Boccia Champions Congratulated!

Young boccia players from all over Pembrokeshire displayed an impressive level of skill in the latest county-wide competition. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

They were participating in the recent Valero Primary and Secondary Schools Boccia competition which took place recently at Milford Haven Leisure Centre. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Eleven teams entered in total – from Pembroke Dock Community, Hook CP School, Ysgol Bro Gwaun, Portfield School, Pembroke School and Milford Haven School. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The final of the primary schools was Pembroke Dock Community School (Red team) versus Hook CP School, with Hook winning by 4 points to 1. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The final of the secondary schools was between Milford Haven School (‘Groovy Chicks’) and Ysgol Bro Gwaun (‘Music Masters’) with Ysgol Bro Gwaun winning by 10 points to 3. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The matches were refereed by Liz Jones, Carol Gittins, Sian Jones (volunteers at Crymych Panthers) together with Charles Hopkinson and Jim Ball from Saundersfoot Rotary Club. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

All winners and runners up of the primary competition were presented with trophies by Sian Jones – Welsh International Boccia player. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The winners and runners-up of the secondary competition were presented with trophies by Stephen Thornton from Valero, which sponsored the event. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Angela Miles, the disability sport officer for Pembrokeshire, said she was very impressed with the standard of boccia played and invited a number of players to attend Crymych Panthers. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​