ULLADULLA Boardriders Club duo Luke O'Connell and Beau Buckpitt gave their all at the recent Australian Junior Surfing Titles at Margaret River.
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In the opening round of the under 18 boys section, O'Connell finished third in heat five, with a score 10.50 - behind Western Australia's Jahnu Packer (12.40) and South Australia's Ruka Taite (11.25).
While Buckpitt's score of 11.60 saw him finish fourth in a tough heat one of the opening, edged out by Queensland pair Oscar Berry (18.25) and Jack Graham (13.75), as well as West Australian George Simpson (13.10).
These results put both Ulladulla boys into round two - with O'Connell (12.60) just missing out on progressing further after NSW's Mike Clayton-Brown (16.25) and Victoria's Cole Fox (12.70) finished just above him.
Unfortunately, Buckpitt (11.05) suffered the same fate, losing to Victoria's Spencer Kay (15.15) and NSW's Finn McLaren (14.15) - ending both their charges.
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Courtney Ward
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
