Twelve schools had entered and were divided into two pools. We played in pool 2 and our team showed some brilliant bowling skills to win four out of five matches, quite comfortably. At this point only four teams were left to contend the semi-final places. We had to play Lancaster Lane – Macy and Kelsey’s match was a draw and Makenzie and Matthew’s match also ended in a draw. This meant that Makenzie and Matthew had to play a tie-breaker against the two Lancaster Lane players. Matthew played two amazing bowls to put us into a two-up position. Then came one of those unforgettable moments as Makenzie played his last bowl; his aim was spot on as his bowl curled around others and actually hit the jack. Unfortunately, the bowl caused the jack to roll very slightly, but in doing so it ended up near to one of the Lancaster Lane bowls – giving them the match. Even the referee was distraught at this unfortunate twist of fate, but there was nothing that could be done about it. We played in the third / fourth place playoff and won it very comfortably, giving us Bronze Medals. Our team played some of the best bowls that we have seen in this competition and a bit of bad luck robbed us of what would have been Gold Medals. But, that is sport. Team: Makenzie A, Kelsey B, Macy P & Matthew F

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