Kakamega High eye national, regional rugby titles

Rugby powerhouse  Kakamega High School have sounded a strong  warning  to rivals  as  they  aim to  go  all the  way  and  win  both  the national and regional Term One ball games titles.

Team  coach  Edward Butala  Wambi  praised  his  boys  for  emerging  the Nzoia  Region   winners during the weekend Kenya Schools Sports Association Games after beating fierce competitors Bungoma High 12-6 in a charged final.

“We  are not  only  looking  forward  to  winning  the  nationals but  as  well  as  progressing  to  this  year’s   East  and  Central  Africa  Championships  and  being  crowned  champions.

“Our  bitter  rivals   Laiser  Hill  and  St  Peter’s  Mumias  boys  are  not  in this  year’s   nationals   hence  we  shall  be  facing  sides  like  Maseno High, Kisumu, Mang’u  High, Aberdares and Metropolitan champions  Upper Hill Secondary,” the coach noted.

“We are  also  playing   friendly  matches  with  various  clubs  and  beating  them  as well   as  attending  many tournaments something  that  has  helped  us attain  results,” Wambi asserted.

Kakamega prevailed in a tense final that ended 3-3 in regulation and the opponents could not be separated in extra time.

The regional rugby giants were forced into sudden death conversions that could still not decide a winner and a sudden death penalty shootout was called in.

Kakamega converted thrice to earn nine points to Bungoma’s one for the final score and will join the winners in the nationals as runners-up.

Nzoia Region games’ hosts Friends School Kamusinga who will stage the nationals will also be in action after carrying the football title in a 1-0 victory over Kolanya.

In boys’ basketball, Kapenguria Boys swatted Sigalame High 74-42 to clinch the honours.

Tigoi Girls underlined their supremacy by scooping the girls’ hockey title in a keenly contested 2-1 victory over St. Cecilia Misihku Girls.

St. Brigit’s will be sole Nzoia Regional representatives in girls’ basketball after edging Tigoi 52-45 in the final since the Northern Region will field a team in the nationals.

“My girls are going for the title and nothing else. They have experience having won the East Africa title before and that will empower us at the nationals,” Newtrick Kituyi, the St. Brigit’s Game Master, told Mulembe FM Sport on phone.

The girls’ netball title went to St. Cecilia Misikhu after giving their opponents Sirembe Girls a 48-12 beating in the final played at Sipala Secondary School in Bungoma County.

Report by Godfrey Ashiali