This archive report was first published on 10 October 2019.
On Thursday, Rising Starlets dominated National Youth Service (NYS) 38-19 in their Kenya Handball Federation women's league match at the Kaloleni handball courts in Nairobi.
Starlets' Winfred Kimanga led the scoring with 13 goals, while Annastacia Nzembi secured seven goals and Naomi Melody chipped in with six goals.
Rising Starlets coach John Atambwa attributed their win to NYS' dependence on their best player, which opened up scoring opportunities for Starlets.
"This was an easy win for us, although we were a bit worried about our ball handling since the ball was wet from the rainy morning, but I'm glad the girls easily adjusted and played to win," said Atambwa.
Meanwhile, Nairobi Queens outclassed MKU Thika 44-15 in their women's match, with Brenda Arivisa leading the pack with 10 goals.
Queens' coach Jack Herbert attributed their win to the team's keen following of their game plan and lack of injuries.
"The girls keenly followed our game plan and we luckily didn't have any injuries and they had an easy game since MKU is not a strong team," said Herbert.
On the men's side, Technical University of Kenya (TUK) beat Nanyuki 26-19, with Michael Nguye leading the team with six goals.
TUK's coach Chris Ojwang attributed their win to the team's determination to move up the standings.
"Our goal was to move up the standings and that's what drove us to play better than our previous match and I'm happy the boys delivered," said Ojwang.
