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Secondary school teams in the Ankole zone will know their opponents in this year's edition of the USSSA Ankole Zone Ball Games II when the draws are conducted this evening.
According to the zonal chairman, Egidio Mucunguzi, the draws will take place this evening at the host school, Rubaare SS, in Ntungamo District.
Teams will be drawn into various competitive disciplines including Football U16, Football U15, Volleyball, Netball, and Handball. Other disciplines—Rugby 7s, Basketball U16, and Basketball 3x3—will follow a different arrangement.
Additional disciplines to be contested in Ntungamo include Woodball, Lacrosse, Dance Sport, Beach Soccer, Beach Volleyball, and Mind Games (Scrabble, Chess, and Ludo).
Mbarara High fires past Ntare school (blue)
The games, which attract top school teams from 13 local governments—Rubirizi, Mitooma, Bushenyi, Buhweju, Sheema, Ibanda, Kazo, Kiruhura, Isingiro, Rwampara, Mbarara, Mbarara City, and the host district Ntungamo—will officially kick off tomorrow, Thursday, and will climax on Sunday.
Rubaare SS was selected as host after beating several other bidders, marking the first time in many years that a school in Ntungamo is hosting these games since Kyamate SS.
Mbarara High cerebrates the volleyball title
The school has been preparing extensively, including refurbishing dormitories and classrooms for athlete accommodation, upgrading playing fields, and coordinating security measures with Ntungamo District authorities.
Last year's edition was hosted at St. George's PTC in Ibanda, where St. Augustine and St. Elizabeth (Volleyball - boys and girls), Ntare School and Kyeizooba Girls (Handball - boys and girls), Kibatsi SS (Netball), Kitagata SS (Boys' Woodball), and Mbarara High and Sheema Girls (Dance Sport - boys and girls), among others, emerged as champions.
St Elizabeth cerebrate with the girls volleyball title
The event will see the top-performing schools in each discipline qualify to represent the Ankole zone at the national Ball Games II, scheduled to take place in Tororo from July 12 to 23.
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