Junior sport

TJRL FINALS WRAP UP

RUGBY LEAGUE: The curtain came down on the 2019 Toowoomba Junior Rugby League season in style at the weekend.

In a show of the talent spread across the board, the seven titles were distributed among six different clubs.

Highfields (U14s) and Gatton (U17s) etched their place in history as the first TJRL girls premiers.

Southern Suburbs took out the U16s decider with a 26-22 victory over Highfields.

The Tigers scored three tries in less than nine minutes to claim the last-ditch win over the Eagles to cap off a thrilling day of rugby league at Clive Berghofer Stadium.

U13s boys: Brothers 20 (Noah Rogers, Bodhi Sharpley, Thomas Fry tries; Jailen Greenhalgh 2 goals) defeated Valleys 16 (Tarrant Whittingham, Thomas Fenwick, Isaiah Weatherall tries;

Whittingham 2 goals) U13/14 Development Cup:

Oakey 30 (Cruz Williamson 3, Trai Boxsell 2 tries; Williamson 5 goals) defeated Gatton 20 (Kalum Brown 2, Jackson Cole, Jaymen Sloane tries; Riley Wells 2 goals)

U14s girls: Highfields 24 (Eliza Morcom, Sienna Norris, Abbie Haywood, Mackenzie Zeller tries; Erin Chandler 4 goals) defeated Warwick 14 (Matilda Mitchell, Bonnie Zapper, Summer Jacks tries; Summer Jacks goal)

U14s boys: Dalby 28 (William Herbert 2, Lyhkan King-Togia, Bailey Rathmell, Joseph Gillett, Sonny Dahlheimer, Oliver Bond tries; Herbert 2 goals) defeated Valleys 4 (Lucas Spencer try)

U15 boys: Highfields 28 (Joshua Truscott 2, Declan Ryan, Jay Scofield, Kodi O’Connor-Federeoff tries; Ryan 4 goals) defeated Brothers 20

(Thomas McGahan 2, Riley Wockner, Klayton Pickering tries; Wockner 2 goals)

U16 boys: Southern Suburbs 26 (Lleyton Croome, Mitchell Berg, Riley Burns, Shaun Packer, Angus Wright tries; Brayden Paix 3 goals) defeated Highfields 22 (Xavier Va’A, Izaiah Hellmuth, Nathaneal Ganly, Riley Taylor tries; Chad Lebsanft 3 goals)

U17 girls: Gatton 42 (Courtney Nolan 3, Sophie Klein, Cindy Storey, Ashlea Nolan, Tenesha Trunks tries; Tenesha Trunks 5, Wednesday Fitzpatrick goals) defeated South Burnett 22 (Sylvia Watson Compton, Audrey Millar, Traevonnah Fisher, Heather Sandow tries; Traevonnah Fisher 3 goals).

HOCKEY FINALS STRIKE A CHORD

HOCKEY: The junior finals of the Toowoomba Hockey Association were played out at Clyde Park at the weekend.

Red Lion continued its dominance of the J1 boys competition, winning its fourth-straight title, while Past High upset Rangeville in the J1 girls decider.

U11 girls: Norths 3 (Mia Auld, Arwen Douglas, Stella Suey) defeated Past High 0

U11 boys: Red Lion 4 (Hayden Macready, Logan Macready, Harry Pember, Aiden Walker defeated Past High 2 (Alex Maddison 2)

U13s girls: Norths 4 (Caleiah Budd, Jane Butler, Emily Lammas) defeated Past High 0

U13s boys: Newtown 2 (Luke Siebuhr, Lachlan Baker) defeated Past High Hawks 1 (Cooper Tummon)

J2 girls: Rangeville 3 (Macey Hill, Felicity Hutchinson, Chelsea Hollist) defeated Rangeville Bulldogs 2 (Haley Hempstead, Ella Hagenbach)

J2 boys: Past High 1 (Sam Bullen) defeated Red Lion 0

J1 girls: Past High 2 (Savannah Trapp, Monique Thomas) defeated Rangeville 0

J1 boys: Red Lion 2 (Drazic Furner, Liam Pember) defeated Past High 1 (Nathan Mead)

JUNIORS SERVE UP THRILLERS

TENNIS: Two tight finals were played out in the Red Ball Boys Division.

