Bowral High School wins 2018 Smith Cup

It is one of the state’s oldest inter-school sporting competitions, hosted each year by one of the schools since 1928. 

This year was  Goulburn High School’s turn to host the multi contest event.

It was a fun day of sports and activities including basketball, soccer, netball, hockey, touch, frisbee, softball, computer games and robotics, board games and a Masterchef style, bake-off. 

The visiting students from the Southern Highlands came up trumps. 

In most events, there were junior and senior teams and one point gained by winning a game. 

There were 24 points available in the 87th edition of the competition. 

“We put a sign-up sheet for students to join,” stand-in Smith Cup coordinator Andrew Strode from Goulburn High School said. 

“They then go through trials before the teams the selected.” 

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The event was also an opportunity for students from the two schools to meet and socialise.

“It’s a day of competition and a chance for students from both schools to meet each other,” Strode said. 

“Both schools have had periods of domination, with Bowral High winning from 2005 to 2009 and Goulburn High winning from 2010 to 2013. 

“It has been pretty close in the past few years, including a draw last year, but with the win today, Bowral High overtook Goulburn High overall.”  

Bowral High sports captain Kaleb Bell and school captain Lydia Kirby lifted the trophy in delight.  

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