The crowning ceremony for the Mind Sports disciplines on the 2026 USSSA Ball Games II was held on Wednesday, fifteenth July in the primary corridor of Sacred Heart Secondary School, Gulu metropolis.
Ludo, Scrabble, Darts and Chess had been the thoughts video games performed by the totally different faculties throughout the championship.
Rev. Canon Duncans Mugumya, the Commissioner on the Ministry of Education and Sports answerable for sports activities graced the awards ceremony additionally attended by the USSSA president Justus Mugisha, Patrick Okanya (president Emeritus), ASSHU General Secretary, Hajji Twahil Kitezaala (chairperson of the native organizing committee) and different officers.
“The addition of Mind Games to the USSSA Ball Games II is a giant milestone to the colleges’ video games” Rev. Mugumya acknowledged.
“Mind Games are related as a result of they present how good one is. In Uganda, they’re the quickest rising class of video games and as USSSA, we’re honoured to have them” Mugisha spoke.
The prime three faculties acquired medals (Gold, Silver and Bronze) with a trophy for the champion.
Each of the Most Valuable Players (MVP) additionally acquired a particular trophy.
Chess:
St Andrew Kaggwa Gombe High gained the gold in girls (chess) with St Henry’s Kitovu taking the male gold.
Wampeewo Ntake and Iganga settled for silver and bronze respectively for the women.
The male silver additionally went to Wampeewo Ntake as Kira College Butiki earned bronze.
St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde chess wizard was the highest Most worthy participant for the boys, as Melvin Nakatudde gained the feminine MVP gong.
Scrabble:
Wampeewo Ntake S.S gained the feminine gold in scrabble as Rev. Isoke High School took the male gold.
Seroma Christian High School earned silver for the women and Mary Hill took bronze.
For the male; Ntare School gained the male scrabble silver while Standard High School clinched bronze.
Tracy Namwanje of Wampeewo Ntake was the feminine MVP as Joshua Lokwe of Rev. Isoke was the male MVP.
Ludo:
Beckham Muyanja and Dayas Arikiriza had been the female and male MVPs in Ludo respectively.
Namisindwa district’s Magale S.S gained the boys’ Ludo championship forward of Sacred Heart Wamirongo from Wakiso and Kampala’s Kitebi S.S
For the women, gold was claimed by Kashaka Girls forward of Koro High (silver) and Central College Kamuli (bronze).
Darts was gained by Bombo Secondary School.
This is the primary time that Darts was performed at this championship.
Besides the Mind sports activities disciplines, the USSSA Ball Games II menu has additionally had an assortment of video games as Netball, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Football (U-14 and U-17), Basketball (3X3), Kho Kho, Woodball, Dancesport, amongst others.
This 12 months’s USSSA Ball Games II will climax on Thursday, sixteenth July 2026.
