Two gold, two silver for Victorian Under 18s
Victoria has claimed two gold medals and two silver medals at the 2016 Under 18 National Championships in Adelaide.
In an event marred by the heavy rain and storms which have plagued South Australia for a week, the tournament at Holdfast Bay BC was compressed into three days from its original four to take advantage of a break in the weather.
Victoria won the girls pairs gold medal, with Tayla Morison (Melbourne BC, skip) and Kira Bourke (Maryborough Golf) beating NSW 15-11.
Their teammates Amelia Bruggy (Bendigo), Mikayla Long (Sunbury) and Natasha Russell (Clayton) also claimed gold – winning the girls triples final 21-6 over Tasmania.
Australian Indoor runner-up Curtis Hanley also won two silver medals for Victoria.
First the Melbourne BC bowler teamed with Jarryd Davies (Fitzroy Victoria) for silver – the duo losing 20-10 to NSW in the boys’ pairs.
Then Hanley went down 21-17 to NSW in the boys singles’ final.
Victoria also claimed two fifth-placed finishes in the girls and boys’ fours, sixth in the boys triples, and won the seventh-placed girls’ singles playoff.
It gave the Vics second place in the overall standings.
To cap a great tournament, three Victorians – Russell, Long and Davies – were named in the Australian Under 18 squad.
AUSTRALIAN UNDER 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016
Held at: Holdfast Bay Bowling Club, Glenelg East SA
Round 1: Friday 30th September & Saturday 1st October 2016
VICTORIA Versus SA
Victoria
Score
Pts
+/-
Result
South Australia
Score
Pts
+/-
Girls Fours
K. Bourke, A. Bruggy, N. Russell, T. Morison
12
0
-1
Lost to
13
3
1
Girls Singles
M. Long
21
3
5
Defeated
16
0
-5
Girls Triples
A. Bruggy, M. Long, N. Russell
24
3
15
Defeated
9
-15
Girls Pairs
K. Bourke, T. Morison
24
3
13
Defeated
11
0
-13
Points Score – Victoria Girls
81
9
Points Score – SA Girls
49
3
Boys Pairs
J. Davies, C. Hanley
18
3
6
Defeated
12
0
-6
Boys Triples
R. Hodgson, L. Morison, B. Harker
13
0
-3
Lost to
16
3
3
Boys Singles
C. Hanley
21
3
3
Defeated
18
0
-3
Boys Fours
J. Davies, R. Hodgson, L. Morison, B. Harker
11
0
-9
Lost to
20
3
9
Points Score – Victoria Boys
63
6
Points Score – Sa Boys
66
6
Round 2: Saturday 1st October
Versus ACT
Victoria
Score
Pts
+/-
Result
ACT
Score
Pts
+/-
Girls Singles
M. Long
10
0
-11
Lost to
21
3
11
Girls Fours
K. Bourke, A. Bruggy, N. Russell, T. Morison
16
3
9
Defeated
7
0
-9
Girls Pairs
K. Bourke, T. Morison
18
3
3
Defeated
15
0
-3
Girls Triples
A. Bruggy, M. Long, N. Russell
25
3
12
Defeated
13
0
-12
Points Score – Victoria Girls
69
9
Points Score – ACT Girls
56
3
Boys Pairs
J. Davies, C. Hanley
18
3
2
Defeated
16
0
-2
Boys Triples
R. Hodgson, L. Morison, B. Harker
25
3
15
Defeated
10
0
-15
Boys Singles
C. Hanley
21
3
18
Defeated
3
0
-18
Boys Fours
J. Davies, R. Hodgson, L. Morison, B. Harker
18
3
10
Defeated
8
0
-10
Points Score – Victoria Boys
82
12
Points Score – ACT Boys
37
0
Round 3: Saturday 1st Oct & Sunday 2nd Oct
VICTORIA Versus QLD
Victoria
Score
Pts
+/-
Result
QLD
Score
Pts
+/-
Girls Singles
M. Long
19
0
-2
Lost to
J. Cottell
21
2
2
Girls Fours
K. Bourke, A. Bruggy, N. Russell, T. Morison
10
0
-3
Lost to
13
2
3
Girls Pairs
K. Bourke, T. Morison
15
0
-4
Lost to
19
3
4
Girls Triples
A. Bruggy, M. Long, N. Russell
12
3
2
Defeated
10
0
-2
Points Score – Victoria Girls
56
3
Points Score – QLD Girls
63
7
Boys Pairs
J. Davies, C. Hanley
16
1
0
Drew with
16
1
0
Boys Triples
R. Hodgson, L. Morison, B. Harker
11
0
-14
Lost to
25
3
14
Boys Singles
C. Hanley
21
3
1
Defeated
20
0
-1
Boys Fours
J. Davies, R. Hodgson, L. Morison, B. Harker
3
0
-22
Lost to
25
2
22
Points Score – Victoria Boys
51
4
Points Score – QLD Boys
86
6
Medal Games
Girls Singles
Vic played for 7th and 8th – Finished
7th
Girls Fours
Vic played for 5th and 6th – Finished
5th
Girls Triples
Vic played for 1st and 2nd – Finished
1st
Girls Pairs
Vic played for 1st and 2nd – Finished
1st
Boys Singles
Vic played for 1st and 2nd – Finished
2nd
Boys Fours
Vic played for 5th and 6th – Finished
5th
Boys Triples
Vic played for 5th and 6th – Finished
6th
Boys Pairs
Vic played for 1st and 2nd – Finished
2nd
VICTORIA RUNNER UP OVERALL
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