{"id":25298,"date":"2024-11-30T23:10:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/?p=25298"},"modified":"2024-12-02T15:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T12:18:41","slug":"scrabble-siaya-bags-gold-at-the-kicosca-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/scrabble-siaya-bags-gold-at-the-kicosca-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrabble: Siaya Bags Gold at the KICOSCA Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Siaya scrabble team won the 11th edition of KICOSCA competition that attracted 47 men and 30 women. The three-day championship commenced on Tuesday and culminated on Wednesday, during which the Siaya team, comprising both men and women, emerged victorious and claimed the golden title.<\/p>\n

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Team Siaya was in excellent form to take home the glittering trophy. Willis Ang'awa<\/strong>, the most outstanding player in the men's category, spurred the triumphant side, winning with 11 points and losing 4 games.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis was the toughest tournament I have ever played. In the previous Meru competition, we were declared second best but this year we have been beaten by a colleague from Busia (runners up) and the overall winner was the defending champion, Patrick Miriti<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Scrabble Men Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Willis Ang'awa
\nGeorge Okello
\nBonface Oginga
\nJulius Melchi Odhiambo
\nJacob Ooro<\/p>\n

Scrabble Ladies Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Merceline Amuga
\nEsther Amollo
\nRowena Ndenda
\nCaroline Omondi
\nJackline Otuche<\/p>\n

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Mr. Ang\u2019awa thanked everyone\u2014team members, the leaders, and the government as a whole\u2014for making it possible. He reiterated that more is yet to come!<\/p>\n

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\u201cI thank team Siaya for the collective effort and we ought to work harder for the subsequent tournaments,\u201d said Angawa, adding that George Okello<\/strong> was the fourth-best player with a 10 and a half win. He lost 10 and a half while Julius Odhiambo<\/strong> was ranked 7th, though third best from Siaya. He won 10 games and lost 5 games.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe attribute the victory to Julius Odhiambo, who was the most improved player. He was among the top ten.<\/p>\n

Previous year, Busia was a threat to Siaya, but this time round, we have surpassed them and in the future will have the Senior Angawa (John Angawa) and Bob Awino joining the team.<\/p>\n

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Nairobi players ranked 1 and 2 in the women's category, while Siaya's Merceline Amuga placed third<\/strong> after winning 8 and a half games and losing 3 and a half. Caroline Omondi<\/strong> came in fourth best after playing 8 and a half and losing 3.5 games. Caroline had a spread of +428 while Amuga\u2019s was +885. Esther Amolo<\/strong> came in 5th best after winning 8 games and losing, while Rowena Ndeda<\/strong> came in 10th with 7 wins and 5 losses.<\/p>\n

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