Grammar Gazette - Issue 1, 2024

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CAPTIONS 1 SYDNEY IRWIN (9E) 2 SOFTBALL CAPTAINS CHARLIZE CHANG (12H) AND MADELEINE BIGGS (12W) 3 BGGS 2002 SOFTBALL CAPTAIN, GEORDAN SHANNON (2002) WITH THE OPEN PENNANT 4 THE FIRST BGGS SOFTBALL TEAM, PREMIERS 1965. BACK ROW: KATHERINE SMITH; PAULA PURVIS; ELEANOR ROEDIGER; SALLY TILBURY; SUZANNE STEVENS; MARGARET GILCHRIST (COACH). FRONT ROW: MARGARET HAKEN; LYNDA KLEIMEYER; JANE ROBERTS (CAPTAIN); LYNNE REID; DEBORAH VERNER (RESERVES) 5 THE BGGS A GRADE SOFTBALL TEAM, PREMIERS 1971. BACK ROW: GLENDA STEWART; PAULINE HARVEY (CAPTAIN); JANE ALLEN; ANNA BEVERIDGE. SEATED: HEATHER BELL; PAM PURVIS; DELPHINE WEATHERALL; JULIE ENRIGHT 6 THE 2024 BGGS SOFTBALL TEAMS REFERENCES • History. (n.d.). Softball Australia. https://www.softball.org.au/history/ • Gooden, J., and Harvey-Short, P. (2023, August 11). End of an Era—Softball retired from QGSSSA. BGGS. https://www.bggs.qld. edu.au/news/co-curricular-news/sport/end of-an-era-softball-to-leave-qgsssa/ A CAPTAIN’S FAREWELL Madeleine Biggs (12W) and Charlize Chang (12H) To every girl and staff member who has been part of BGGS Softball over the past 59 years, your participation and passion have left an indelible mark on the School’s sporting legacy, and we say thank you. The tradition of excellence in BGGS Softball has been upheld, with all teams placing in the top three of their respective divisions. An extra congratulations to the Division 1 team and Division 2 White team who emerged as champions in their final ever season of Softball, pushing BGGS to finish on a fantastic 92 total premierships across our history. Though this chapter may be ending, the spirit of camaraderie and sportsmanship forged on the field will endure as a testament to the legacy of BGGS Softball. We are honoured to have been the final BGGS Softball captains and hope girls can still find passion in this game on the diamond.

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