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Braunton school excel in Championships
by George Mojo
28/04/2006:// Braunton School continued their domination of the annual Lost/ Body Glove British Schools Championships to seal their third victory in a row at Woolacombe Bay.
The North Devon School are so strong that their B Team placed third with only Newquay School, Tretheras challenging for honours.
Fourth place went to another Cornish school Treviglas and fifth went to a strong Team from Jersey, De La Salle School who dominated the bodyboard divisions.
In-form Billy Norways, from St. Ives School, took the boys title with some quality turns in the tricky surf, second was Braunton's Stuart Campbell who had already won the under sixteen category.
The longboard's revelled in the small clean surf and Ben Howarth, from Barnstaple's Park School, won a tight duel with Kingsbridge School's Ben Howey.
Kathleen Spears,from Braunton, won her first major title by taking the Girls title to end the previous Welsh domination of this category. Gwen Spurlock surfing for Bishopston School came second in a close final with Holly Donnelly from Tretheras taking third.
More than 150 school surfers took part in the event representing 26 schools from all over the Great Britain.
Results: Under 18 1. Billy Norways (St Ives) 2. Stuart Campbell (Braunton) 3. Connor Spears (Braunton) 4. Jack Clinton (treviglas)
Girls 1. Kathleen Spears (Braunton) 2. Gwen Spurlock (Bishopston) 3. Grace Davies (De La Salle) 4. Bethan Mason (Ysgol Gyfun)
Longboard 1. Ben Haworth (Park) 2. Ben Howey (Kingsbridge) 3. OJ Freshwater (Teignmouth) 4. Brendan Muir (North Devon)
Under 16 1. Stuart Campbell (Braunton) 2. Aaron Evans (Tretherras) 3. Jack Butler (Treviglas) 4. Lewis Clinton (tretherras)
Under 14 1. Alex Baker (Braunton) 2. Matt Chapman (De La Salle) 3. Josh Piper (Tretherras) 4. Sam Woods ( Tretherras)
Un 18 Bodyboard 1. Joe Hone (Devonport ) Un 18 Girls Bodyboard 1. Grace Davies (De La Salle)
Un 16 Bodyboard 1. Phil le Nevue (De La Salle) 2. David Speller (De La Salle) 3. Bertie Thompson (St Ives) 4. Tom Hammett (Ysgol Gyfun)
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