Mighty bears win a string of battles

Under 15s Mansfield 48 def Bears 28 Best on sponsored by Armchair Cinema - Leah Storer Coaches award sponsored by Subway - Charlee Bretherton FROM the first quarter, the girls went out firing and were ready to prove a point. We had lots of pressure in the defensive third which helped set up some goals. Mid court worked tirelessly bringing the ball down and the defenders were always on the transverse line ready to step in and help reset. Goalers did some very strong drives and really held strong and protected the space in the ring. Towards the end we were getting a bit tired, but that didn’t stop us from trying our hardest and making some noise. Final scores were Mansfield 48 defeated Shepp Bears. Eva Clydesdale was voted best on by the umpires and given the indigenous game ball. Best on court sponsored by Mansfield Armchair Cinema went to Leah Storer. Coaches award sponsored by Subway went to Charlee Bretherton. Overall, the team did amazing, coaches commenting that there were no flaws in the match. The Mansfield Eagles have cemented their spot in third place and are ready for the finals! Next week we go to Shepparton to take on the swans . Under 17s Mansfield 39 def by Bears 51 Best on sponsored by Cafe 41 - Molly Judge Coaches award sponsored by Subway - Libby Ferguson SATURDAY’S cold and foggy weather, didn’t stop the Eagles from playing hard with a tough game against the Shepparton Bears. The bears came out firing, gaining a big lead in the first quarter. However, in the second, the eagles found their feet, closing the margin considerably which they continued to maintain until the fourth quarter, where the Bears confidentially earned another win. Saturday’s game (round 12), compared to the last match against the bears (round two) has shown great improvement in the under 17’s season with a 13 goal score improvement. With an increase of overall shooting accuracy and 31 defensive turnovers, the 17’s are on track to finishing this season on a high. Well done to all the girls, a very well played game. B Reserve Mansfield 21 def by Bears 63 Best on sponsored by Alpine Home - Abby Buckley Coaches award sponsored by Steam Cafe - Alex Duncan THE B-res girls fought tirelessly from the first whistle up against the almighty Shep bears. The ever reliable Leonie Berry paired strongly with Sophie Goff, Eliza Pollock and Abby Buckley were relentless through the mid court, linking up with sharp shooters Tiarne Paterson and Sarah White. In the defensive end of the court dynamic duo Steph Adams and Alex Duncan had their hands full with repeat entries, however battled strongly snatching rebounds and sending the ball back up court. A well fought out contest by the girls who were unfortunately overcome by the strength of the Shep Bear girls. The Eagles will be looking for vengeance next week when they tackle another sting team in the Shepparton Swans to be played at their home ground. B grade Mansfield 29 def by Bears 89 Best on sponsored by O’Malleys - Kara Dolling Coaches award sponsored by Joanne Holt - Belle Edwards WHAT a great start to our game with Shenae Costigan doing a speech and a minute of silence to start our B grade Indigenous round game. We knew what we were up against this week and we’re prepared for the tough battle ahead. We didn’t start the game off how we would’ve wanted letting the Bears get some easy goals putting themselves ahead. Using our rolling subs we were able to switch things up and start getting some important goals. The defence end had a tough day as we lacked in the height department against the Bears shooter. We tried every different combination to get some turn overs and confuse the play, but the Bears were just too strong for us. Our attackers played hard giving it everything they had giving some strong drives and strong passes. We were getting beaten on the score board as we were making small errors which resulted in goals for the Bears. Because of this we switched things up putting defenders in goals and goalers in defence to see what we could make work. We worked hard right till the very end, but because of our small mistakes and turn overs we couldn’t get the win at the end of the day, with the score being 29-89 Shepparton Bears way. A grade Mansfield 37 def by Bears 61 Best on sponsored by Foodworks - Nelle Cousins Coaches award sponsored by Byrne Seeds - Molly Rekers THE A grade girls were excited to verse the Shepp Bears for the second time this season, however with a lot of players away for injuries and holidays we knew it would be a tough game. With the help of our fill ins Emily Findeisen and Amelia Charlton the Eagles gave the Bears a run for their money. The first quarter saw our defence end working tirelessly to stop the bears at any opportunity they got. GK Nelle cousins showed her insane talent when coming up against the bears ex vixens goal shooter. While GD Tilly Lang and WD Emily Findeisen put up a fight and earning the Eagles many turnovers. At the start of the second quarter, the Eagles were only down by five points and were ready to fight hard. This quarter saw the A grade debut of midcourter Shenae Costigan and what an amazing debut it was, after already playing a full game in B grade she came into centre firing and proved her serious talent. Third quarter has the goaling duo of Alex Ball and Amy Dixon- Riley getting goal after goal fighting hard against the strong bears defenders. C Grace Amarant giving her all to get the ball down the court not once stopping. GD Amelia Charlton did not give the bears an easy run with her strong defence and many turnovers. The last quarter the Eagles just couldn’t get the score the even out leading to a final score of 37-61. The girls fought hard, but unfortunately couldn’t keep up with the Bear’s strength.

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