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Action is underway at Ballarat where more than 600 rowers from seven schools are competing in the Head of the Lake rowing regatta.
It is the 108th iteration of the annual Lake Wendouree inter-school spectacular.
This year, 603 athletes from Ballarat High, Clarendon, St. Patrick’s, Ballarat Grammar, Loreto, Damascus, and Phoenix are taking part in 34 events from 9am on Sunday.
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Ballarat Grammar has triumphed for the second year running in the 2022 Boys’ Head of the Lake at Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree.
The strong Grammar crew won comfortably ahead of a fast finishing four from St Patrick’s College, with Ballarat Clarendon College in third position.
The Grammar crew was coxed by Jess Norton and featured rowers Charles Savage, George Follett, Will Clarke and Hugh Bond.
It followed Ballarat Clarendon College being named the 2022 Girls’ Head of the Lake champion after a powerhouse performance blew away their opposition from Ballarat Grammar and Loreto College in the headline event of the day.
It meant back-to-back wins for the girls in the red, yellow, blue and black as they stormed away to win by several boat lengths in perfect conditions and in front of thousands of people at Lake Wendouree.
Loreto College had dominated most of the girls’ races throughout the day but were no match for the Clarendon crew in the premier race.
The winning Clarendon girls’ crew was coxed by Baeley Tucker and featured rowers Katie Jackson, Lucy Richardson, Ellie McClure and Ruby Lovel.
There was more good news in the boy’s premiership event for Ballarat Clarendon College when it was determined that, for the second year in a row, they had won the Harold Deveson Cup.
Across all boys’ events on the day, Ballarat Clarendon College amassed 46 premiership points to finish well clear of Ballarat Grammar, who finished second with 35 points, followed by St Patrick’s College in third with 26 points.
In the girls’ premiership division, Loreto College claimed the J H Netherway Cup after winning 11 of the 15 races on offer.
Loreto accumulated a massive 50 points to finish clear ahead of Ballarat Clarendon College on 33, with Ballarat Grammar in third place with 30 points.
EARLIER
The Year 9 Ballarat Clarendon College boys’ division 1 crew won the first boys’ race of the day, winning by a boat length ahead of a crew from St Patrick’s College.
The Loreto College Year 9 division one girls’ crew won the first race of the day at the 2022 Ballarat Head of the Lake. In perfect conditions, Loreto won by two boat lengths ahead of a crew from Damascus College.
Loreto College continued their winning ways in the Year division 2 race, winning ahead of Ballarat Grammar and Ballarat Clarendon College.
Ballarat Clarendon College won the Year 9 division 2 race with Ballarat Grammar coming second.
Loreto college’s early dominance continued when they won the Year 9 division 3 girls’ event.
In the closest race of the day, Ballarat Grammar won the Year 9 division 3 boys’ race by a canvass ahead of Ballarat Clarendon College with St Patrick’s College finishing third.
Ballarat Grammar won the Year 9 boys’ division four race ahead of Ballarat Clarendon College with Ballarat High School in third position.
Loreto College completed a clean sweep of the Year 9 girls’ events after winning the Division 5, 6 and 7 race.
St Patrick’s College won its first race with victory in the Year 9 division 5, 6 and 7 boys’ race.
As the event moved into the Year 10 division, Loreto College continued its dominance with victory in the division one girls’ event ahead of Ballarat Clarendon College and Ballarat Grammar.
Ballarat Clarendon College managed to win the Year 10 boys’ division one race with St Patrick’s College finishing second.
And in one of the closest finishes of the day Loreto College won the Year 10 division two girls’ race, narrowly edging out a crew from Ballarat Clarendon College.
The Ballarat Clarendon College crew was dominant in the Year 10 division two boys’ race, winning ahead of Ballarat Grammar.
Loreto College continued its unbeaten streak with victory in the Year 10 division four girls’ event.
Meanwhile Ballarat Grammar won the Year 10 boys’ division four event.
Loreto College’s stranglehold on the girls’ races was broken in the Year 10 division 5-8 race when Ballarat Clarendon College won in a tight finish.
