Sport
2 August, 2023
Wins against NSW for teen bowler
Lowood State High School scholar Dekota Brindle was in the Queensland U18 girls team which competed in the inaugural bowls tri-series involving Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales teams last month.
Dekota and her Queensland teammates enjoyed success against NSW but Victoria was the overall winner, although Queensland could just as easily have won if a couple of results had gone slightly differently in the Cabramatta-based competition.
The day before she headed to Sydney for the tri-series, Dekota played against a Hong Kong development squad.
The climate was quite contrasting on the two days, as the first day of the tri-series was quite hot before the next day was cold and rainy.
Dekota’s most successful format was the Fours as she teamed with Lacey Gerick, Sophie Allan and Stella Palmer. This quartet won 17-7 against Victoria and 15-14 against NSW.
In the Triples, Dekota and Lacey teamed with Holly Anderson in an 18-15 loss to Victoria. Against NSW, Dekota was in a 17-9 win as her teammates were Lilly Vardy and Keira Powell.
Dekota and Sophie played together in the Pairs, which resulted in a 15-13 loss to Victoria and an 18-12 win over NSW.
With Dekota finishing year 12 later this year and set to start full-time work, she said she hoped to play in some bowls events so that she might be selected for the U25 Queensland team some time.
