Marist U18 Boy’s Team Narrowly Miss
out on Bronze
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| Marist U18 Boy's getting pumped up before their game |
Matt Lewis, a member of the Marist U18 Boy's Team is one of four siblings. His
sisters, Nicole, Simone and Danielle also play water polo. Matt, however, is
the luckiest of them all being a much sought after position, a left-handed
player.
Jonathan Ware is the Head coach of
the team and is familiar with his players after also coaching the Marist U20
Men’s Team with 5 players carrying on to the U18’s bracket. He also coaches 3 of the boys
at Sacred Heart College.
Jeremy Hunt, the Team Captain, has
done a sterling job at leading the team. Christine Lewis (team manager and
Matt’s Mum) says that
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| Pre game team talk lead by captain Jeremy Hunt (in middle) |
“He is an awesome captain who has led
by example and the the boys really respect him”.
Jeremy has been a consistent captain
for this group of boys and was the captain for their U14 and U16 age groups in
the past. Jeremy’s brother, Tim, also plays water polo for Marist and was a
referee at the Panasonic Pan Pacific Water Polo Festival.
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| 15 Year Old Goalie, Denzel |
This U18 group of boys has played
together since they were U14 and they know each other really well and are good
friends, which definitely helps them in the pool. For Denzel, their young
15-year-old goalie, it is his first year with this group, but he has fitted in
really well and been a great asset to the team.
The boys have thoroughly enjoyed the
Pan Pac’s experience. They know that it is a special tournament and have been
looking forward to it since they first started training this year.
Even though the boys were
unsuccessful in their challenge for Bronze, there has been great Marist support
on the sidelines and in the stands at this Pan Pac’s tournament. There have
been a large number of U18 and U20 boys and girls who have come to watch and
support their club. The club has really banded together and have shown a great
deal of pride and unity, which Christine believes has helped the Marist Teams
immensely at the tournament.
