2007 School Magazine

Sporting Highlights

Sporting Highlights

Softball

Sailing

Inspiring Directions

The 2006/2007 Softball season proved to be a successful one with excellent results achieved in all year groups. With the experienced and dedicated coaching staff and continued persistence of all players, Girls Grammar Softball will only continue to reach new heights in the coming seasons. Clare Martin (12W) CAPTAIN

This year Girls Grammar Sailing teams were under new guidance from this year’s co-

Striving for New Heights

ordinator Miss Willims. During Term I and Term IV, girls trained every Sunday on Moreton Bay, with the assistance of coaches Miss Wardell (Head Coach), Miss Flutter, Miss McLean, Miss Anna Patterson (2002) and Miss Higgs. All sailors are incredibly grateful for the passion and dedication these coaches displayed throughout the year. The development squad gained valuable sailing experience whilst learning basic racing techniques.

celebrated the season in the inaugural combined Softball and Cricket Dinner. The Senior A team are to be highly commended on their undefeated QGSSSA victory. All girls in the team contributed significantly to this outstanding result and the upcoming year groups should admire their enthusiasm and determination to reach this goal.

The 2006/2007 Girls Grammar Softball season revealed some amazing talent, true dedication and team spirit. The season started with the junior competition in Term IV last year. The players have all shown true dedication and talent which fielded the maximum of 8 teams for the School, with three out of the six junior teams winning the premiership. These teams were the 10A, 9B and 8B. Although the Open team gained fifth place, the end result did not accurately reflect the ability of the team, and with the majority of these players returning next year, there is an opportunity to improve. The team

This squad were fortunate to be visited by two of the current members of the Australian Men’s Sailing team; Nick Behrens and Mat Belcher, who are currently in training for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Both of the Learn to Race and Racing Squads competed in school competitions — the major racing State Titles competition was held over Easter. Both teams raced

competitively under difficult, gusty

conditions. The Junior racing team was placed sixth, while the Girl’s team was placed fourth. Girls Grammar Sailing looks forwards to a successful season in 2008, under the guidance of new Head Coach Miss Flutter. Lucy Dyer (12L) CAPTAIN

Swimming Swimmers Prove a Dominant Force October 2006 saw the injection of new faces into the Girls Grammar Swimming Squad. The appointments of Miss Roxanne Easey to the position of Head Coach and Miss Melissa Sharpless (2006) to Assistant

Soccer

helped strengthen their respective age groups. Over the three days the girls trained hard and set themselves goals for the eight weeks ahead to QGSSSA Swimming. In January our own Invitational Meet was held at the Valley Pool with more than 100 swimmers the impact of the Girls Grammar blue showed other schools that we were a squad that was determined to perform well this year. The Annual Interhouse Swimming carnival was held at Chandler in March. Amidst the colour and excitement of the day, some wonderful swimming was on show. Congratulations to Helen Singer (11M) who won the 50m Freestyle Championship and the Interhouse Swimming Championship. O’Connor won the Lilley Interhouse Swimming Cup and the Lt Col Plant Challenge Cup. Woolcock and O’Connor shared the Burrell Cup for Relays.

a win against a formidable enemy, displayed great passion for the game and were able to form strong friendships within and transcending teams and Year levels creating a team environment. The highly successful nature of this season is not only evident in our outstanding results but also in the amount of team spirit and atmosphere that was floating around. Over this season the enthusiasm of the squad and each individual girl has been absolutely sensational, strengthening the bonds of friendship and creating a better outcome for each team. A small band of merry supporters were attracted into our midst and we even collected a few regulars over the course of the season. The atmosphere at the matches was sensational to be a part of and will inevitably continue to grow with each new season as the

Worthy Opponents

Girls Grammar Soccer had an amazing season this year in which we have proven ourselves to be worthy opponents despite it being merely our second year in the QGSSSA competition. The girls upheld the school spirit and enthusiasm that was displayed last year to come out at the end of the season with fabulous results and great friendships. The Open team placed fourth improving on last year’s fifth, the Senior A team placed third, defeating intimidating

The QGSSSA competition was what the

team had been building towards — demonstrating how hard they had been working with some brilliant swims recorded on the day. Overall 57 personal bests were recorded by Grammar girls — an amazing effort by all swimmers. At the end of the day Brisbane Girls Grammar School placed third behind Moreton Bay College and St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School. With a continued positive and determined attitude Girls Grammar swimming will remain a dominant force at QGSSSA.

Coach began one of the most successful seasons of swimming in recent history. Miss Easey and Miss Sharpless breathed new life into the squad and had all girls training harder and with more determination to achieve their best. The eighth Swimming Camp was again held at the Sports Super Centre, Runaway Bay in January 2007. Here we welcomed the newest members of the squad — the Year 8s. The squad also welcomed a couple of new swimmers in the senior level, who

sport itself grows within our Girls Grammar community. The School’s Soccer can look forward to many great things in the future. Shona McLean (12E) CAPTAIN

opposition, and the Junior team placed second, maintaining their outstanding reputation. The girls played courageously when in contention for

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