The qualifiers for the 2023 USSSA Ball Games II are now going on through out the whole country.
Wakiso District started it’s qualifiers on Wednesday and will climax on Friday 23rd at Mouth Olive in Kakiri, Wakiso District.
In the netball discipline, the Wakiso giants Buddo SS and St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School Kitende along with Kawanda SS and Madinah SS have perfectly started and each showed supremacy in their respective groups.
With the group stage games played today at Mount Olive, Kawanda SS still topping group (A) and they are still unbeaten as it is for St Mary’s Kitende, Buddo SS and Madinah Islamic SS Nsangi.
In their opening fixtures, Kawanda SS first humbled Bweyogerere SS 40-2 goals, St Mary’s Kitende never allowed to concede any goal in their opening fixture against Emirates College as they won the game 29-00. Buddo SS beat Canaan 18-11 in their opening game.
Meanwhile, in the afternoon, the tournament was officially opened by the chief guest, Mr. Ssenyonga Brian Charles, the Wakiso District Sports Officer who also doubles as Vice President Technical of All Sports Officers in Uganda. He was impressed with the turn up for this edition especially in Netball and the smartness they have exhibited.
“I am impressed with the turn up, all the teams we have invited showed up, I am also happy that the teams do look smart, you know, Wakiso is a model district in schools Sports, so I am happy that they didn’t let me down.” Says Mr. Ssenyonga Brian Charles.
The Wakisssa sports committee chairperson, Mr. Katamba Gerald also stamped in with the turn up of the teams, revealed that this year’s turnup was better than that of last year in all the games; Netball, football U14 and U16, Woodball, Basketball 3*3, Volleyball and Dance sport. He asserted that 1401 students are taking part in this year’s edition.
According to chairperson, Netball alone has attracted 32 schools compared to the 24 they had last year, at least 50 schools from Wakiso have taken part in qualifiers.
The best teams will represent Wakiso in the Ball games II finals that will to be held at St Mary’s College Rushorooza next month.
Five different venues have hosted the qualifiers with Mount Olive the main hosting school. The other venues are; Emirates College Nkoowe, WAKISHA resource Centre, Wakiso Muslim SS and St Charles Lwanga International School.
[Ball Games II Wakiso District Qualifiers [Mount Olive Kakiri]
Results Day One:
- Buddo SS 18-11 Canan
- St Noa Girls 32- 05 St Charles Lwanga
- Kawanda SS 40-02 Bweyogerere SS
- St Mary’s Kitende 29-00 Emirates College
- Green Light Islamic 25-06 Mandela SS
- Madina Islamic 10-06 Fairway
- Rines SS 17-08 Comune
- God Cares 24-06 Zana Christians
- Nalya SS 05-18 Aiden College
- St Matia 13-06 Bweyogerere High
- Mehan 10-12 Kajjansi Progressive
- St Peters Nalya 10-18 Boston High
- Amity SS Nansana 09-42 St Mary’s Kitende
- Entebbe Girls 15-35 St Noa Girls
- Nalya SS 05-18 Aiden College
- Sacred Heart High School 09-31 Madina Islamic
- Cityland Matugga 12-41 Green Light Islamic
- Namugongo Voc 02-48 Kawanda SS
- Canaan 18-22 God Cares
- Mandela College 26-19 St Matia
- Divine College 22-23 St Peters Nalya
- Gayaza Cambridge 13-10 Mt Olive
- St Charles Lwanga 03-19 Rines SS
- Bweyogerere SS 11-45 Mehan
- Commune 10-18 Entebbe Girls
- Sacred Heart High School 15-09 Divine College
- Zana Christians 18-05 Nalya SS
- Emirates College 11-03 Gayaza Cambridge
- Kajjansi Progressive 16-02 Namugongo Voc
- Bweyogerere High 10-19 City Land Matugga
- St Noa 25-14 Rines SS
- Fairway 18-08 St Peters Nalya
- Mt. Olive 07-23 Amity SS Nansana
- Aiden College 03-33 Buddo SS
- Kawanda SS 14-10 Mehan
- Green Light 26-06 St Matia
- Boston High 22-04 Sacred Heart High School Wamirongo
- Mandela College 27-04 Bweyogerere High
- Canan 30-06 Zana Christians
- Bweyogerere SS 07-10 Kajjansi Progressive
- Aiden College 05-22 God Cares
- Naalya SS 00-52 Buddo SS
- Divine College 06-28 Madina Islamic
- St Mary’s Kitende 40-03 Gayaza Cambridge
- Emirates College 15-05 Mt. Olive
- St Charles Lwanga 04-13 Commune
- Rines SS 14-12 Entebbe Girls
- Mehan 29-00 Namugongo Voc
- St Matia 10-14 City Land Matugga
- Commune 08-21 St Noa
- St Peters Naalya 14-07 Sacred Heart Wakiso
- God Cares 25-02 Naalya SS
- Buddo SS 40-03 Zana Christians
- Bweyogerere High 02-39 Green Light Islamic
- Entebbe Girls 29-00 St Charles Lwanga
- Mt. Olive 03-44 St Mary’s Kitende
- Kajjansi Progressive 08-22 Kawanda SS
