Ocean Grove teenager star Kira Bourke made sure she retained the title she has held for 12 months when she captured her second Australian Under 18 National Title.
Competing for this year’s nationals at Capalaba in Brisbane, Kira was given the opportunity to defend her crown in both singles and triples.
Section wins against NSW 21-8 and South Australia 21-9 earned a spot in the gold medal decider against Queensland’s Isabella Lawson.
Lawson in her own right damaging in section play winning 21-4, 21-8 and 21-5.
The final, which was live streamed through Bowls Australia for all to see, again was a tight contest early before Kira started to make her mark to become the 2018 Australian U18 Girls Singles Champion winning 21-14.
