USSSA Ball Games II 2024: Namagabi, Kawempe, Kibuli Perfectly Start as Busiika Muslim Slips on Opener
By: kayiirajackson@gmail.com
The 2024 Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association ball games II kicked off today, Wednesday at Teso College Aloet in Soroti District.
Six disciplines are underway in the championship that will run until 17th July 2024.
In Netball discipline that delayed to throw off due to slim protest from mostly the Netball coaches who were against the scrap off of the round of 32. It had 40 games played on day one.
Kayunga District representatives, Namagabi Secondary School came from two goals down to beat Busiika Muslim 26-21 in epic encounter honored in the evening.
Busiika Muslim took the control of the game in the first stanza and they were two goals above at the break but Lulenzi’s girls lifted their game up and capitalized on the errors made by Busiika midfield to grab the lead and finally enjoy to victory of the first day.
The Kampala region finalists, Kibuli SS also had a good start when they comfortably beat their neighbors, Kakungulu Memorial, 26-11 before Kawempe Muslim edge Kasawo SS with a difference of two goals, the other an epic game ended 24-22.
The defending champions, St Mary’s Boarding Secondary School Kitende thumped Light College Katikamu 40-09 as Buddo whitewash Ngora High School 53-03.
The action will resume tomorrow, Thursday and on the same date in the afternoon will be the official opening day of the games and Sports Minister, Hon. Peter Ogwang is expected to be the Guest of Honor.
The others games that we played on day one are; basketball 3*3, Volleyball and Handball.
Day One Full Results [Netball]
Y. Y Okot 09-37 Gombe SS
Dynamic SS 23-12 Masindi Army
Greenlight Islamic 38-13 Iganga SS
MerryHill 22-03 Kapchorwa
Broadway High School 23-16 Amity SS
Kibuli SS 26-11 Kakungulu Memorial SS
Kihanga 25-10 St Mary’s Rushoroza
Jinja SS 16-27 Madina Islamic
Buddo SS 53-03 Ngora High School
Bishop Comboni 06-20 Rubhongi Army
Archbishop Flynn 10-37 Shammah High School
Ahmadiyyah Muslim 33-10 Rock High School
St Mary’s Kitende 40-09 Light College Katikamu
Kabatsi H/S 19-25 Kaddugala SS
Masindi SS 43-08 Lira Town College
Kasawo SS 22-24 Kawempe Muslim
St John’s Kauga 19-22 St Josephine Bakhita
Lugazi Homeland 27-20 Mawogola High School
Hamdan Girls 17-21 Mvara SS
BS. Kimanya 15-15 Fort portal
Dara Christian High School 04-26 Great Aubrey Memorial
Kawanda SS 47-04 Mbarara Army SS
Nkoma SS 18-15 St James Kyotera
Busiika Muslim 21-26 Namagabi SS
Arua Public 30-13 Amazing Grace
Busia SS 24-08 Akalo SS
Bwikya Muslim 32-11 St Lawrence Idudi
Baptist High School 50-06 Soroti SS
Hamdan Islamic 19-18 Kajjansi Comprehensive
Ngando SS 61-05 Amus College
Bwera SS 25-15 St Mangadeline
Nankabirwa Memorial 33-13 Iganga Town View
Bukedea Comprehensive 12-17 Merry Land
St Jorome 17-16 Boston High School
St Mathias Kalemba 39-13 Luzira SS
Trinity Catholic 24-13 Sacred Heart Gulu
St Francis Busunju 32-01 Moroto
St Noa Girls 35-12 High Standard Kateera
Nile Citizen 38-12 Kibubura Girls
Matete Comprehensive 23-22 Victoria College School.