This archive report was first published on 2 August 2019.
On Thursday, the curtain fell on the 37th edition of the Kenya Primary Schools Sports Association ball games at Meru Teachers Training College, with Rift Valley region emerging as the overall champions.
The region's dominance was evident in the boys' and girls' volleyball, boys' handball, and girls' football categories, where they secured top honors.
Declan Lekishan from Rift Valley was voted the boys' best player, while Mercy Cheptoo from the same region won the golden boot in girls' football.
Other individual titles went to Pamella Awuor, who was ranked the best goalkeeper in the girls' tournament, and Woche Dula of Nairobi, who won the boys' title.
Velma Awuor, a member of the Nyanza football team, was the tournament's best player in the girls' category.
The second and third positions remained unchanged, with Western and Nyanza occupying the slots with 44 and 41 points, respectively.
Coast region, who won the boys' football title, secured fourth place with 36 points, while hosts Eastern and Nairobi trailed behind with 33 and 21 points, respectively.
Eastern region, however, impressed officials with good sportsmanship and were crowned the most disciplined team, despite securing only 10 points.
Meanwhile, Nyanza retained the netball title for the third time in a row after Western abandoned the final match in the third quarter, citing the beating as too much to take.
Kenya will send only football, volleyball, and handball teams to the inaugural East Africa games in Arusha, leaving the netball team disappointed.