The Ballarat Grammar year 10 division 5 crew won their race, bringing a smile to the face of their cox Milla Kingdom-Pearce who is celebrating her birthday today.
In one of the best races of the day Loreto College’s Year 10 division three team won, narrowly edging out Ballarat Clarendon College.
In the final Year 10 race on the card, Ballarat Clarendon College dominated to win the boys’ Year 10 division three event ahead of Ballarat Grammar.
In the first of the open category races Ballarat Clarendon College girls won the fifths race ahead of Loreto College and Phoenix College.
In the boys’ open fifths, St Patrick’s College won comfortably ahead of a Ballarat High School crew.
In the only girls’ double scull event on the card, Ballarat Grammar won the open division one race ahead of Ballarat Clarendon College.
In the first of the 2000m races of the day, Loreto College dominated in the open fourths girls’ event with the yellow and blue crews finishing first and second.
Loreto College continued their winning ways in the open division three girls race with a strong win over Ballarat Clarendon College.
In the boys’ open thirds race over 2000m St Patrick’s College held off a fast finishing mg Ballarat Clarendon College to claim victory.
In the girls’ open seconds race the Ballarat Grammar crew scored a stirring win over Loreto College.
Ballarat Grammar won the boys’ open seconds race with a strong victory ahead of Ballarat Clarendon College and Damascus College.
Ballarat Associated Schools is streaming the event, which may be viewed below.
School chants have been banned from the regatta, and presentations will be held at the relevant schools at a later time because of Covid risk, according to the competition program.
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RACE SCHEDULE
Race 1: 9am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 1 - 1000m
Loreto - Ballarat: C.Connell, L.Cushing, B.Mader, M.Lynch, Cox: G.Bales
Ballarat Grammar: H.Meakin, P.Follett, A.Maxted, M.Harris, Cox: E.Marshall
Ballarat Clarendon: S.Postlethwaite, G.Miller, L.Goodson, C.Peele, Cox: K.Young
Ballarat High: D.Cameron-Gillett, O.Mahoney, G.Ainley, O.Bell, Cox: J.Cassidy
Damascus: L.Bylsma, J.Skewes-Clinton, M.Cahir, B.Orchard, Cox: B.Todd, Coaches: P.Blanchfield, C.Ashley
Race 2: 9.05am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 1 - 1000m
St Patrick’s College: J.Abrams, H.Jackson, H.Reinehr, H.Grant, Cox: H.Lester
Ballarat Clarendon: D.Pritchard, T.Taylor, J.Howell, M.Mason, Cox: Z.McClure-Page, Coach: J.Goodwin
Ballarat Grammar: S.Hall, C.Driscoll, B.Jones, S.Burmeister, Cox: C.Mitchell
Ballarat High: J.Carli-Seebohm, H.Wade, C.Odwyer, H.Mathison, Cox: J.Cassidy
Damascus: J.Henderson, M.Trewin, J.Kerr, C.Seare, Cox: R.Lane, Coach: R.Davis
Race 3: 9.10am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 2 - 1000m
