This year's Ashanti inter-schools cross country competition scheduled for Opoku
Ware School High (OWASH) ended this Saturday, 7th February, 2008. The competion was in
two parts. One part involved all the girls schools in the region whilst the second
part involved the boys schools in the region.
William Apokah
In the girls contest, St. Monica’s
High School snatched the trophy convincingly with no tough challenge from the
other teams. Unfortunately for Prempeh, Yaa Asantewaa Girls High School (Yagss)
didn’t prove a force to reckon with at all for the Monche Girls. In girls
athletics, in the Ashanti region, the school which stands out is always Munche.
For Yagss, they knew well that if they weren’t able to even whisk the trophy,
their boys, Prempeh, would be equal to the task and bring their joy back to
them.
In the boys competition OWASH, Prempeh’s arch rival, was seriously looking for a
host and win affair but unfortunately for them, Prempeh’s Apoka aborted their
preconceived idea. The run wasn’t easy at all, but the indefatigable Apoka, a form one
boy, sent the Owareans to sleep.
Owareans impeding Prempeh boys from celebrating on their campus
The Owareans quickly recoiled into their
dormitories after the defeat. As usual Owass placed 2nd and the 3rd position was
snatched by another Prempeh boy. Prempeh boys with great enthusiasm began singing
jama songs. The Owareans, enraged by Prempeh’s jama, started throwing stones and
sachets of iced water at the Prempeh boys. As usual Prempeh boys were as calm as
ever. The Prempeh boys serenely left the school and took to the streets of Santase
singing and dancing. No wonder no school is second to us in terms of discipline.
Prempeh.org caught up with the Apoka and the other boys who ran for the school.
They all believed this was a sign of good will in the up-coming interco and superzo athletics.
They said this was only a tip of the iceberg and that they were surely going to
come first in the up coming athletics competition. They made us aware that they
were seriously training for the competition and that training sections at YAGSS
for the past months were really yielding fruits. Their word for all Amanfoo was
that, they should keep their fingers crossed and rally behind them, and that come
what may they would win the interco and the superzo this year.
