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JUNIOR STATE TITLES 2006 ROUND 2 Premo conditions an=
d great waves produced same good comp surfing from the states juniors at Ga=
s Bay on the weekend of the 29th & 30th of April. Ja=
ck Bestall again in top form and taking out under 18’s Division, and =
also the overall State Championship with his round 1 win. He was hard fough=
t all the way by Du=
nsborough lad Zac Ogram who posted the highest score of the event, 18.75pt =
out of 20pt, in the semi final. Ogram’s good fortune ended there with=
him snapping his board and heading into the final on different equipment. =
Ogram still made Bestall work hard in the final but was pipped by just 2.44=
pts and a second place with Dave Delroy-Carr in third and Mitch Taylor four=
th. Th=
e under 18 girls final was also close and intense. With Greo chick Leahy Wr=
ight and Kallaroos Jaala Baldock leaving little room for error and few dece=
nt waves for Bu=
nburys Katie Fletcher & Jody Barton of Kalbarri. Baldock & Wright c=
onstantly changed leads with Wright =
claiming victory by only 0.10 of a point. Baldock finished second wi=
th Fletcher third & Barton fourth. Leahy Wright like Jack Bestall has t=
aken out the under 18 State Title after winning the first round. Ag=
ain the under 16 final was an ever changing score in the final. Wi=
th Two of the up and coming groms Margaret Rivers Creed McTaggart 12yrs An=
other close called finial seeing Quatermain finish first by 1.76pts, Baldoc=
k second, Williams third & McTaggart fourth. An Amazing performance by =
the two groms against their older peers. Quartermain also takes the under 1=
6 Championship. Th=
e girls under 16’s was yet another event with winner claiming the ove=
rall State Title. Felicity Palmateer of Hillarys took out first, with Erica=
Trotter from Kalbarri keeping the pressure on all the time and only 1.5pts=
behind to claim second place, Laura Macaulay of Gracetown Third & Marg=
aret Rivers Ellena Clark Fourth. Cr=
eed McTaggart & Jackson Res both from Margs’ proved local knowled=
ge counted in the under 14 boys. McTaggarts Dream of being the next Taj Bar=
rows is well on the way with him going from strength to strength. Creed too=
k out first place with Jackson se=
cond, Nathan Kikiros of Dunsborough third & Matt Connell of City Beach =
fourth. Th=
e under 12 had three safety o=
ffices in the water and when you see the size of these guys compared to wav=
es three times their size, no wonder. Nine year old Jack Ro=
binson proved fearless taking out first place in fine form. Shaun Green Fin=
ished se=
cond with Louis Eastough third, Jye Perkins fourth & Robert Woods fith.=
Th=
e Coca-Cola Surfer of the event went to Zac Ogram with his amazing performa=
nce and highest score of the event. Wi=
th a lot of the State Titles already decided, there is still places to be d=
ecided after the last Junior State Titles round in Greo. Go=
od luck to all and well done to round 2 winners!! |