1994 School Magazine

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against San SISto College, the experience gained was valuable in pieparation for. the season Tlle Gi'ammar VOLLEYBALL teams ITad quite a reputation 10 live Lip 10 after the successful 1993 season. Allhough they were 11nable to repeal this outstanding perfornTance, their talent was evident with the B and C Grades winning their respective I, reinieiships Tile A Grade met fierce competition, but showecl improve- 111eni as 11Te season progressed and the Junior' leanl ranked seconclin their competition winning seven of their nine Games AllieamslTad to cope willl a \, anery of climatic and environmen- tai conditions and look foiward to the 1995 season w^Iere six of o11r matches will be played in our new Sports Centre whicll will enhance our volleyball an <1 ITone otu. skills Grammar volleyball continties to prodtice a number of players who reach such a ITiglT standard that 111ey are selected to represent district and Queensland teams. TITis year Chiissie Jenkitis, selected for' a Metropolitan East leanT and Danae Wyatt, who was selected in the 17B Queenslancl team, are 10 be congratulated. Special congratulationsiTlList go to Katherine Davies who was selected for boilT the Metropolitan East 17B tealTT and as a reserve player forthe Girls Under 15 Queensland realtT Our six TENNIS teams began the competitive season fLill of hope and enthLISiasm. The standard of QGSSSA tennis ITas traditionally been strong and This year was no exception. To help support oui teams a Tennis Supporters Group was formed to give added encoLiragement and prestige to a sport WITiclT has dominated Grammar sporting history As the season tinfolded, it was evident that The C Grade's piemiei'ship game would be played in the eightll round against Morelon Bay College. After a IOUglT nTomino our C Grade (Kitsten Valety, Carla Robertson, Satah Ashover, Menssa Stephenson, Ton MCNeice and Yvette Porter) emeroed the winneis and the premiership was theirs in it Ile Hollywood fashion, the last game of the season was 111 lie the Grade 9's premiership game against Brisbane State 11igli. TITe ITighly competitive nTorning ended in a dinw an <1 on 5.1s counil>arck, the State HiglT team won 111e title. However, the 9'5 \VCrc Liildefeatecl and protid of this achievement and look 101'wall'(I 10 itirute SLiCCesses Andrea Ho continues 10 excel at this sport and we conoraiu- 1:11c 11ci o11 Iler eleventh ranking in At1stTaiia in the 16 year age !:IDLIP

' ~ GraiTTmar once again in- ^ corporated the Schools Knock- out Competition and Regional Athletics into its pre-season preparation placing fourilt in the juniors and frill in the , senior competitions. Regionals also gave our elite performers .-

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another opportunity 10 de\, elop their' fitness and competitive edge and assist their preparation for' the QGSSSA Track and Field CollTpetition held on Wednesday 19 November We commenced the day, willI two of OUT relay teams disqualified from the Heals ITeld on the previous Monday. This made our athletes even more cletermined to lift their personal performances on the day Their efforts resulted in Grammar achieving twenty first places, thirteen second places and nine thirds, winnino the 15 years age group title, and finishing the day in second position will} 567.5 points behind Brisbane State HiolT School on 623.5 points TITe middle distance athletes performed exceptionally well will} the 1500m rLinners winning three of the five events. The other group of athletes 10 perform well was the ITLitdlers who gained two firsts, two seconds and a fourth froiTT the five events Their style and speed were something to be hold Our first placegeiters wereled by Bridie Potter winning the three sprint events in TITe 17 years and over age groLip (loom, 2001Tt anc1400m) and Sany Lohrisch winnino Ila. three events in the 13 years age group (loom, 400m, 800m). Other first placegetiers were KatieDorney(15 years LongJump, loomA), Heren Clark (13 years 1500/1T), RacheMe Wu <14 years 1500nT), Zoe Arscott (14 years Long Jump, Hurdles) Kate Waiters (16 years 1500m), Carrie Lester (13 years 1001n B Div. ), Ama Neilson <14 years loonT D Div. ), Susan Degotardi (15 years loonT D Div. ), Sany Stent (16 years loonT D Div. ), Haftiette Lawson (16 years Discus), Laura Cameron (13 years 80m Hurdles), and the 4 x loom 15 years Relay Div. A, (Susan Degotardi, Brenda Carson, Sarah Woodgate and Katie Domey) WillT only Ihiee records broken on the clay, we were particularly proud of our co- captain, Bridie Potter, WITo slashed the 17 years and over 400m record The season, of course, does not finislT willT the QGSSSA competition for. ITTany of our athletes, as they press on to the State Secondaiy Schools Championships held in late October These athletes will gain great experience froii} this competition WITicl} will benefit the Grammar team in the future and enable us to strive for. that elusive title in 1995 The QGSSSA sporting calendar closes witli the GRADE 8 and 9 SOFTBALL competition ITeld at SoutlT Brisbane Softball Association Fields at Carina over two days in November. This is the nurseiy of Grammar softball and provides a o00d indication of the following year's possibilities in the senior coiTTpetition 1993 saw the 8 and 9 teams finislT sixtlT and second respectively and it is hoped the 1994 Grade 9leanT will improve on this result and our new intake will present Lis will} several 'Joyce Lesters'

TITe TRACK AND FIELD calen- " dar commencecl in earnest willl the I' Inter house Athletics Carnival Iteld ; at ANZ SIadiuin in Aug11ST. TITis I ear we saw the introcluction of the ^ A;;;;::,;;S;::!:,:::*:;;:!;:Ile Cup WITere the first rtinner rtins 800m, the second 400nT and the third and fourth athletes I. Lin Zoom each. This looks to become the glamour House event of the cami- "~ ^:;*t, \'al and ITLily searches the depth of **;*~r ~. ,. am, House

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