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Friday, June 14th 2019 at 00:00 GMT +3 |
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As teams get ready for national primary school games, Nakuru defeated Narok 28-2 to sail through to girls' handball semifinals as Rift Valley Term Two games entered the penultimate stage at Makutano Primary School, in Kapenguria yesterday.

In other quarterfinals, Uasin Gishu registered a 14-12 win over Elgeyo Marakwet, Trans Nzoia slammed Kericho 15-4 and West Pokot defeated Baringo 10-7.

Nakuru will today face Trans Nzoia in the first semifinal, while Uasin Gishu take on West Pokot in the second encounter.

In girls’ football, Nandi defeated Baringo 3-2 to reach the last four.

Meanwhile, Nandi will today tackle Trans Nzoia in the first semifinal after they registered a slim 1-0 victory over Kajiado.

Bomet was set to tackle Kericho in the third quarterfinal clash with West Pokot facing Uasin Gishu in another encounter.

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In boys’ football, Uasin Gishu looked set to qualify for the quarterfinals after they secured four points from a 2-1 victory against Bomet and drew 0-0 against Trans Nzoia in Pool A matches.

In Pool B, Kericho and Kajiado settled for a one all draw.

In Pool C, Turkana walloped Baringo 4-1 while in Pool D, West Pokot overcame Nakuru 3-2.

Earlier, three teams made it to the quarterfinals after they registered their second successive victories in boys’ handball preliminary matches in their respective pools.

In Pool A, Nakuru whipped Uasin Gishu 9-3, Trans Nzoia registered a slim 11-7 win over Bomet in Pool B, while Elgeyo Marakwet bagged another slim 10-9 win over Nandi.