Victoria shines at the Australian Under-18 Championships
Victoria’s next generation of bowls showed they are a force to be reckoned with after dominating the 2018 Australian Under-18 Championships. Victoria’s next generation of bowls showed they are a force to be reckoned with after dominating the 2018 Australian Under-18 Championships.
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10 of Victoria’s best young bowlers, including Amity Bickley (Mulgrave Country Club), Kira Bourke (Ocean Grove), Olivia Cartwright (Kyabram), Sophie Kurzman (City Oval Ballarat), Lisa Trewarne (Sunbury), Tyson Cromie (Yarrawonga), Jarryd Davies (Essendon), Ethan Higgins (Gisborne & District Bowling Club), Jack Thompson (Moonee Valley) and Cooper Wescombe (Glenroy), took to the green at Capalaba Sports Club in Queensland to contest Australia’s premier Under-18s event.
After setting the pace early on day one and two, Victoria proudly claimed the Robert Middleton Overall State Champion team trophy and Overall Boys’ winners.
Defending Girls’ Singles Champion Kira Bourke secured a back-to-back victory, while Jarryd Davies was victorious in the Boys’ Singles and the Boys’ Pairs final with Tyson Cromie.
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Victoria’s youngest starlet Amity Bickley lead the Girls’ Fours to silver, while Jack Thompson, Ethan Higgins and Cooper Wescombe took home bronze in the Boys’ Triples.
The Victorian squad will now head to their State Development Day at Moonee Valley Bowls Club on October 14.
Final standings
Boys’ Singles:
Gold – Jarryd Davies (VIC)
Silver – Jack East (WA)
Bronze – Toby Peters (NSW)
Boys’ Pairs:
Gold – VIC (Tyson Cromie, Jarryd Davies)
Silver – TAS (Issac Maughan, Joshua Walker-Davis)
Bronze – NT (John Davies, Kaleb Walding)
Boys’ Triples:
Gold – SA (Matthew Freebairnm Fergus Rowntree, Nathan Black)
Silver – QLD (Bradley Flegler, Kane Nelson, Jake Rynne)
Bronze – VIC (Jack Thompson, Ethan Higgins, Cooper Wescombe)
Boys’ Fours:
Gold – NSW (Thomas Holburn, Bailey Meti, Connor Freeman, Heath Walker)
Silver – WA (Aiden McAulliffe, Ashton Hagboom, Cory Day, Marcus Simpson)
Bronze – QLD (Carl Flegler, Bradley Fleger, Kane Nelson, Nick Cahill)
Girls’ Singles:
Gold – VIC (Kira Bourke)
Silver – QLD (Isabella Lawson)
Bronze – SA (Kate Argent-Bowden)
Girls’ Pairs:
Gold – TAS (Lauren Banks, Jorja Maughan)
Silver – SA (Sheridon Bodnar, Grace Moloney)
Bronze – QLD (Hannah Ogden, Isabella Lawson)
Girls’ Triples:
Gold – NSW (Erin Swatridge, Rebekah Lord, Brittany Camp)
Silver – NT/WA (Breanna Pegg, Olivia Rothwell, Zoe Stewart)
Bronze – QLD (Kyandra Kelly, Zayah Morgan, Caysee Wilson)
Girls’ Fours:
Gold – QLD (Hannah Ogden, Kyandra Kelly, Zayah Morgan, Caysee Wilson)
Silver – VIC (Amity Bickley, Sophie Kurzman, Olivia Cartwright, Lisa Trewarne)
Bronze – NT/WA (Breanna Pegg, Ruby Leggett, Olivia Rothwell, Zoe Stewart)
Overall winners
Overall Boys’ winners – Victoria
Overall Girls’ winners – Queensland
Robert Middleton Overall State Champion team – Victoria
