Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2003

SOFTBALL

CRICKET NEWS

Grammar cricket made it back to the top of the competition this season with the 1st XI taking out both the Metropolitan North Premiership and the Brisbane Premiership. The team went through the season with only one loss to St Margaret’s. Specialist coaching from Julia Price (QLD and Australian squad) and Mr Rick Bowman (Maths Dept) secured the skills and strategies needed to win the Premierships. The entire team is to be commended for the hard work and great team spirit that they showed throughout the season and special mention must be made to Laura Kidd (11L) and Kirby Short (12E) who both batted and bowled consistently well throughout the season, particularly in the finals, and Kate Sheehy, for her consistent bowling, especially in the first half of the season. Talented Year 8 recruit Alice Nicklin also batted and bowled well and will be a pivotal player for BGGS cricket in future seasons.

145 girls currently play Water Polo for BGGS. This season was one of the busiest and most successful yet. Three teams were established in the Under13 age group and this will follow through to next season. A number of teams went through the Brisbane competition undefeated - U13A, U14A and U15A. The U14 team, with a few players added, also became State Champions over Easter, again undefeated, scoring an incredible 100 goals with only 5 against. Coach and former student, Anna Moore was in charge of the 13s and 14s, with Head Coach Scott Schweickle looking after the 15s. Overall results were: 13A – Premiers Record success with bat and ball! The Open and Senior A softballers experienced several milestones in the 2003 season. The competition moved to Redlands Softball Association, Ormiston. This venue is the most sophisticated softball facility in Brisbane. The season also saw a dual premiership for the Opens and Senior A5. Not since 1996 has this occurred. Another first was the achievement of three consecutive Open premierships by Grammar. Kirby Short (12E) was the first Grammar girl in the thirty eight years of QGSSSA softball to be a three times Open premiership member. Outstanding performances with the bat were Kirby Short and Laura Kidd (Open) batting .526 and .500 respectively and Amy Clarke and Catherine Melville (Senior A) with a batting average of .750 and .709 respectively. The pitcher/catcher combinations of Kate Martin and Anna Hogan (Open) and Rebecca Arvier and Fiona Barker (Senior A) established a solid platform for both teams’ success. Gemma Deal (Softball Captain) and her 2003 softballers presented a serious challenge to their junior school counterparts in October and November. WATER POLO

First and second row; 1st XI squad members. Backrow; BGGS supporters. Pictured after winning the Brisbane Premiership, defeating BSHS on the 26 June at BGS fields, Northgate.

15B – 2nd 16A – 2nd 16B – 2nd 18A – 2nd 18B – 4th 18C – 5th in ‘A’ division

13B – 5th in ‘A’ division 13C – 1st in ‘B’ division

14A – Premiers 14B – Premiers 15A – Premiers