Australian Under 18 Championships – Results
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)
Skip
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)
Skip
Jack Trenorden(West Lakes)
Coach: Matthew Northcott
Singles
Kate Argent-Bowden(Angaston)
Pairs
Lead
Sheridon Bodnar(Henley)
Skip
Grace Moloney(Arthurton)
Triples
Lead
Kyra Williams(Goolwa)
Second
Lucy Tiller(Balaklava)
Skip
Kate Argent-Bowden(Angaston)
Fours
Lead
Lucy Tiller(Balaklava)
Second
Kyra Williams(Goolwa)
Third
Sheridon Bodnar(Henley)
Skip
Grace Moloney(Arthurton)
Coach: Cassandra Harvey
