Team Mpumalanga is making strides in the 2013 South African schools sports national championships.

This became evident after the U/13 girls basketball team beat Limpopo 10-6 during the first leg of the tournament which took place yesterday and this also saw the gymnastic team making in to the finals.

Speaking ahead of their game, Catherine Radebe – team manager for U/13 boys volleyball – said that her team was well prepared but however indicated that due to the fact that players were from different parts of the province, the game were going to be tough.

“But we are gaining the spirit of togetherness as a team.”

During their second game in the tourney, the girls U/13 basketball team lost to North West 5-15 while the U/13 boys basketball lost 7-16 to KwaZulu Natal during the first leg of the tournament, and they also lost to Western Cape by 19-26.

In football, the seven teams that are representing the province managed to win five of the games they played with other provinces while they drew in one match and lost another game.