Australian Under 18 Championships – Results

by admin on October 2, 2018

Australian Under 18 Championships Results – Day Three

The 2018 Australian under 18 Championships have been run and won, with South Australia fighting gallantly to claim their share of the medals on offer. 
The Boys triples combination can now boast that they are Australian champions after Matthew Freebairn, Fergus Rowntree & Nathan Black defeated Queensland in a see-sawing affair. Our Girls pairs combination of Sheridon Bodnar & Grace Moloney took it right down to the last bowl but eventually claimed a silver medal after losing shot on an umpires measure on the last end. Kate Argent-Bowden put on a dynamic display in her bronze medal singles match to defeat Tasmania and round out the SA’s medal recipients. 
Overall the team performed very strongly and if not for several very close losses could have found themselves further up the overall leaderboard. The end result was SA boys finishing in 6th, SA girls finishing in equal 3rd and SA finishing in 5th position overall.
A special mention must go to players who were competing in their last ever under 18 series: Dylan Lewis, Jack Trenorden & Fergus Rowntree. 
The state under 18 squad will now be training hard for their test series against Victoria in January as well as next years under 18 championships to also be held in Victoria.

Session 7:
Girls Singles: Bronze medal match: SA 21 def TAS 6
Girls Fours: Bronze medal match: SA 12 def by WA/NT 14
Boys Pairs: 7th/8th playoff: SA 27 def WA 8
Boys Triples: Gold medal match: SA 22 def QLD 18

Session 8:
Boys Singles: 5th/6th playoff: SA 11 def by QLD 21
Boys Fours: 5th/6th playoff: SA 13 def by ACT 14
Girls Pairs: Gold medal match: SA 14 def by TAS 15
Girls Triples: 5th/6th playoff: SA 16 def by TAS 17

Australian Under 18 Championships Results – Day Two
The sectional play of the 2018 Australian Under 18 Championships has completed with a yeet. In the morning, the SA Reds took on NT followed by the VIC’s in the afternoon. Even though the girls had a bye in the morning, oodles of support was shown across the green. 
Overall, the SA Reds dominated the green despite a few of the results not going our way. The team came out firing to put shots on the board, however just fell short as the end neared. The final session saw an incredible surge of determination against the Reds’ arch rivals, seeing half our disciplines making it into the medal matches. Tomorrow’s games are vital for the teams overall ranking as we hope to secure two gold medals and two bronze medals.. 

Session 4:

 
 Boys Singles: SA 21 def  NT 13
 
 Boys Fours: SA 22 def NT 9
 

 Session 5:
 Girls Singles: SA 9 def by VIC 21 – Qualified for bronze medal match
 Girls Fours: SA  16 def by VIC 19 – Qualified for bronze medal match
Boys Pairs: SA 9 def by VIC 24
 Boys Triples: SA 17 def VIC 15 – Qualified for gold medal match

 
 

 Session 6:
 
 Boys Singles: SA 16 def by  VIC 21
 Boys Fours: SA 12 def by VIC 15
Girls Pairs: SA 23 def VIC 9 – Qualified for gold medal match
Girls Triples: SA 17 def by VIC 19
 
 
 
 

Australian Under 18 Championships Results – Day One
The first day of the 2018 Under 18 National Championships, held at Capalaba Bowling Club, Queensland has concluded. Day one saw our SA Reds take on NSW in two matches, followed by a final match against the NT for the boys whilst the girls enjoyed a bye.
 
Our team started excellently claiming all four disciplines in the morning session against NSW before the Blues fired back to claim all four disciplines in the reverse fixtures. In the final game of the day the Boys split the rinks with NT with a win in the triples and a loss in the pairs. Our team continued to play great bowls throughout the day and represented their state with distinction, still remaining in the hunt for chances at multiple gold medals as well as the overall trophies. Tomorrow will see the boys complete the matches against NT, before the whole team takes on Victoria in a further two matches to decide finals positions.
 
Session 1:
 Girls Singles: SA 21 def NSW 16
 Girls Fours: SA  17 def NSW 12
 Boys Pairs: SA 21 def NSW 17
 Boys Triples: SA 22 def NSW 10
 
 
 
Session 2:
 Boys Singles: SA 7 def by NSW 21
 Boys Fours: SA 12 def by NSW 18
 Girls Pairs: SA 15 def by NSW 19
 Girls Triples: SA 13 def by NSW 18
 
 
 
Session 3:
 Boys Pairs: SA 11 def by NT 20
 Boys Triples: SA 20 def NT 12

 

 
 
 

Singles

Nathan Black(Kadina)

Pairs

Lead

Dylan Lewis(McLaren Vale)

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Jack Trenorden(West Lakes)

Triples

Lead

Matthew Freebairn(Owen)

Second

Fergus Rowntree(Ardrossan)

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Nathan Black(Kadina)

Fours

Lead

Dylan Lewis(McLaren Vale)

Second

Matthew Freebairn(Owen)

Third

Fergus Rowntree(Ardrossan)

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Jack Trenorden(West Lakes)

Coach: Matthew Northcott
 

Singles

Kate Argent-Bowden(Angaston)

Pairs

Lead

Sheridon Bodnar(Henley)

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Grace Moloney(Arthurton)

Triples

Lead

Kyra Williams(Goolwa)

Second

Lucy Tiller(Balaklava)

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Kate Argent-Bowden(Angaston)

Fours

Lead

Lucy Tiller(Balaklava)

Second

Kyra Williams(Goolwa)

Third

Sheridon Bodnar(Henley)

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Grace Moloney(Arthurton)

Coach: Cassandra Harvey