SPORTS ROUNDUP SWIMMING | In an electric atmosphere at Chandler, the BGS swimming teams delivered wonderful performances at the GPS championships. Both the BGS junior and senior teams worked diligently with the coaching staff throughout the season, resulting in both teams placing second behind The Southport School. Some of the standout individual performances include: Joe Jackson (U16) winning three events – breaking two long-standing records along the way; Ronan Mellick (U10) won the 50m backstroke, setting a new GPS record; Alex Fenton (U13) winning all three individual events he competed in; and Alex Grant (U15) registering a win, having earlier swum as a younger competitor in the Open 400m freestyle. ROWING | The Year 8 First Quad led the way, winning the Junior Head of the River. The Year 9 quads performed strongly across the season, finishing second place overall –just two points away from first place. BGS’ senior rowers competed at the GPS Head of the River regatta, with the First VII placing sixth. BGS rowers ended the 2015/16 season finishing fifth overall in the Old Boys’ Cup final point score. A week after Head of River, Year 12 student Paddy Holt led a team of GPS rowers to the U19 VIII national title at the Australian championships. He also won in the U19 Coxed Four. Paddy stroked the VIII, made up of four Nudgee College and three Southport School rowers, and Nudgee cox. SAILING | A day after claiming second place in the GPS sailing championship, the BGS team excelled in the Queensland team sailing championship to win the state title. The season was a difficult one, with heavy weather causing cancellations throughout the term. The GPS fleet racing regatta found the team still chasing the consistency needed to achieve top place, but backing up the next day, they were able to push through to the next level and hit the top of the Queensland team sailing championship. This adds to the proud BGS tradition of claiming this trophy more often than any other school across the history of the competition, with nine wins over 27 years. CRICKET | A total of seven cricket teams topped the table at the end of the GPS cricket season, with a further nine teams securing a top three finish. Year 10 proved a standout, with the 10A, 10B, and 10C teams all winning their respective competitions. The First XI performed admirably throughout the season to finish third, with a chance of winning the competition right up to the final round. Declan Curran and Zach Allen should be commended for the manner in which they led the First XI boys throughout the season, under the guidance of coaches Darren Holder and Larry Carmichael. We offer a special thanks and farewell to Mr Holder for more than 10 years of service to the BGS cricket community. VOLLEYBALL | The volleyball community completed a strong GPS season in 2016, with the BGS team combining to win seven championships and six second place positions. This included the First VI, who claimed second, after just one loss during the season to Anglican Church Grammar School. A total of 14 of the 19 BGS volleyball teams were successful in securing a top three place on their respective GPS ladder.
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