Menengai win girls’ basketball diadem

By Ben Ahenda

Menengai High School are the Nakuru District secondary schools girls’ basketball champions.

They were crowned after defeating Nakuru Girls 24-23 in a tough match at Nakuru High School at the weekend.

The victory has given them a ticket to the three-day Rift Valley provincial games starting tomorrow.

In the semi-finals, Menengai dismissed Shiners Girls 49-10 while the losing finalists hit Mustard Seed 52-14.

In the play-offs, Shiners defeated Mustard Seed 17-16.

In Pool A matches, Menengai thrashed Christ the King Academy 46-6, hit Mustards Seed 32-14 and hammered Mama Ngina 53-4 to emerge tops.

In other matches, Mustard hit Mama Ngina 22-6, Christ The King Academy beat Mama Ngina 15-10, but went on to lose 14-4 to Mustard Seed.

Pool B results: Nakuru Girls 55 Afraha 15, Kirobon 15 Shiners Girls 29, AFraha 15 Shiners 36, Nakuru Girls 58 Kirobon 18, Afraha 7 Kirobon 32 and Nakuru Girls 51 Shiners 13.

In the boys’ basketball, Menengai won the trophy after hitting Nakuru Boys 37-33 in the final.

On their way up, Menengai dismantled Afraha High 36-23 while Nakuru Boys defeated Victonel Academy 49-36.

Afraha were third after they beat Victonel Academy 32-28 in the play-off.

In Pool A matches, Menengai hit Nakuru Boys 49-23, dismissed Kirobon 58-34, but lost to Victonel 29-32.

Nakuru Day lost 28-42 to Victonel and 36-46 to Kirobon while Kirobon hammered Victonel 40-38.

In Pool B, Nakuru Boys hit St Francis 57-10, Afraha beat Sacred Heart 25-13, Nakuru Boys defeated Sacred Heart 56-21, St Francis lost 11-42 to Afraha and Nakuru Boys won 33-31 against Afraha.

In the girls’ hockey, Greensteds emerged the champions after they hammered Nakuru Girls 5-0 in the final.

Greensteds dismissed Afraha High 5-0 in the semis while Nakuru Girls disciplined Menengai 4-3. In the play-offs, Menengai dismissed Afraha 2-0.

Greensteds also scooped the boys’ hockey title after hitting Nakuru Boys 2-1. Greensteds, who had a good day, trounced Nakuru Day 9-0 in the semis to reach the final, while Nakuru Boys walloped Afraha 2-1.

Rugby sevens

Afraha were third after pipping Nakuru Day 1-0 in the play-off.

Nakuru Boys scooped the district rugby sevens title and Menengai runners up. Nakuru Day were third while Langa Langa Secondary took the fourth spot.

In the decathlon, five boys qualified for the provincial games.

They are Robert Button of Mogun with 4,190 points, team-mate Victor Koech 4,149, Duncan Ashioya of Kirobon 4,135, team-mate Nicholas Bor 4,103 and Bernard Tanui of Banitta 4,098 points.

In the heptathlon, Sharon Chelagat of St Michael’s was the winner with 3,450 points followed by Gladys Chemutai of Mogun 2,830, Elizabeth Natto of Shiners was third with 2,827 points followed by team-mates Jemimah Katunge 2,793 and Doreen Ambogo 2,624 points.

Rongai Zone won the cross-country title followed by Municipality West, Mbogoini/Solai and Municipality East.