Nairobi Region Secondary Schools Sports
Championships
Hillcrest School was honoured
to represent Nairobi North in
the Nairobi Region Secondary
Schools Sports Championships
that were held at Nairobi
School. These championships
were qualifiers for the 2017
Kenya Secondary Schools Sports
Association Championships to be
held in Nairobi.
Hillcrest were pooled together
with Precious Blood, Kianda
School and Parklands Arya Girls.
Our first match of the day was
a walk over against Precious
Blood giving us 3 easy points
and 5 goals as per the rules.
We then played Kianda School
whom we beat 1-0 and finally
played against Parklands Arya
where we lost 2-0 but after
having put up a brave show. The
2 goals were scored in the dying
minutes of the match when it is
understandable that everyone is
tired and concentration is low.
Against all odds, the team that
was made up majorly of year
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9s did a great job and sailed
through to the semi-finals. The
semi-finals match was played
against Moi Girls School who
had a team made up of senior
students who were well seasoned
in the competitions. Mumbi
Maina was very impressive in
goal saving numerous shots.
One would have been fooled to
think that she was a seasoned
goalkeeper yet that was her
first time behind the line of
fire. Michelle Harderwijk, Sara
Bottura and Chelsea Matu were
indispensable at the centre
field and showed off their skill
and ability in a characteristic
Hillcrest fashion. The defence
was ably manned by Lillian
Sorensen who was the darling
of the crowd with her frequent
saves and clearances from the 23
metre line. Chiara Roux, Anna
Nora and Doris Nsanzimana
joined hands with her as fellow
defensive midfielders where they
did an exemplary job. The attack
was ably led by Joan Njuguna,
Nina Redinger, Nicole Terblans,
Miracle Denga and Safiya
Hannan-Parker, the latter 2 who
worked tirelessly despite having
been up the Aberdares Ranges
just a day earlier.
Well done girls and I look
forward to next year!
By Dorcie Agundah
The Team
Mumbi Maina, Sia Were
Anesu Mlambo, Teigist
Taye, Lillian Sorensen
Chiara Roux, Trishi
Shah, Doris Nsanzimana
Lucrezia Belpietro, Sara
Bottura, Chelsea Matu
Michelle Harderwijk
Nina Redinger,Anna Nora
Joan Njuguna, Tamsyn
Arendse, Nicole Terblans
Miracle Denga, Safiya
Hannan-Parker
2017 | Hillcrest Magazine