QGSSSA sport: Queensland Girls’ Secondary Schools Sports Association action
The St Peters Lutheran College volleyballers, MBC and Somerville House netballers shone in Queensland Girls’ Secondary Schools Sports Association schoolgirl sport this morning.
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One of the most dominant Queensland Girls’ Secondary Schools Sports Association teams in any sport got to work this morning when the Moreton Bay College open netballers clicked like clockwork against St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School at Windsor.
MBC were powerful all over the court against St Margaret’s, winning 42-12.
I bet if you lined up individuals from both teams there would not be a big difference between the girls talent wise, but as a group MBC were an unstoppable force.
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Both teams were benefiting from the coaching of Queensland sporting great Vicki Wilson, and it showed.
Queensland representative sisters Rianah and Lynette Childs were enormous for MBC in repelling St Margaret’s attack, with Lynette standing like a colossus under the net.
Scurrying around the centre Monique Piunti seemed to have the fitness of a triathlete, so energetic was she. Piunti was the perfect link between defence and attack.
And at the goal shooters end, Jamaica Jauncey was a focal point for MBC while the basketball skills of Lil Dart went obvious to onlookers.
Full marks to St Margaret’s who, across every position, preserved. And will be a great experience for this improving bunch who were confronted by the benchmark of the competition. They will be wiser for the experience.
It was a match full of talent, with QPL, QUT, Redlands and Downey Park representative players scattered all over the court.
MBC director of sport Sue Pavish praised the work of MBC old girl Adama Sheaffe who is overseeing “a great netball program’’.
The clash in two weeks between MBC and St Peters Lutheran College is now eagerly awaited.
In St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School versus Clayfield College competition, the tennis was postponed due to Friday night rain but sport went ahead this morning.
A highlight was St Aidan’s open volleyball win in another five-set, two hours marathon, with St Aidan’s prevailing 18-16 in a fantastic deciding set.
St Aidan’s open netballers picked up their first win of the season with a 22-12 win against Clayfield College, while St Aidan’s open hockey team remains undefeated, too strong for a determined Clayfield team.
“The games were played in great spirit and lots of close games across the board,’’ said
Andy McGregor-Lowndes, Head of Senior School Sport.
Clayfield College sisters Georgia and Katie Lennon played together this morning in the open hockey team against St Aidan’s.
“Despite stoic defence from Grace O’Brien and year 10 goalkeeper Georgia Waterson, the host team (St Aidan’s) won,’’ said Clayfield College director of sport Jon Woods.
Somerville House had 10 netball teams play across two venues, with the school claiming six wins from nine matches against St Hilda’s.
In addition, the Somerville House senior C2 side beat St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School 38-11.
“Despite a wet start to the day, the girls finished strongly,’’ said Somerville House director of sport Andrew McCabe.
St Peters Lutheran College players displayed the college’s depth in volleyball, winning six of eight games against Brisbane State High School.
But they could not topple BSHS in a fantastic open thriller.
BSHS prevailed 3-2, storming from a two-set deficit to win the third 25-23, the fourth 25-17 and a gripping fifth and deciding set 15-11.
Respective coaches Glen Kranen (BSHS) and Boris Georgieff (St Peters) and the teams deserved the highest of praise.
“The two teams played a highly skilful game with tenacity and fierce determination from both teams,’’ said BSHS sports and activities director Anita Woodward.
“The match went to the full five sets, with BSHS clinging to a 3–2 sets win.
“Both teams are to be congratulated for a great exhibition of volleyball played.’’
BSHS also won the 7As 3-0, but around those performances St Peters had a winning day.
Saints won the senior As 3-0, the senior B1s 2-1, the 10As 3-0, the 10Bs 2-1 (including a thrilling decider 17-15), the 9As 3-0 and the 8As 3-0.
Brisbane Girls Grammar School Director of Sport Jo Duffy was delighted with the wat sport went this moring.
‘It was fantastic to play a full found of fixtures today, and pleasing to see such strong Hockey and Tennis results in particular,’’ she said.
“Our girls played well. They have given their best again this weekend, and we are proud of their consistently strong efforts across all sports.’’
BGGS’s tennis team was undefeated against IGGS while in hockey the open won 12–nil and the Junior As 3–nil.
In netball, the BGGS open, senior As, Bs and Cs, 10B, 9B, 8B, 7A, 7B and 7C sides defeated IGGS.
In volleyball, BGGS’s 10A, 9A, 9B, 8B and 7A teams defeated IGGS.