Basketball Kaya Tiwi inch closer to title

Lilian Atieno (left) of Kaya Tiwi Secondary School dribbles the ball past Nancy Opiyo of Bar Chando High School during their East Afrca Secondary School Games basketball match at Moi Girls High School, Uasin Gishu County on August 27, 2016.[PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]

National and East Africa secondary schools girls’ basketball champions Kaya Tiwi inched closer to retaining their title after securing a place in Friday’s semi-finals. The Coast Region girls were unrivalled as they won their Group B matches against Western’s Tigoi Girls and Loreto Limuru of Central. Tiwi beat former national and East Africa holders Tigoi 69-45 in their opening match before thrashing Loreto 51-19. In their clash against Loreto, Winnie Akinyi top scored for Tiwi with 19 points while Bellin Khavere had 10.