Maryhill, St Augustine win maiden USSSA Ankole zone titles

The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Associations (USSSA) Ankole zone Ball games II climaxed on Sunday at the hosting Katatumba Academy grounds in Mbarara City as the four-day completion that started Thursday recorded a pair of surprise winners.

Ishaka Victory won the U16 boys football title

Among the surprises was Maryhill High School which reached the finals for the first time and won the netball title after beating fellow debutantes Boni Consilii Vocational Girls School 32-26.

St. Augustine celebrate with the volleyball trophy

The netball title had for years been won by Sentah College, with Welden School and Aisha Girls also having won it once, but the trio have done away with the sport and did not take part in this year’s edition.

Boni Consilii won the U16 titles

It was yet another surprise package in St Augustine Minor Seminary from Ntungamo, an O’level institution that beat fancied and former FEASSSA representatives Buremba SS 3-1 to lift the boys’ volleyball title on their very first time of participation, with attacker Kennedy Opio winning the MVP accolade.

Maryhill receive the netball trophy

The girls’ volleyball accolade went to St Elizabeth, the 2019 USSSA ball games II bronze winners in the championship held in Lira, and this was their second time in raw, winning the zonal trophy.

St. Elizabeth won the girls' volleyball trophy

Ntare School and Maryhill won the boys’ and girls’ handball titles following a 23-16 and 10-6 win over Mbarara High and Bweranyangi Girls respectively.

Ishaka Vocational SS will join the rest of the representatives of the zone at the national USSSA championships slated for Lira between 13-20 as Ankole U16 champions, following a 2-1 win over Unique SS in the boys final, while Boni Consilii that came top in the girls' round-robin format, will also be joined by Kibingo Girls for the games in Lira.

Maryhill receive the handball trophy

According to the USSSA slots allocation, Ankole will be represented by 8 volleyball teams, 4 netball, and 8 handball teams.

USSSA Ankole zone Ball games II results

Football boys

Ishaka Vocational 2 Unique 1

Girls

Boni Consilii (wins round robin)

Netball finals

Mary Hill Hs 32 Boni Consiliii 26

Volleyball girls final

St Elizabeth 3 Maryhill 0

Boys

St Augustine 3 Buremba 1

Handball Boys

Ntare School 23 Mbarara High 16

Girls

Maryhill 10 Bweranyangi 6