Melville and Cronulla secure crowns

Brisbane (April 14).— Perth’s Melville and Sydney’s Cronulla Blue have swum away with the boys’ and girls’ crowns respectively at the national 14 years and under water polo championships at Valley Pool here today. Melville defeated reigning champion Wests 8-6 in extra time and Cronulla Blue collected the girls’ gold medal with a withering 16-2 margin over fellow Sydneysider Drummoyne. For Melville it was a return to the top of the dais, having won the title previously in 2004 and 2005. The match was locked at 6-all by full time but Melville found two more goals to regain the title. In the boys’ semifinals, Wests beat northern NSW’s Alstonville 10-7 and Melville defeated Cronulla 11-8. Cronulla collected the bronze medal with a 14-9 victory over Alstonville. Maddie Schmidt, as she did in the semifinal, scored seven goals as the dominant player in the gold-medal final for Cronulla. She finished as the competition’s player of the series and scored 27 goals during the week. Cronulla previously won in 2002 and 2005. In the semifinals, Drummoyne clubbed Brisbane’s Barracudas 14-3 and Cronulla whipped Melville 14-1. For the bronze medal, Barracudas had to work for a 6-4 defeat of Melville, the 2004 champion. Results: Boys: Classifications: Barracudas 8 (S Greenbank 3, T Sinclair 2, D Edwards, Z Hudson, J Broadley) ACT Vikings 6 (J Slockee 3, R Gillespie, O Gillott, H Slockee), Melbourne Collegians 10 (M Heil, D Egan, N Barrington 2, M Perrott, T Moore, L Flahive, M McCarthy) Barracudas 3 (T Sinclair 2, S Greenbank). Play-offs: For 11th & 12th: Sunshine Coast 11 (H Spice 4, P Lynch, H Spice 2, M Hannon, J Lee-Williams, H Mannion) Tasmania 1 (A Hay). For 9th & 10th: Adelaide Vikings 3 (L Cameron 2, P Wells) UWA Torpedoes 0. Semifinals: Wests 10 (R Ooms 4, J Stanton, P Sindone 2, A Bennie, J Donohue) Alstonville 7 (B Carter 3, R Perry 2, C Wallace, L Baker), Melville 11 (S Higgins 3, D Hopkins, J Smith 2, D McComb, S Powers, L Altieri, J Love) Cronulla 8 (S Baraket 3, H Lando 2, C Bartlett, M May, L Fickert). Playoffs: For 7th & 8th: City Beach 9 (C Shoobert 3, C O’Farrell 2, N Hughes, A Vaughan, C Reynolds, T Sangster) Dolphins 0. For 5th & 6th: Titans 6 (N Power, G Marshall 2, B Penny N Brbot) Breakers 2 (J Cosgrove 2). For 3rd & 4th: Cronulla 14 (S Baraket 4, B Jones 3, C Bartlett, M May, H Lando 2, L Fickert) Alstonville 9 (C Wallace, R Perry 3, B Carter 2, L Baker). For 1st & 2nd:: Melville 8 (S Powers 3, D Hopkins, J Smith, S Higgins, L Altieri, J Love) Wests 6 (R Ooms 2, A Bennie, J Donohue, J Stanton, P Sindone) in extra time (FT: 6-6). Final placings: Melville, Wests, Cronulla, Alstonville, Titans, Breakers, City Beach, Dolphins, Adelaide Vikings, UWA Torpedoes, Sunshine Coast, Tasmania, Melbourne Collegians, Barracudas, ACT Vikings. Player of the Series: Sam Powers (Melville) Highest Goal-Scorer: Paul Sindone (Wests) 31. Girls: Play-offs: For 13th & 14th: City Beach 5 (N Nicholls, E Cullingford 2, E Moss) Cronulla White 4 (S Barnes 2, K Houston, G Meades). For 11th & 12th: Breakers White 10 (R Mellick 4, K White, M Freeman 2, T Murray, H Obermair) Tasmania 2 (E Smith 2). For 9th & 10th: Balmain 6 (P Cracknell 3, KR Dalziel, V Kartalis, K Germolus) Dolphins 3 (E Slattery, M Connor, T Hearne). Semifinals: Drummoyne 14 (M Baxter 5, J Warwick 4, S Martin 3, N Jones 2) Barracudas 3 (B O’Connor 2, J Ulcoq), Cronulla Blue 14 (M Schmidt 7, J Appel 4, K Watkins 3) Melville 1 (C Earl). Play-offs: For 7th & 8th: Sydney Northern Beaches 7 (E Carr 3, E Webster 2, R Curtis, C Baker) Breakers Red 3 (M Morrison, A Wilson, L Silvan). For 5th & 6th: Flames 6 (S Polivka, L Turnbull 2, M Forrester, R Siers) Sunshine Coast 4 (K Borleis 2, E Cook, B Twigger). For 3rd & 4th: Barracudas 6 (B O’Connor 3, B Colenso 2, S Lindley) Melville 4 (T Greer 2, C Earl, T Randles). For 1st & 2nd: Cronulla Blue 16 (M Schmidt 7, K Watkins 3, J Appel, G Lambie 2, J Brooks, J Lauricella) Drummoyne 2 (N Jones, M Baxter). Final placings: Cronulla Blue, Drummoyne, Barracudas, Melville, Flames, Sunshine Coast Sydney Northern Beaches, Breakers Red, Balmain, Dolphins, Breakers White, Tasmania, City Beach, Cronulla White. Player of the Series: Maddie Schmidt (Cronulla Blue). Highest Goal-Scorer: Lara Turnbull (Flames) 20.

 

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