Play-off for 1st and 2nd place: Amazing 3 defeated Bombers 105-102

Singles: Angus le Roux df Fred Hudson 18-15, Charlie Barwick df Lachlan Bliss 18-9, Thomas Bernoth df Jack Martin 15-14. Doubles: Charlie and Jack tied with Lachlan and Thomas 13-13, Thomas and Angus df Jack and Fred 12-11, Lachlan and Angus df Charlie and Fred 12-10, Charlie df Thomas and Angus 14-9, Lachlan df Jack and Fred 14-10.

Play-off for 3rd and 4th place: CPA defeated The Boys 74-73

Singles: Harrison Palmer df Preston Bernoth 18-7, Charlie le Roux df Lawson Plumbe 15-8, Charlie df Harrison 16-5. Doubles: Charlie and Artie df Lawson 13-10, Harrison df Charlie and Preston 12-10, Lawson df Artie and Preston 10-3, Artie and Preston tied with Harrison 10-10.

Girls Division Final standings: Cindy Deng 18.50 average points, Millicent Freeman 11.37, Lucy Wade 10.61, Aggie Rafter 8.62, Emmie Jauncey 6.99 Orange Ball results Playoff for 1st and 2nd place: Fat Potatoes defeated PC 3 sets (12 games) to 2 sets (10 games)

Singles: Jack Barwick df Peter Freeman 3-1, Charlie Rafter df Jedd Fegan 3-1, Jedd df Peter 3-1, Charlie df Jack 3-2

Doubles: Jedd and Jack df Peter and Charlie 3-2

Playoff for 3rd and 4th place: Cowboys defeated Winners 4 sets (12 games) to 2 sets (10 games)

Singles: Hamish Fanning df Hugh Bliss 3-1, Josh Stapleton df Will Comerford 3-2, Josh df Hamish 3-2, Hugh df Will 4-0

Doubles: Hugh and Josh df Hamish and Will 3-1

Playoff for 5th and 6th place: Celtic Tigers defeated Electricity 3 sets (12 games) to 2 sets (11 games)

Singles: Cameron Fanning df Daniel Beit 3-2, Ed Barwick df Jake le Roux 3-2, Daniel df Jake 3-2, Ed df Cameron 3-1

Doubles: Daniel and Ed df Jake and Cameron 3-1

Playoff for 7th and 8th place: Federer* defeated SNS 5 sets (17 games) to 0 sets (3 games)

Singles: Ruan Vosloo df Sophie Stapleton 3-1, Ruan df Sarah Aspromourgos 3-1, Ruan df Sarah 4-0, Ruan df Sophie 4-0

Doubles: Ruan df Sophie and Sarah 3-1

*Ryan Reeves from Team Federer was away

Photos: Bev Lacey WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Winners of a sprint heat during TJRL grand final day are Highfields players (from left) Sam Rowan, Bryce Gordon, Nate Gill and Harry Williams.

Valleys Roosters five-eighth Jordan Hopkins looks to step his way through the Brothers defence.

Valleys Roosters supporter Ambrose Klein gets into the spirit of TJRL grand final day.

Brothers Lucas Paynter (left) takes possession as Hugh Howard looks on.

Brothers Leprechauns centre Noah Rogers finds himself in open pasture.

Valleys fullback Nikolai Bradley tries his best to break through the defensive line.

Valleys Roosters player Jamie Taber charges onto the ball against Brothers.

Brothers lock Liam Tickle fires off a pass from the scrum-base to teammate Brady Forde.

Photo: Contributed ON COURT: Celebrating their Red Ball Tennis Toowoomba win are team Amazing 3 players (from left) Charlie Barwick, Fred Hudson, Jack Martin with supervisor Alex Crook.

Photo: Contributed Red Ball Tennis Toowoomba girls winner Cindy Deng (left) with runner-up Millicent Freeman and supervisor Alex Crook.

Photo: Contributed Team Fat Potatoes players Jack Barwick and Jedd Fegan celebrate their Orange Ball Tennis win.

Photo: Contributed Team PC players Charlie Rafter and Peter Freeman.