Damascus: M.Pilmore, C.Crimeen, S.Crilly, K.Longmire, Cox: E.Bethune, Coach: G.O’Leary
Loreto - Ballarat: M.Czulij, B.Molloy, T.Stringer, C.Peucker, Cox: B.Atherton
Ballarat Grammar: S.Stock, I.Thomson, H.Heagney, Z.Flamsteed, Cox: S.Deacon
Ballarat Clarendon: S.La, R.Dennis, M.Yuanjit, K.Huang, Cox: O.Gilbert, Coach: Z.Wilson
Race 4: 9.15am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 2 - 1000m
Damascus: J.Leech, E.Worsley, M.Hassell, J.Thomas, Cox: L.Gallagher
St Patrick’s College: R.Whittle, B.Horsburgh, C.Neil, P.Mihaljevic, Cox: A.van Raaphorst
Ballarat Clarendon: T.Freeman, P.Harris, A.Cheesman, N.Beck, Cox: J.Tippett
Ballarat Grammar: L.Smith, A.Opas, H.Tol, H.Bryant, Cox: E.Ashman
Race 5: 9.20am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 3 - 1000m
Ballarat Clarendon: J.Grove, B.Wise, C.Boatman, P.Stepnell, Cox: R.Bourke
Damascus: A.Noonan, A.Kelly, R.Byrne, E.Busutill, Cox: A.Renfree, Coach: B.Wilson
Loreto - Ballarat: E.Armstrong, L.Boyanton, A.Ridley, R.Sheridan, Cox: G.Bridges
Ballarat Grammar: M.Stowe, M.Tayler, Z.Wright, A.Knight, Cox: H.Sullivan
Race 6: 9.25am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 3 - 1000m
Ballarat Grammar: S.Kallio, J.Murray, X.Gleeson, A.Hall, Cox: D.Kaess
St Patrick’s College: L.Warland, J.Florence, K.Jones, O.Farrington, Cox: L.Ralston
Ballarat Clarendon: V.Liyanapathirana, W.Wakeling, F.Finch, T.Sutcliffe, Cox: D.Candy
Race 7: 9.30am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 4 - 1000m
Ballarat Grammar: T.Oswin, N.Kumnick, F.Follett, S.Collins, Cox: H.Torrance
Ballarat Clarendon: E.Stone, A.Cheesman, I.McRoberts, H.Simpson-Wurster, Cox: B.Tippett
Damascus: D.Collins, R.Lavery, A.Hodge, M.Watt, Cox: E.Ryan
Loreto - Ballarat: M.Elliott, C.McConchie, A.Pituch, L.Armstrong, Cox: K.Orlowski
Ballarat High: O.Bulkoch, O.Bell, K.Barbary, A.Carnes, Cox: J.Cassidy, Coach: S.Coles
Race 8: 9.35am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 4 - 1000m
Ballarat High: C.Odwyer, R.Roberts, J.Duxbury, A.Nelson, Cox: J.Cassidy
Ballarat Clarendon: J.Clarke, L.Garnett, F.Houlihan, J.Nunn, Cox: D.Agterhuis
Ballarat Grammar: E.Hausler, A.Callaway, M.Magee, B.Dunmore, Cox: G.Pougnault
St Patrick’s College: B.Monaghan, W.McCahon, J.McInerney, C.Glenwright, Cox: T.O’Donohue
Race 9: 9.40am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 5 - 1000m
Loreto - Ballarat: J.Main, R.Cameron, E.Porter, E.Armstrong, Cox: E.Black
Ballarat Grammar: O.Mees, K.Hillier, H.Mowat, M.Sullivan, Cox: G.Matthews
Ballarat Clarendon: P.Lopez O’Donnell, E.Ussher, N.Reddy, I.McRoberts, Cox: D.Candy
Ballarat Clarendon: G.Hamilton, C.Tzavaras, B.Nolan, E.Jiang, Cox: D.Agterhuis
Ballarat Clarendon: H.McRoberts, A.Adeleye, G.Li, K.Prior, Cox: R.Bourke
Race 10: 9.45am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 9 Division 5 - 1000m
St Patrick’s College: B.Briody, J.Clark, B.Hackwill, C.Elliott, Cox: M.Erdody
