‘Nail-biter’ at Coledale Corner
The waves may have been on the small side for pointscore No.6 on Sunday 26th June, but the competition was fierce for the Junior Girls and U14/U12 Boys at a sunny Coledale Corner.
The waves may have been on the small side for pointscore No.6 on Sunday 26th June, but the competition was fierce for the Junior Girls and U14/U12 Boys at a sunny Coledale Corner.
The U12s saw Ashton and Jesse going head to head. Jesse was in front with just moments remaining, then Ashton came through with a 5.87 to re-take the lead in the highest score of his seven waves. It was a nail-biter!
In the U14s there was a three-way tussle between Will, Finn and Rhett. Rhett wasn’t going to give up, catching 12 waves with his highest scores on number 9 and 10, but a super-smooth Will massaged a few waves right through to the beach with a series of well-crafted backhand turns.
The junior girls’ final was surfed twice with the average of the two the winner. Macey won the first final totalling 6.70 but in final No.2 Soraya streaked ahead with a 8.60 heat total to win on averages.
Hopefully we’ll have some bigger waves for the rest of the age groups next pointscore in late July.
Congratulations to all our juniors who completed in the Woolworths NSW State Junior Surfing Titles in our own backyard from 14-19 July.
The event was held at Sandon Point and Thirroul and turned it on for finals day at Sandon Point.
The club’s best result went to Shyla Short with 2nd place in the Under 16 girls with an 8.67 ride in the final. She’s off to the Aussie titles!
The club recorded plenty of stand-out results: Mannix Squiers made the quarter-finals in the 18s; Charlie Kelly and Lenny Golding made Round 3; Mitch Burroughs made the quarter-finals in the 16s boys at his home beach; and Rhett Mattock went out in the 2nd round.
Other results in the girls: Macey Jolley made her way to Round 3; and Zahlia Short came in 7th place in the 18s.
Then on the final day the State High Schools event was held.
Representing Illawarra Sports High School, the two Short sisters, Zahlia and Shyla, dominated the senior girls team event to record a decisive victory and their win means they’ll now compete in the National Final.
Mannix Squiers and Lennix Smith, also representing Illawarra Sports High School, placed third in the Senior Boy’s division.
