QGSSSA sport: Queensland Girls’ Secondary Schools Sports Association action concludes
As a season many thought would not eventuate to begin with drew to an end ferocious play came to the fore with Somerville House and Moreton Bay College putting on a volleyball display for the ages.
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An epic volleyball game lasting nearly 2.5 hours has served as fitting farewell to the last round of the Queensland Girls Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) for 2020 for Somerville House and Moreton Bay College.
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In “a cracker” open volleyball match fortunes would vacillate as the girls fought for every point.
Somerville House director of sport Andrew McCabe said they nearly had the match in hand early on only for MBC to show its tenacity with a fightback that made for must-see play at Somerville House.
However, the hosts would prevail with a hard-earned 3-2 victory.
Elsewhere MBC, killers all season long, extended its winning streaks.
The girls from Manly West won all their netball fixtures bar one and thrilled with four out of four victories in hockey, held at the University of Queensland.
The wins, however, did not come easy with Somerville House director of sport Andrew McCabe reporting matches were tight across volleyball and netball – a Somerville House loss of 21-24 in the open netball reflective of the razor close competition.
It comes as a season of sport ends in a year of unprecedented rigour with McCabe saying they were “pretty happy” overall and grateful to have had the chance to play at all.
St Hilda’s School put on a powerhouse performance to tie the bow on its season suffering only a few losses across all sports bar volleyball against St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School and Ipswich Girls Grammar.
The Gold Coast girls were in particularly good form on the tennis court with wins across all ages.
“The opens and senior teams had good matches today with Dayna Whitelely-Hall from the opens team playing particularly strong,” St Hilda’s acting head of sport Mel Lilley said.
“The junior tennis teams were full of energy and excited to play in their last match of the season. Their confidence was high from wins in previous weeks and they were too strong for the Ipswich team.
“It was a fantastic result with St Hilda’s winning all three junior team matches.
“Incredible performances by Summer Osborne and Gabriella Durinic both winning their singles and doubles matches without dropping a single game.
“Needless to say the teams left the courts very happy and looking forward already to next season.”
TENNIS SCORES:
Opens sth 36 iggs 7
Senior a sth 36 iggs 10
Junior a sth 36 iggs 3
Junior b sth 36 iggs 13
Junior c sth 36 iggs 7
The success was mirrored in hockey with St Hilda’s senior side running away with a 6-2 victory against St Aidan’s AGS and solidifying a “stellar” undefeated season.
“With girls from grade 8 all the way through to grade 12, the team came together, worked cohesively as units and put into the games all they had been working hard on in trainings,” Lilley said.
It was a closer affair in netball, however, with a single draw in the mix.
St Hilda’s 10B side won 26 – 14 against IGGS with 7B running flush against IGGS 11 – 11.
“Both Lulu Taylor and Hannah Green were standouts in the 10B team” Lilley said.
“Their defensive effort was incredible and their attacking game was also strong.
“In 7B Madison Holsheimer was amazing in defence and Madeleine Jackson was very accurate in goals.
“All players across all teams put in a valiant effort for the seniors final game of school sport. “The opens had a tough game and didn’t pull off the victory however they had many standout players.
“Isabella Briggs was as dependable as always in both attack and defence through the centre court.
“And Lauren Scott’s defensive footwork and quick hands allowed her to pull in a few solid intercepts.
“Jess Pearce put in a mammoth effort in the third quarter at wing defence and resulted in the defensive line forcing turn overs.”
And in the volleyball St Hilda’s put a stamp on things with a 2-1 victory against IGGS with its 8A side and a 3-nill win for the 7A side
“Serena Lamattina’s court coverage and Sydney Prendergast-Burtenshaw’s serving led the 7A team to victory,” Lilley said.
“The 7A team’s communication and movement was largely improved from previous weeks and their small efforts was what got them over the line.
“All girls had a wonderful first season of volleyball and are looking forward to playing again next year.
“In the 8A team, Chryssa Dakin had the perfect touch finishing off many great points and getting her team over the line in a close win.
“And while the open team didn’t get a win, Emma Raby again starred as a solid hitter and consistent server.”
ALL SCORES BETWEEN ST HILDA’S AND IGGS
Hockey
Senior A STH 6 STA (2) 0
Netball
Opens IGGS 35 STH 11
Senior A IGGS 26 STH 7
Senior B IGGS 21 STH 3
10B STH 26 IGGS 14
9A IGGS 25 STH 18
9B IGGS 27 STH 10
8B IGGS 10 STH 9
7A IGGS 24 STH 13
7B IGGS 11 STH 11
7C IGGS 12 STH 2
Tennis
Opens STH 36 IGGS 7
Senior A STH 36 IGGS 10
Senior B IGGS 36 STH 10
Junior A STH 36 IGGS 3
Junior B STH 36 IGGS 13
Junior C STH 36 IGGS 7
Volleyball
Opens IGGS 3 STH 1
Senior A IGGS 2 STH 1
10A IGGS 2 STH 1
9A IGGS 2 STH 1
9B IGGS 3 STH 0
8A STH 2 IGGS 1
7A STH 3 IGGS 0
Brisbane Girls Grammar School saw off the season against Brisbane State High School in a back and forth affair across sports.
“The girls finished off the season well,” BGGS director of sport Jo Duffy said.
“Victories were shared quite evenly across both schools, with BGGS recording strong results across hockey and volleyball.”
RESULTS:
Netball
BGGS claimed victory in the opens, senior C, 10C, 9B, 9C, 8A, B and C, and 7 B and C
Hockey
BGGS won the senior A 3-0 and junior B 21-0, with a draw in the junior A
Volleyball
BGGS won 9A, 8A and 7A, losing 1-2 in the 10A match and lost 2-3 in a “great contest”.
Tennis
BGGS won the 9C match
CLAYFIELD COLLEGE SCORES AGAINST ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE:
Opens SPLC 5 d CC 0
Jnr A SPLC 8 d CC 0
Netball
Opens SPLC 40 d CC 7
Senior B SPLC 26 d CC 6
10B CC 25 d SPLC 19
8B SPLC 33 d CC 8
7B SPLC 13 d CC 9
Tennis
Opens SPLC 36 d CC 3
Senior B SPLC 24 d CC 21
Junior A SPLC 36 d CC 12
Volleyball
Opens SPLC 3 d CC 1
Senior A SPLC 3 d CC 0
10A SPLC 3 d CC 0
9A SPLC 3 d CC 0
8A SPLC 3 d CC 0
7A SPLC 2 d CC 1