ACS rules

ACS rules

THEY came, they saw and they conquered. Athletics queens Adi Cakobau School created history at the Vodafone Arena yesterday after being crowned the Fiji Secondary Schools Basketball Under-19 championship title. It was a Cinderella story for the girls from Waimanu because this was the first time they participated in the competition and they took home the title, adding to their secondary schools athletics wins. The side defeated defending champions Later Day Saints 36-26 in the semi-finals before going on to beat Western giants Natabua 33-27, ACS coach Komera Tuicakau said she was proud of her girls for sticking to their guns and winning the title for the first time. She attributed their success to the hard work of their captain and national U20 rep Milika Koyamainavure. "The girls played well and I'm really proud of them because this is the first time for them to play basketball," Tuicakau said. "Most of the work was done by Milika because she taught the girls the basics of the game from passing to dribbling and also defensive work. "I have telling the girls to do their best and that is what we did today." Captain Milika Koyamainavure was lost for words after her side won the final. "I'm very happy and I can't explain how I feel," she said. "The game was very tough especially in the semi-final against LDS and we tried our best to defend." "Coming into the final, the plan for us was to run the Lautoka gang because we know that we are fitter than them," she said. The Form Six student plans to continue training with the side and if she leaves school, she hopes to return and develop the sport further.

Eudopia triumphs

EUDOPIA School was crowned the new U15 champions last night after defeating Marist Brothers High School in the final of the Secondary Schools Basketball Championship at the Vodafone Arena. The Nadi-based school overcame LDS in the semi-final 31-10 before seeing off Marist 21-7. Coach Simione Cagilaba said he was happy for his side. "This year we had two teams, the U15 and U17 but one thing I admire about this team is its dedication to training," Cagilaba said. "The aim was to win and they achieved that. It was hard at first, teaching them because this is a private school and it is mainly dominated by Koreans. "At first, the local boys weren't interested but when they saw that we were doing well in the Lautoka League they slowly came in and we started working with them. "The language barrier was one of the main reasons but the team played a huge part as their translator told them what to do and the Fijian boys also translated to them in Fijian." In the U15 girls final, Natabua defeated Yat Sen 29-10 and in the U17 girls final Natabua defeated LDS in a close encounter 23-22 and in the U17 boys division LDS defeated Marist 31-24. In the boys U19 final, a new winner was crowned as Marist defeated Natabua 47-26. In the semi-final, Marist beat Gospel 49-38 while Natabua defeated defending champions Yat Sen 40-37 to reach the final.

Article from the Fiji Times Newspaper

Thursday 2nd September 2010




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