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Handball action during the ongoing Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) ball games II
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The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) ball games II action continues today with full board action in netball, volleyball, handball, basketball 3x3, rugby 7s and athletics.
The games that started on Wednesady at the hosting Teso College Aloet in Soroti City, got to an official opening yesterday with the official opening ceremony at Soroti municipal grounds in a colourful function presided over by PES commissioner Rev Can Duncans Mugumya.
Before the event, the 6,500 athletes that turned up for the games, first moved in a procession in their school buses through the Soroti City with a brass band leading.
They entered the city grounds where anthems were played before the speeches and while speaking to the athletes, USSSA president Justus Mugisha assured them of continued participation at the international schools level.
In presence were Soroti City leadership led by RCC Peter Pex Paak, Patrick Isiagi the MP Kacumbala county and proprietor of Amus College and other school head teachers around Soroti City.
Before the function, there were morning games in handball where Kyeizooba girls beat Light SS 10-6, Kakungulu Memorial playing in their fist girls competition, beat Bombo Army 18-9 and Wanyange Girls lost St Mary’s Lugazi 9-8 and in the boys, Mbarara High drew 16-16 with Kiira College Butiki and St John’s beat St Geralds 14-8.
The week long competition that will end on Wednesday next week, will see the best teams qualify to represent Uganda at this year’s edition of the FEASSA games due next month at Bukedea Comprehensive School and Amus College.