Ballarat Clarendon: B.Crellin, C.Dwyer, N.Arul, T.Smith, Cox: C.Tippett
St Patrick’s College 2: N.Svanosio, D.Hughes, C.Torney, D.Clark, Cox: T.O’Donohue
Ballarat Clarendon: J.Zhou, S.Raj, S.Ranasingha, A.Dawar, Cox: I.Abbas
St Patrick’s College: 3 S.Valenzuela, P.Gowans, H.Faulkner, S.Horgan, Cox: J.McLean
Race 11: 9.55am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 1 - 1000m
Loreto - Ballarat: A.Howard, D.Darbin, L.Antrobus, B.O’Brien, Cox: M.Cahill
Ballarat Grammar: M.Shaw, E.Cassidy, I.Ross, E.Adem, Cox: S.Ryan, Coach: S.Parry
Ballarat Clarendon: P.Maher, M.Salmi, T.Kirsanovs, D.Troon, Cox: M.Cooper, Coach: J.King
Ballarat High: I.Ross, K.Abbott, S.Edmonston, M.Kopke-Veldhuis, Cox: M.Scanlan, Coach: O.Spagnolo
Damascus: L.Leonard, N.Madigan, T.Orchard, C.Gartlan, Cox: S.Linayao
Race 12: 10am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 1 - 1000m
St Patrick’s College: N.Bennett, W.Charles, P.O’Brien, A.Murfett, Cox: N.Kargaran, Coach: D.O’Doherty
Ballarat Clarendon: J.Forsyth, M.Hickingbotham, T.Nijhof, C.McClure, Cox: J.Tippett, Coach: M.Spark
Ballarat Grammar: L.Heath, B.Meakin, J.Faull, O.Harris, Cox: N.Huf
Ballarat High: R.Greenwood, D.Barclay, L.Wallace, M.Waddell, Cox: J.Cassidy
Damascus: T.Humphrey, C.McCann, H.Kennett, F.Rivett, Cox: A.Glover, Coach: P.Blanchfield
Race 13: 10.05am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 2 - 1000m
Damascus: I.Pearce, K.McQuie, L.Douglas, H.Meyer, Cox: P.Govan, Coach: G.O’Leary
Loreto - Ballarat: A.Sproull, H.McCrum, P.McIlwaine, R.Hunt, Cox: M.Lane
Ballarat Grammar: J.Hanmer, G.Walsh, D.Walsh, E.Whitwell, Cox: E.Sidebottom, Coach: S.Parry
Ballarat Clarendon: M.Lang, H.Draffin, A.Moloney, E.Davies, Cox: B.Tucker, Coach: J.McDonald
Ballarat High: H.Carnes, A.Coutts, L.Webb, A.May, Cox: Z.Edwards
Race 14: 10.10am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 2 - 1000m
Damascus J.Henderson, J.Graham, S.Henwood, H.Kennett, Cox: M.Vallance
St Patrick’s College M.Treweek, T.Stute, A.Barrett, J.Rieniets, Cox: C.Joseph
Ballarat Clarendon M.Young, C.Sutherland, L.Broster, O.Finch, Cox: Z.McClure-Page
Ballarat Grammar H.McNeill, C.Seebeck, J.Thomson, X.Butler, Cox: W.French
Race 15: 10.15am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 4 - 1000m
Ballarat Clarendon: M.Rickard, S.Crellin, G.Lennox, M.Goss, Cox: M.Cooper
Ballarat High: T.Ilesanmi, I.VanDromme, L.MacDonald, T.McMahon, Cox: J.Cassidy
Loreto - Ballarat: P.Charleson, R.Sheehan, O.Jones, J.Griffin, Cox: H.Boyd
Ballarat Grammar: E.Ferguson, V.Jones, A.Jones, A.Crocker, Cox: P.Beyer
Race 16: 10.20am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 4 - 1000m
Ballarat High: T.Bruce, J.Puljak, R.Greenwood, M.Sorensen, Cox: J.McCallum, Coach: P.Bilson
Ballarat Clarendon: X.Allen, J.Smyth, J.Mann, L.Duffin, Cox: H.Potts
Ballarat Grammar: F.Dennis, A.Boreham, M.Greene, D.Jones, Cox: A.Soni
