOL A
1.Sega
2.Kegati
3.Masosa
4.Miranga
POOL B
1.Rchar
2.Sagegi
3.Ratta
4.Msare
BOYS
POOL A
1.Kanyawanga
2.Tabaka
3.Riomego SDA
4.Agoro Sare
POOL B
1.Lwanda Magwar
2.Barding
3.Thurgem
4.Mbita
HOCKEY
GIRLS
POOL A
1.Sinyolo
2.Dede
3.Amb. Pamela Mboya
POOL B
1.Kisumu Girls
2.Nyamira Girls
3.Kereri Girls
4.St. Lucy’s Raruowa
BOYS
POOL A
1.Maseno School
2.Pe-Hill
3.Kisii High
4.Homa Bay High
POOL B
1.Kisumu Day
2.St. Mary’s School Yala
3.Agoro Sare Boys.
2018 CHAMPIONS 1.Basketball Boys: Ambira 2.Basketball Girls: Barchando 3.Handball Girls: Sega 4.Handball Boys: Kanyawanga 5.Hockey Girls: Sinyolo 6.Hockey Boys: Kisumu Day 7.Rugby 15’s: St. Mary’s School Yala 8.Rugby 7’s: Maseno School.
Nyanza Region Basketball boys’ defending champions, Ambira, kicked off their title defence by recording a 100 percent win in their opening two clashes today. Ambira defeated Kisii’s Nyanchwa 65- 59 in a hotly contested group A clash played at Homa Bay High school. It is Nyanchwa who led in the first quarter 19-12 only for them to fall in the second quarter by a 20-11 margin. Nyanchwa picked up from where they had left in the first quarter by recording a 15-14 lead in the third quarter. But, Ambira had other plans as they picked 19 points against Nyanchwa’s 14 in the fourth quarter to walk away with the bragging rights.
In the day’s other basketball boys’ matches show stoppers, hosts Agoro Sare (last year’s finalists) were on fire humbling Nyamira’s Nyambaria 90-22 before seeing off Maranda 72-42.
In the girls’ category, holders Barchando collected maximum points recording back to back wins against newbies Tuk Jowi and regulars Asumbi.
Other title holders who recorded impressive wins in their opening clashes were: Kanyawanga boys (Hand ball), Sega (Girls’ Handball), Sinyolo (Girls’ hockey) and Kisumu Day (Boys’ Hockey).
The games enter day two tomorrow; Tuesday 18th March, 2019, with the remaining preliminary matches and knock outs. Finals will be played on Wednesday with winners booking tickets to the National games to be staged in Mombasa county from 6th April, 2019.
COLLATED DAY 1 RESULTS.
HOCKEY
GIRLS
🏑Kisumu Girls 03 vs 01 Kereri
🏑 Nyamira Girls 06 vs 01 St. Lucy’s Raruowa
🏑 Sinyolo 03 vs 00 Amb. Pamela Mboya
🏑 Kisumu Girls 02 vs 01 St. Lucy’s Raruowa
🏑 Nyamira Girls 03 vs 00 Kereri
BOYS
🏑 Maseno 02 vs 00 Kisii
🏑 Pe-Hill 00 vs 01 Homa Bay
🏑 Kisumu Day 01 vs 00 Agoro Sare
🏑 Maseno 00 vs 00 Homa Bay
🏑 Pe- Hill 00 vs 01 Kisii School
BASKETBALL
BOYS
🏀 Ambira Boys 65 vs 59 Nyanchwa
🏀Maseno 68 vs 34 Oriwo
🏀 Maranda 51 vs 38 Kanyawanga
🏀 Nyambaria 22 vs 90 Agoro Sare.
