Palmwoods
District News

September
1998

Page 12

Sports highlights

SPORT has been a favourite subject at both Woombye and Palmwoods State Schools during the past month.

For only the second time in the past 12 years, Lawson House was successful in winning the championship Shield at the Annual Athletics Carnival.

Age Championship trophies were presented by Cr Geoff Littler and school principal Rob Edmonds presented Lawson House captains Larissa Yates and Rory Evans with the Athletics Championship Shield.

Special congratulations to the following students who are Woombye Age champions for 1998:

9 years, Brooke Dryden, Daniel Cross, Lawson Peters; 10 years, Lina Skadins, Daniel Hennig; 11 years, Annita Atkinson, Elliot Peters; 12 years, Amie McCosker, Adam Lenaghan; 13 years, Cassy Bishop, Luke Colbert.

At Palmwoods, in spite of the weather forcing the postponement of Friday’s program to Monday, a successful carnival was held with excellent performances resulting.

Luke Steinhardt was particularly strong in the 13 years boys, winning all events and setting three records: Long Jump 4.34 m, Shot Put 10.75m and Discus 27.35m.

Other record breakers were:

Girls: Jessica Fawdon, 9 years Shot Put, 5.25m; Kaylicia Stott, 12yrs Long Jump 4.11m; Joanna Noesgaard,13 yrs 200m 33.79sec. Boys, Ford Dale,10 years Long Jump 4.10m.

An interesting visitor on the day was ex-pupil Katrina Davidson. She still holds the the 10 years girls Shot Put record, she set in 1986. Other old records still held are:

12 years High Jump, Girls Kimberley Sherwell, 1.19,1984; 10 years High Jump, Girls, Leonne Sherwell, 1.38m, 1984; 10years High Jump Boys, Bradley Lingard, 1.33m, 1984; 11years 800m Girls, Kristine Maddock, 2.34.00sec, 1986; 12years 800m Girls Kristen Maddock, 2.45.70sec 1987.

Kristen’s Long Jump record for 12 years girls was broken this year by Kaylicia Stott.

Bendixen won the Ball Games Shield from Landsborough with Nicklin third. Nicklin won the March Past and War Cry Competition.

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