•Coach Sitati said she expects an improved performance after the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) Championships held early this year in Eldoret.
•Apart from the rugby 7s that flew the country's flag high in Tobago, the school also produced five girls to represent the country at the Youth Africa Games held in Tunisia.
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St. Joseph’s Kitale girls’ handball and hockey coaches have vowed to dominate the second edition of St Joseph’s Open tournament set for tomorrow at their backyard in Kitale.
Handball coach Maurine Sitati and hockey coach John Lusaka are confident they will dominate the girls’ only tournament.
The event will feature six disciplines, namely hockey, handball, basketball, rugby 7s, netball, and racquet games.
Coach Sitati said she expects an improved performance after the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) Championships held early this year in Eldoret.
“The girls are ready for the title campaign. We have a good reputation on and off the court. We want to use this experience to dominate against our opponents,” said Sitati.
After finishing third in girls' hockey girls at the national level, the Lusaka-coached side went ahead to finish sixth at the East Africa secondary school games.
Lusaka said they will be using the experience gained both at the national and regional secondary school platforms to shine ahead of 2024.
“We have four girls who are very experienced having represented the country at the Youth Commonwealth Games in rugby 7s in Trinidad and Tobago. We expect them to unleash their full potential during the tournament. As the hosts, we are confident we can dominate in all the six disciplines,” said Lusaka.
Apart from the rugby 7s that flew the country's flag high in Tobago, the school also produced five girls to represent the country at the Youth Africa Games held in Tunisia.
They are Zipporah Amayi Inyama, Esther Nangami, Lydia Juma, Caroline Akinyi, and Mercylyn Nasimiyu.
Lusaka said that the school will be competing in all six disciplines with hopes of winning them.
“We had a successful year in school games. Having dominated the first edition, we look forward to a less problematic second edition because I believe we have what it takes to deliver a quality tournament,” said Lusaka.
He said they will use the event to gauge themselves ahead of school games next year.
“These are young talents that we need to nurture and we need to keep all the medals,” he said.
He added that the school has been performing well in all events due to the support it receives from the chief principal Rosebella Orwaru.
The tournament kicks off tomorrow with the preliminary rounds and concludes on Friday.
“Since the teams are many, we have requested our neighbouring schools to offer us fields to help run the fixtures fast,” he concluded.