College comes third in State bowls
Representatives from Brisbane Water Secondary College finished third place overall in the NSW lawn bowls state final on June 10 and 11.
The Peninsula high school was represented by students Zach Robertson as lead, John Hannan as second and Harley Moffatt-McDonald as skipper.
According to bowls coach Mr Craig White, the team reached the finals and had to win their regional knock out stage of the competition which they did comfortably against Sydney North.
"The 16 regional finalists then came together for a two-day carnival which produced some quality bowling," Mr White said.
"The schools were put into four groups of four where, on a round robin basis, each school played one another, with the winners of each group going into the semi-final the next day.
"Brisbane Water Secondary College performed well on the first day and it all came down to the final end of the final pool match to see who went through to the semi-final from their group.
"Brisbane Water Secondary College needed seven shots in the last end to make it through to the semi, which in bowls terms meant a minor miracle.
"Not content with seven, the boys won the last end by nine shots and blasted their way into championship contention for the following day.
"The semi-final between Brisbane Water and Newcastle was a closely fought affair with the lead changing frequently between the teams over 21 ends.
"Unfortunately, Newcastle took the honours in a high quality bowls game.
"There was no time for disappointment as the boys had to regroup for the third place bronze medallion playoff with Nambucca Heads.
"This proved to be an easy win for Brisbane Water and the last few ends were not needed as the boys were so far ahead.
"With over 400 schools starting the competition, to gain third place in the state was a tremendous achievement."
Press release, 18 Jun 2009
Brisbane Water Secondary College