The fourth, regional stage of the ‘Side by Side’ national school leagues project has concluded.
As a result of intense competition, Lviv will be represented in various sports at the country’s most prestigious student competitions. Orienteering: among girls – Sknyliv Gymnasium, among boys – Zhydachiv General Education School I-III st. No. 2. Volleyball: among girls in grades 5–9 – ‘Stryi Gymnasium 10’, among girls in grades 9–11 – Stryi Lyceum named after Andriy Korchak. Among boys in grades 5–9 – again Stryi Gymnasium No. 10, and among boys in grades 9–11 – Lyceum named after the Heroes of Kruty in Lviv.
Basketball: among girls in grades 5–9 – Secondary School 32, among girls in grades 9–11 – Sokal School I-III st. No. 4. Among boys in grades 5–9 – Gymnasium No. 12 of Sheptytskyi City Council, among boys in grades 9–11 – School No. 1. Handball: OZZSO I-III st. No. 2 named after H. Tiutunnik of Kamianka-Buzka City Council. Cheerleading: in category A – Lyceum named after Ivan Puliuy, in category B – Lyceum named after Hero of Ukraine Mykola Pankiv.
Futsal: among girls in grades 5–9 – Strylkiv Lyceum, among girls in grades 9–11 – General Education School I-III degrees in the village of Borschovychi. Among boys in grades 5–9 – Prylbychi General Education School I-III degrees named after Metropolitan A. Sheptytskyi, among boys in grades 9–11 – Secondary School No. 29. Rugby: Lviv will be represented by Lviv Gymnasium ‘Prestige’ with in-depth study of foreign languages.
This season has been unique: among the winners are more teams from the region’s communities than from Lviv. And this proves once again: it doesn’t matter if you are from a big city gymnasium or a small school in a mountain village – it’s important to work on yourself, train diligently, and confidently move towards your goal.
Thank you sincerely to each participant, you fought worthily for the honor of your schools and communities. Congratulations to the winners and I wish you to showcase character, talent, and teamwork at the national level!
Special thanks to the coaches who work with the children every day, teach them to work as a team, to be resilient and to believe in themselves. Thanks to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky for the project that united over 45 thousand students from all over Ukraine just this season! Grateful to the Department of Sports, Youth and Tourism of Lviv Regional State Administration and regional sports federations for the high level of organization of school leagues in our area. Ahead are the finals. Let’s cheer for Lviv!