St Patrick’s College: P.Bennett, G.Freeman, O.Kaletsch, T.Pearse, Cox: G.Charles, Coach: G.Yanes
Race 17: 10.25am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 5 - 1000m
Ballarat Clarendon: M.Hunter, N.Bunnage, A.Anderson, M.Salmi, Cox: B.Poulton
Ballarat Grammar 5: O.McCallum, I.McNeill, T.Davidson, D.Op de Coul, Cox: S.Rossington
Ballarat Clarendon: S.Atkinson, C.Gomory, M.Narracott, M.Pinson, Cox: R.Bourke
Phoenix: S.Cox, J.Cranny, L.D’arcy, A.Dunn, Cox: C.Lewis
Ballarat Grammar 6: L.Quinlan, H.Hodge, K.Johns, M.Brear, Cox: W.Beechey, Coach: K.Lanyon
Ballarat Clarendon: E.McKerrow, A.Drummond, A.Moore, M.Foss-Powers, Cox: O.Gilbert
Loreto - Ballarat: R.Callender, E.Gowans, M.Brennan, Z.Dean, Cox: A.Gibcus
Ballarat Clarendon: I.Brouwer, C.Damcevski, B.Pring, H.Josephs, Cox: B.Tucker
Race 18: 10.30am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 5 - 1000m
St Patrick’s College: N.Tonkin, W.Torney, L.McColl, C.Mong, Cox: J.McLean
Ballarat Clarendon: S.Ronan, H.Skene, A.Rana, J.Reid, Cox: J.Newell
Ballarat Grammar: O.Beck, H.Walsh, O.Booth, C.Alcock, Cox: M.Kingdom-Pearce
Ballarat Clarendon: D.Rose, T.Leahy, C.Leahy, M.Young, Cox: O.Allan
St Patrick’s College 2: O.Krnel, B.Hertog, J.Retallick, J.Joseph, Cox: E.Joyce
Ballarat Grammar: R.Read, H.Moller, H.Hicks, N.McDonald, Cox: T.Hoang
Race 19: 10.35am Female School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 3 - 1000m
Ballarat High: E.Wray, M.Manford, R.Frdelja, A.English, Cox: W.Marbella
Loreto - Ballarat: S.Geljon, A.Atkins, A.Britt, P.Crawley, Cox: T.Kinnersly
Ballarat Grammar: J.Klein, G.Taylor, W.Tayler, E.Melotte, Cox: K.Evans
Ballarat Clarendon: R.Kinnersly, G.Faull, M.Quinlan, L.Young, Cox: D.Agterhuis, Coach: C.Littlejohn
Race 20: 10.40am Male School Coxed Quad Scull Year 10 Division 3 - 1000m
Ballarat Grammar: H.Timms, A.Williamson, C.Ivey, J.Alcock, Cox: T.Versloot
St Patrick’s College: C.Hand, C.Conduit, J.Williamson, K.Todd, Cox: N.Burvill
Ballarat Clarendon: J.Cowan, N.Chalmers, O.McBratney-Owen, Z.Spencer, Cox: S.Couzens
Race 21: 10.45am Female School Coxed Four Open Division 5 - 1000m
Loreto - Ballarat: Z.Klain, M.Butson, S.Augustine, J.McKinnis, Cox: I.Stevens
Phoenix: L.Harmer, C.Thorp, S.Webster-Austin, I.Edyvane, Cox: I.Thorp, Coach: S.O’Brien
Ballarat Clarendon: G.Bone, E.Rickard, E.Dent, K.McClure, Cox: D.Agterhuis
Ballarat High: K.Skilton, M.Jones, C.Kinnane, S.Gangi, Cox: L.Brown
Race 22: 10.50am Male School Coxed Four Open Division 5 - 1000m
Ballarat High 1: T.Lee-Hogan, B.Van Oorschot, F.Carli-Seebohm, K.Lee-Hogan, Cox: C.Kinnane
Ballarat Clarendon: S.Couzens, N.Blenkiron, T.Sainty, T.Holden Dunkley-Price, Cox: M.Cooper, Coach: T.Nash
Ballarat High 2: M.Langdon, L.Algie, S.Houkamau, R.Macdonald, Cox: J.Nelson
St Patrick’s College: J.Shaw, T.Sands, K.Long, O.Watkins, Cox: L.Shaw
Race 23: 11am Female School Double Scull Open Division 1 - 1000m
