Burgess Hill Girls’ beach volleyball team have become national champions at the Independent School National Beach Volleyball Championships in Brighton.
The team, Tia Homer, Meg McCallum, Olivia Gunn and Jurkowski, were able to draw on their ball handling skills as accomplished netball players for Burgess Hill Girls. Olivia Gunn also plays for Netball Super League team Surrey Storm. She commented:
“It’s been an incredible opportunity for us to learn a new sport and win the Championships. We’ll be back to defend our title next year!”
The Burgess Hill Girls team played nine games and won all nine, beating Sevenoaks School in the Semi-Final and Brighton College 40-15 in the Final to become champions. Tia Homer also received the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament award.