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16 Feb 2010	GLENELG REBELS 96ers - U14 STATE CHAMPIONS
20 Dec 2009	Rebels pictures wanted!
10 Nov 2009	Marion Sports & Community Club Sports Awards
17 Oct 2009	Rebels players do the Masters proud

GLENELG REBELS 96ers - U14 STATE CHAMPIONS Wayne Davies, Tuesday, 16 February 2010 GLENELG REBELS 96ers - U14 STATE CHAMPIONS for 2010 !!!       Congratulations to our U14 96ers who thanks to a great all-round team effort finished top of the group. They then showed true character in the Grand Final by coming back from a 0-4 start to beat Port Adelaide 13-7. Well done JT, Nat H and the Girls ... your team spirit and enthusiasm for each other and the game was just fantastic to see !!!   Our U14 97ers also put in a great effort winning 4 games (out of 7) for the weekend and finished in 5th spot 1/2 a game from 4th ... a great learning experience for our younger girls who showed vast improvement over the weekend and despite carrying a few walking wounded never gave up and had a great come from behind win over Seacombe in their last game.   The U16's did things a bit tougher but battled hard all weekend and had a great win over Pt Pirie in their last game.   Sunraysia put on a great weekend for us ... but Softball aside, the real highlight for me was to see the bonding and interaction between Team & "Club" mates. The genuine joy and excitement from the U16's and 97ers for the 96ers after their GF win was just fantastic to see ... GO REBELS !!!     Thankyou's ... President Natalie Mead and the GRSC Committee for their support in sending 3 teams to Mildura.   The Junior Committee for all their hard work in organising a great weekend ... special thanks to JT for the accommodation, umpires and her "handy road" tips !!!   Our fantastic Coach's, Managers, Scorers who continue to guide the development of our Juniors.   All of our wonderful Parents for supporting your child's Softball development.   Our army of Volunteers ... absolutely sensational ... the number of people who just rolled up their sleeves and did what needed doing when it needed doing .... thankyou so much !!   Last but not least our Junior players ... thankyou for your support of each other and for just being a truly wonderful bunch of Kids !!!   Stay tuned for pictures.

Rebels pictures wanted! Lindy Rattigan, Sunday, 20 December 2009 Calling all budding photographers! If you have an interest and found yourself running around softball with a camera - we'd love your pics to publish on the website (either high resolution or web-compressed are suitable). Send to rattigan@optusnet.com.au  You may or may not be aware, but our membership forms had a section endorsing publication of photos.  Note that we will not publish photos where we have been requested by parents or guardians, and secondly, members under 18 years will have their name withheld in accordance with Softball Australia Policy.

Marion Sports & Community Club Sports Awards Editor, Tuesday, 10 November 2009 RECOGNITION FROM THE MARIONS SPORTS & COMMUNITY CLUB FOR A REBEL VOLUNTEER Wayne Davies was recognised for his hard work over the past 12 months, with recognition under the "Tom Hurley Recognition Award". Congratulations to Wayne, who received his Award at the Annual MSCC Sports Awards held at the Club.    SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR NOMINEE Heidi Bevan collected a number of votes in the Sportsperson of the Year awards, in which all clubs can nominate a player, and the participating clubs at Marion cast their votes.  Heidi was nominated by Rebles.     This years' winner was from ladies Soccer - Sian McLaren was an outright winner - amassing near 50 votes!

Rebels players do the Masters proud Lindy Rattigan, Saturday, 17 October 2009 FROM THE WORLD MASTERS IN SYDNEY....  Thursday 15 Oct 2009  Glenelg Rebels have 10 players, past and current, who are representing South Australian Masters playing in the World Masters Games in Sydney. Over 35’s representatives are Nat Hailstone, Jenny Turner, Sue Campbell and Robyn Venning-Smith. Over 45’s representatives are Vicki Sloan, Sylvia Barrett, Marsha Holley, Vicky Kolen, Denise and myself as the playing coach. Games commenced Sunday 11th October with both teams starting with wins. The Over 45’s got to play on Diamond 1 at Blacktown Olympic Park which was a great experience. Sunday night was the opening ceremony that commenced at the showgrounds with all competitors marching into ANZ Stadium experiencing what the athletes did at the 2000 Olympics. The over 45’s are currently sitting 2nd in Pool A and only need to win their last match to ensure they have a chance at the medal play offs. Thursday’s game saw them up against the top side which had a composite of Queenslanders and Canadians and the victors were SAMS which is a great confidence booster going into the last round robin game. The over 35’s started off well but have had a few losses which has put them slightly behind the eight ball but are still within reach of being able to play off for a medal. Today’s game saw one of die hard members suffer an injury however which may see her out for some of the season. Nat was sliding into 3rd when she injured her knee which has unfortunately put her out for the rest of the tournament. All of the Glenelg Rebels players are doing the club very proud. Vicki Sloan is having a blinder with the bat with a current batting average of .812. Sue Campbell is doing a great job on the pitching mound managing to tie up quite a few opposition players. The newest member to the club, Marsha, and ‘Rookie’ Robyn are playing well in their first Masters Tournament.  Friday is the last round robin and then finals commence Saturday. Hopefully both teams will be in the medal play offs and I want to wish all the girls representing SAMS from Glenelg good luck. The motto is ‘Show No Mercy’.    (Lesley Claxton)  FROM THE WORLD MASTERS IN SYDNEY....  Friday 16 Oct 2009 Finals hopes are still alive with the 45's playing off at 9am to go into the medal play offs.  The 35's have made it to the knockout round.  We will keep you posted as Lesley sends the SMS! FROM THE WORLD MASTERS IN SYDNEY....  Saturday 17 Oct 2009 It's time for the 45's and 35's to unwind..... both teams put up a fantastic fight, but both weren't able to claim the wins....  The 45's and 35's have ended their tournament fights with both going down by 1 solitary run to be eliminated from the race for medals. All reports back have highlighted how wonderfully well the Glenelg Rebels girls have played - and done us proud.  CONGRATULATIONS ON A MAGNIFICENT EFFORT. Now we're looking forward to having you back in Rebels to carry on your performances after a few days softball rest.  Unfortunately, the dedication and persistence from one of ours - Nat Hailstone, will see her on the sidelines for a few weeks following a bad knee injury.