🏀 Ambira 69 vs 38 Oriwo
🏀 Maseno 64 vs 38 Nyanchwa
🏀 Maranda 42 vs 72 Agoro Sare
🏀 Nyambaria 28 vs 47 Kanyawanga
GIRLS
🏀 Ng’iya 41 vs 39 Itierio
🏀 Koru 12 vs 31 Ototo
🏀 Barchando 45 vs 30 Tuk Jowi
🏀 Sironga 20 vs 29 Asumbi
🏀 Ng’iya vs Ototo
🏀 Koru 19 vs 29 Itierio
🏀 Barchando 28 vs 10 Asumbi
🏀 Sironga 07 vs 16 Tuk Jowi
HANDBALL
BOYS
🤾♂ Kanyawanga 38 vs 14 Riomego SDA
🤾♂ Tabaka 26 vs 27 Agoro Sare
🤾♂ Lwanda Magwar 32 vs 25 Thurgem
🤾♂ Barding 26 vs 28 Mbita
🤾♂ Kanyawanga vs Agoro Sare
🤾♂ Tabaka 29 vs 19 Riomego SDA
🤾♂ Lwanda Magwar 12 vs 32 Mbita
🤾♂ Barding 40 vs 26 Thurgem
GIRLS
🤾♂ Sega 33 vs 15 Masosa
🤾♂ Kegati 13 vs 24 Miranga
🤾♂ Rachar 21 vs 17 Ratta
🤾♂ Sagegi 10 vs 32 Msare
🤾♂ Sega 29 vs 19 Miranga
🤾 Kegati 15 vs 19 Masosa
🤾♂ Rachar 10 vs 33 Msare
🤾♂ Sagegi 14 vs 20 Ratta
RUGBY 15’s
Morning fixtures
🏈 St. Mary’s Yala 17 vs 00 St. Joseph Rapogi
🏈 Cardinal Otunga 08 vs 12 Oriwo Boys
🏈 Ambira 51 vs 00 Nyansiongo
🏈 Maseno 07 vs 00 Homa Bay High
🏈 St. Mary’s Yala 10 vs 00 Oriwo
🏈 Cardinal Otunga 17 vs 00 St. Joseph Rapogi
🏈 Ambira 08 vs 03 Homa Bay High.
🏈 Maseno 64 vs 00 Nyansiongo Boys
🏉RUGBY 7’s🏉
🏉 Nyabondo 34 vs 05 Rapogi
🏉 Chianda 36 vs 00 Taranganya
🏉 Agoro Sare 39 vs 00 Nyagokiani
🏉 Kisii School 00 vs 24 Maseno
🏉 Nduru 38 vs 00 Rapogi
🏉 Gesure 07 vs 00 Taranganya
🏉 Mbita 29 vs 05 Nyagokiani
🏉 Sawagongo 07 vs 14 Maseno
🏉 Nyabondo 10 vs 19 Nduru
🏉 Chianda 28 vs 12 Gesure.
🏉 Agoro Sare 22 vs 00 Mbita
🏉 Kisii School 10 vs 07 Sawagongo.
The Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association, KSSSA, has released the pooling for the 2019 term one national games. National Term one games will be held at Shimo La Tewa and Shanzu TTC, in Mombasa County of the Coast Region between 5th and 14th April, 2019. A total of about 1,912 participants will be competing in Basketball, Hockey, Rugby 15’s, Rugby 7’s, Swimming, Handball, Cross Country and Athletics.
According to the Calendar released by the Ministry of Education, Term two Games (Featuring: Netball, Football U16 & U19, Volleyball and Racquet games) will be held at the lake side city of Kisumu (Nyanza Region) between 26th July to 4th August, 2019.
KSSSA NATIONAL TERM ONE POOLING- 2019
RUGBY 15’s
The host region, Coast, will be presenting two teams since North Eastern Region does not present a team in Rugby.
POOL A
Coast Region Team 1
Central
Nyanza
Nairobi
POOL B
Coast Region Team 2
Western
Eastern
Rift Valley
HAND BALL- GIRLS
POOL A
Nyanza
North Eastern
Central
Rift Valley
POOL B
Coast
Nairobi
Western
Eastern
HANDBALL- BOYS
POOL A
Nairobi
Rift Valley
Coast
Central
POOL B
Eastern
Nyanza
Western
North Eastern
HOCKEY- GIRLS
The host region, Coast, will still present two teams in both hockey boys and girls as North Eastern does not present hockey teams.
POOL A
Coast 1
Eastern
Nyanza
Rift Valley
POOL B
Coast 2
Western
Central
Nairobi
HOCKEY- BOYS
POOL A
Coast 1
Nyanza
Western
Nairobi
POOL B
Coast 2
Eastern
Rift Valley
Central
BASKETBALL- GIRLS
POOL A
Rift Valley
Western
North Eastern
Nyanza
POOL B
Eastern
Nairobi
Coast
Central
BASKETBALL- BOYS
POOL A
Central
Coast
North Eastern
Rift Valley
POOL B
Nairobi
Nyanza
Eastern
Western
Teams that won the 2018, National term one games will have to work through the qualification stages at lower levels if they have intentions of defending their national titles. This is due to the fact that KSSSA rules do not give tickets to defending champions to grace the national games directly. Last year’s games were staged at Kangaru school, Embu county- Eastern Region.
KSSSA 2018 TERM ONE NATIONAL GAMES- FINAL RANKINGS
