17 March 2009
KENYA : New champs Chavakali clinch basketball title
By Peter Atsiaya and Joseph Ngure
Chavakali beat archrivals Vihiga High 85-45 to lift the Vihiga district schools basketball title at Eregi Teachers College at the weekend.
At the same time, schools from Nyanza province have converged at Maseno School for the secondary schools first term ‘A’ ballgames. Chavakali were too good for Vihiga, with Teddy Kakai, Lindi Lwane and Kevin Otako doing the damage.
Celestine Ogoma of Kisumu Girls is stopped by Joyce Akelo of St Teresas during the Kisumu West district schools basketball competetion at Kisumu Girls at the weekend. Photo: Titus Munala
Kakai scored 25 points for the winners while Jacob Limo and Robert Odhiambo netted 16 and 14 points for Vihiga. In the semi-finals, Chavakali beat Busali Union 85-11 while Vihiga edged out Mbale 81-40.
In the girls’ category, Moi Girls Vokoli beat hard-fighting Mudavadi, Madzuu 16-14 in a see-saw final match to win the title. In other matches, Vokoli beat Kegoye 38-13 while Madzuu beat Kegoye 41-10.
Chavakali beat archrivals Vihiga High 85-45 to lift the Vihiga district schools basketball title at Eregi Teachers College at the weekend.
At the same time, schools from Nyanza province have converged at Maseno School for the secondary schools first term ‘A’ ballgames. Chavakali were too good for Vihiga, with Teddy Kakai, Lindi Lwane and Kevin Otako doing the damage.
Celestine Ogoma of Kisumu Girls is stopped by Joyce Akelo of St Teresas during the Kisumu West district schools basketball competetion at Kisumu Girls at the weekend. Photo: Titus Munala
Kakai scored 25 points for the winners while Jacob Limo and Robert Odhiambo netted 16 and 14 points for Vihiga. In the semi-finals, Chavakali beat Busali Union 85-11 while Vihiga edged out Mbale 81-40.
In the girls’ category, Moi Girls Vokoli beat hard-fighting Mudavadi, Madzuu 16-14 in a see-saw final match to win the title. In other matches, Vokoli beat Kegoye 38-13 while Madzuu beat Kegoye 41-10.
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