While most their age are worried about exams, ATARs and uni options at the moment, the trio of Charlie Boswood, Jacob Cartwright and Mackenzie Parsons is busy polishing medals won at the 2025 Australian Under-18 Bowls Championships.
Four days representing Victoria at Tasmania’s Devonport Country Club from November 10-13 brought ultimate success for the locals, underpinned by Boswood (Shepparton Golf) and Cartwright (Wunghnu) topping the podium in the boys’ fours.
The duo, originally from Kyabram, teamed up with Max Heaton-Harris and Harry Coleman for a storied gold medal finish, winning five of their six games to secure top of the group.
“I thought we were going to go out and give it a fair go,” Boswood said.
“Like most other years, we’ve always had a really good side, so I think it was a pretty good effort.
“We couldn’t complain the way we were all playing – we were playing pretty good.
“We knocked off arguably the best side, NSW, beat all the others and just missed out to Queensland. But we did enough to win overall with our shots up and games won.”
That wasn’t all for Boswood and Carwright.
Boswood ran it back with Heaton-Harris in the pairs, earning silver behind top side NSW, while Cartwright clinched bronze in the triples.
Moama’s Parsons missed out on a podium spot by a place in the girls’ triples and, though she didn’t find success in the singles, she wouldn’t return home empty-handed.
Team Victoria took out the overall silver medal behind a classy NSW outfit, seeing Parsons, Cartwright and Boswood cap a memorable campaign.
For Boswood, the cherry on top came in the form of a boys’ Player of the Series gong for Victoria, his second in as many years at nationals.
“I think it was good for me because I thought I played half-okay,” Boswood said with a laugh.
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