1994 School Magazine

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Girls' Otaniiiiar School IDTisbaiic 1994

The C Grade also endecl the season on a winning note as undefeated premiers. For a team without a permanent goal- keeper. the C Grade had 10 he twice as dominant in the field and obviously they were. amassing thirty-six goals for an <1 only I\\, o goals against them The B Grade were another irispiratioiTal force throughout The season. A1aru, of the Qins in the B Gracle are veterans of Grammar ITockey and ITacl a I}ungcr for a premiership. They showecl Tenacity and energy and thoroughly deserved to finish in the nTanner they dicl, will, a premiership win in 1995. Gramiiiar won three out of foul' premierships. This year \\. e went one better! TITe A CTacle finisl}ed the season with one of the ITighest standarcl sclToolgirl games of ITockey witnessecl by the crowcl against Brisbane Stale HiglT School The final result was a tv'0-all <11aw WITiclt ensured our fourth premiership for the season and ci'eatcd Grammar Hocke\, history, in two ways Tliis is the first lime a BGGS A Grade leant 11as \\. on a QGSSSA premiership anti it is also the first lime in I}1st o1y that a QGSSSA school it as won all four premiersl\ips For the second year. the Grammm' Team ITas entered the Sharon Buchanan CLIP an <1 w^11 compete in the Zone final aruainst Feiny Grove State Higl\ School for the right 10 enter the Stale play-offs. This is a w^rider1111 opportunity to compare our al>illry w^11T That of State sclTools. 11 is IToped. ITowever, that the competition will I, e ITeld in season in 1995 Representative honours went to Bridie Potter (Queensland U18). an <1 Sasha Cuffe (selected in the best sixteen at the U13 Stare Championships) NETBALL continues 10 be one of our n}OSI popular school- girl sports and SLibseqLiently. selection is always clifficult with maiTy girls aspiring for positions in the eight Grainmar teams The 9A, 9B and 8B tealns were all successful in winning the premiership this year. \\-ith the 9A lean\ I, eing crownecl as unclefeateclpremiers. The 8A teali\ was runner-Lip in its division. and these results look promising for. finure years The Year 81nterhoLise round lobin ITeiball competition w;Is re-establishecl this year to fLirther <1evelop the skills of young anti tipcoming ITetballers, including the participation of SIu- clents who were LinsuccessfLtI in gaining selectioi\ in school netball Teams. or \\-ITo were o1hei\\'ise involve <1 in other QGSSSA sport. An extensioi\ to these games was a social-hitsed 8C itnc1 80 QGSSSA competition in whicl} Grammar SILidenis. unable to gall\ selection in a QGSSSA team COLIld Dallicipate and pain experience in intersc11o01 competition. Tl\e tournament was a great success. willT those invol\, ed rhorougl\by, enjoying Iheinselves. This is indicative of the potential <1eptl\ of Grammai netball As a resLilt of This successful 11ncl \\'ell-supported SOCi;11 QGSSSA competition. 1995 will look to naving a 9C and 8C perlnaneni addition. Thus catering for an extra 16 athletes in the netball competition For the third year since its inception. Grammar participated in 11}e stalewide Mobil Netball Secondary Schoolgirls' 1

The IToop and hall group. (Beata Kernn. Brooke Kitdey. MirheUe Van Eps, Christina Sitcheff, Bennda Watson, Samantha POWeM. Victoria Kernrl. Kern-anne Butler and Satah Roberts-Thornpson). comprising three balls and three hoops. looked very, strong, pulling off ntimerous exclTanges and embracing a menioTable Spanisl\ navoui Our IToop grotip (CaitlinHunter. CarlaRobertson. Phoebe Papas, Tania Hobson. ISObel Davies. Kate Brown. Jacqui rugby and Naonti Burke-Shyne) proved to be a particularly strong team, portraying qLiality and perfection in their event

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On 29 July, the lime ITad come once again to blitz the flooi in 1994. Having completec1 11Le traditional silly session. gift bearing, perfume spraying, war cries. and pep talks. the team was ready to Liphold GraiTniTar's fine reputation in Rhythmic Gym WitlT IToop performing first. our standarcl for' the evening was established as eaclT leanl performed brilliantly. As a result. eacl\ group gamecl first place. The two ecstatic captains, and team, snared their \, ictoi\, 11ncl excitement will\ the fantastic group of Grammar supporters who were The IT}o11vaiional force behind our success. WitlT the introcluciion of a rope sqLiad in 1995. the R. S. G. team faces the prospect of more wins an <1 Lip 10 forty people in the team For the second successive year. the BGGS teams won ten preiiTierships froit\ twenty-Two possibilities in Winter Fixtures whicl\ include HOCKEY. NETBALL, VOLLEYBALL anti TEN- Ms. This year, Grammar placed foult!T or better in sixteen of t\\, Grity-two competitions. Four of the ten premierships were in the junior ranks whic11 511ggests fLiture successes are ensured The 1994 HOCKEY season startecl off with a few exciting charnoes. The lean\ previously 1

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