Ballarat Grammar: O.Moll, B.Wolf
Damascus: S.Cornish, S.Dalby, Coach: H.Walsh
Damascus: H.Williams, P.Sharif
Ballarat Clarendon: S.Rylands, M.Hughes
Race 24: 11.15am Female School Coxed Four Open Division 4 - 2000m
Loreto - Ballarat: A.Hoffmann, T.Squire, A.Grieve, M.Miller-Schmetzer, Cox: L.Connell
Ballarat Grammar: S.Pammer, E.Grieve, H.El-Hage, P.Jenkins, Cox: H.Rupp
Ballarat Clarendon: K.McCahon, M.Crellin, C.Skene, A.Goodson, Cox: B.Tucker
Loreto - Ballarat: J.Stute, E.Cosgriff, L.Delaney, M.Howard, Cox: L.Davis
Race 25: 11.25am Female School Coxed Four Open Division 3 - 2000m
Ballarat Grammar: A.Barry, A.Greene, A.Ussher, A.Hawker, Cox: G.Gray
Ballarat Clarendon: A.Sudholz, I.Chalmers, H.Maher, L.Dwyer, Cox: D.Candy, Coach: C.Boatman
Loreto - Ballarat: G.Phillips, H.Griffin, E.Baker, S.Mornane, Cox: A.Gibcus
Race 26: 11.35am Male School Coxed Four Open Division 4 & 3 - 2000m
(Division 4)
Ballarat Clarendon: O.Wachter, L.Langley, T.Kirby, H.Richardson, Cox: L.Langley, Coach: L.Dwyer
Ballarat Grammar: W.Oro, J.Burke, M.Doust, A.Herrod, Cox: I.Coutts
(Division 3)
Ballarat Grammar: M.Matthews, J.Taylor, H.Geddes, T.Jones, Cox: R.Keast
St Patrick’s College: T.O’Loughlin, M.Bleicher, M.Gatt, J.Kopke-Veldhuis, Cox: P.Gowans
Ballarat Clarendon: H.Fitzgerald, A.Tippett, F.Postlethwaite, C.Goldsworthy, Cox: D.Candy, Coach: J.Irwin
Race 27: 11.45am Female School Coxed Four Open Division 2 - 2000m
Ballarat Clarendon: M.Pearce, G.Kemp, A.Cowan, P.Fraser, Cox: C.Tippett, Coach: W.Payne
Loreto - Ballarat: M.Stewart, B.Kennedy, A.Ridley, G.Hunt, Cox: I.Black
Ballarat Grammar: A.Walker, C.Miles, L.Bryant, E.Gleeson, Cox: P.Kingdom-Pearce
Race 28: 11.55am Male School Coxed Four Open Division 2 - 2000m
Damascus: C.Reid, R.Shillito, J.Matheson, A.Western, Cox: M.Milikins, Coach: P.Blanchfield
St Patrick’s College: D.Stute, S.Cooper-Kennington, J.Halsall, A.Murnane, Cox: J.McLean
Ballarat Clarendon: H.Pritchard, A.Moffat, A.Grove, Z.Lang, Cox: H.Potts, Coach: R.McClure
Ballarat Grammar: T.Unwin, B.Kumnick, C.Moll, M.Lawson, Cox: A.Hall, Coach: D.Wright
Race 29: 12.05pm Female School Coxed Four Open Division 1 - 2000m
Loreto - Ballarat: B.Bales, T.Whittle, L.Dodd, Z.Clark, Cox: S.Boyd
Ballarat Grammar: E.Flamsteed, A.McClure, P.Eaton, K.Walker, Cox: G.Pittard
Ballarat Clarendon: K.Jackson, L.Richardson, E.McClure, R.Lovel, Cox: B.Tucker, Coach: N.Plucinski
Damascus: L.Vanderlinden, E.Gallagher, M.McCann, D.Simpson-Kerr, Cox: G.Peart
Race 30: 12.15pm Male School Coxed Four Open Division 1 - 2000m
St Patrick’s College: N.Ling, W.Hexter, T.Elliott, T.Foley, Cox: I.Martin, Coach: B.Scott
Ballarat Clarendon: J.Quartermain, L.Clark, J.Nijhof, N.Troon, Cox: B.Poulton, Coach: I.Peele
Ballarat Grammar: C.Savage, G.Follett, W.Clarke, H.Bond, Cox: J.Norton
Ballarat High: R.Macdonald, F.Tomich, M.Dotzauer, L.Harwood, Cox: T.Smith