Hagans Go Unbeaten to Top Secondary Schools Cup Ladder
Ben Hagan and Jenna Hagan have gone through the 2026 BQ Secondary Schools Cup Section 1 round robin undefeated, topping the ladder on nine wins from nine matches to claim top spot ahead of the finals.
The pair produced the standout performance of the round robin, winning every outing and finishing with a shot differential of plus 112, the best of any team in the section. Their heaviest win came in round five, a 26 to 2 result over Billy Connellan and Charlie Henderson, while they also posted wins of 24 to 1 over Pazel Davis and Oliver Webb in round six and 22 to 1 over Lennox Dwyer and Austin Pinnock in round seven.
Minor Placings
Nicolas Coupland and Joshua Coupland finished second on the ladder with seven wins from nine, two losses and a shot differential of plus 51. Their round nine win, 17 to 2 over Dwyer and Pinnock, sealed second place.
Third went to Rory Amador and Mitch Hagan, also on seven wins and two losses, finishing just behind Coupland and Coupland on shot differential at plus 43. Amador and Hagan’s biggest win came in round two, 21 to 12 over Charli Todd and Lincoln Alderman.
How the Round Robin Unfolded
The competition ran across nine rounds at Club Pine Rivers, with all 14 pairs facing off in a round robin format. Early rounds were tightly contested, headlined by a 10 to 10 draw between Davis and Webb and Emily Pooley and Xavier Agius in round one, and a 7 to 7 draw between Todd and Alderman and Darby Commens and Mia Scurr in the same round.
Commens and Scurr finished fourth on the ladder with five wins, one draw and three losses, their form built on a 22 to 1 win over Thomsen and Coulson in round eight. Pooley and Agius finished fifth with five wins, one draw and three losses, edged out on shot differential.
Todd and Alderman took sixth on four wins, one draw and four losses, their best result an 11 to 3 win over Connellan and Henderson in round four. E O’Dowd and Chloe Draper finished seventh on four wins and five losses with a shot differential of plus 31, their best result a 19 to 1 win over Davis and Webb in round four. Connellan and Henderson rounded out the top eight on four wins and five losses.
Bowls Queensland thanks Bowls Australia Club Support Managers Tony Carter and Mille De Michele for their assistance in running the event, along with Club Pine Rivers for once again hosting flawlessly.
