Rebels Night At The Dogs

Tuesday Night saw our fundraising night at the Gosford greyhounds.

Thank you to all of the members new and old who turned up. Although it would have been nice to see a few more of you, the ones who did show up had a great night.

Sam Booth was knocked off her throne and we have 3 new Kings of the track with Pat Maat, Todd Bowden and Craig Booth taking home a few more dollars than they started with.

The kids had a great time and there may be a few potential greyhound trainers in the group. A big thank you to all of the businesses who sponsored a race, and for everyone who helped out before and on the night to raise much needed funds to buy all the gear the players use.

THANK YOU

Games for 3rd November

5th grade Royals :-Bye

5th grade Rebels vs Wildcats

4th grade vs Cats

3rd grade vs Cats

2nd grade vs Wildcats

1st grade vs Wildcats

Come and watch the top of the table 1st grade side tackle the undefeated Wildcats.

Home Run City

1st Grade Rebels scored a come from behind win over a strong Indians side.
Justin Norman was superb on the mound in the early innings to hold the powerful Rebels line up and have the Indians with a 4 to 2 lead. He had to leave the mound due to an injury and Rebels bats took over with good hitting through the line up, including home runs to Matt " Young Gun" Smith & Nathan " all the girls love him" Young.
Dylan " Baggins" Lees started for Rebels and pitched well without much luck for 3 innings. Ben "out all night" Ardrey relieved him and showed he has lost none of his pace in the off season, throwing a solid 5 innings of work to dominate the Indians batters. Rebels had caught and over taking Indians when bad light stopped play in the 8th inning with Rebels ahead 15 runs to 4.

Another Close Game

2nd Grade went down to the Indians 3-1 in another close game were the batters couldn't get the hits the team needed.

Come From Behind Win

3rd Grade recovered well to beat the Indians 6-4. Matt "Cashie" Cashman pitched well but was let down by quite a few outfield errors that gave the Indians easy runs.
To the batters credit they never let the score cloud their goal and were go enough to come away with the goods.

Hard Fought Win

4th Grade prove they can grind out solid win.
In recent weeks their batters have been going crazy, but this week the Indians pitched well in going down 6-2. 4th Grade played well in all aspects of the game and are proving the team to beat in their grade.

Silly Mistakes Cost Both 5th Grade Teams.

5th Grade Royals.
A bit of an improvement on last week. Good batting from some but we still need to improve it overall. Fielding is improving and the Mohawks only found a few gaps with a handful of hits winning 11-3, good catches to Keith Wilson & Des Ho.
Next week’s rest will see us back to form for the home game against Rebels.
Our base running is getting better with only a couple of errors & not from the new players.

5th Grade Rebels.
Rebels started the game poorly but finished strong to go down to the Wooducks 13-4.
In the first inning's the Rebels gave up 11 runs, you can't give up that sort of start and expect to be competitive.The talking point of the game was a brilliant double play from our 2nd base women Cassie "did I catch that" Moore.

Rebel's Dominate Bears

1st grade are on the top of the ladder with a 10-1 win over Bears on the weekend. Many thanks to Craig Booth and Tim Heins for backing up. Damien Kingman was solid on the mound, and relief pitcher Josh Alexander was equally as effective as the Bears struggled to pick up a safe hit. Again it was hard to have a stand out with every player pulling out a top rate performance. Well done boys.

Wooly Powers 2nd Grade Home

2nd grade played exceptionally well in this hard fought 8-6 win over Bears. Paul “44” Woolven was impressive in the middle, and was backed up by an impressive field display. With a few missing we again had to rely on 3rd grade to top up the team and they did not disappoint. Jackson Smith was again the standout, showing his awesome catching ability. It was great to watch his confidence grow and was a force with the bat as well. Thanks to Andrew Mc Alpine, and Sam Evatt who took a screamer of a catch in right field. Look out Indians next week.

Close But No Cigar

3rd grade played a exciting close game. Craig Booth was solid on the mound. Even though Bears managed only 1 run, we couldn't get the hits we needed and didn’t cross the plate. Bears 1-0.

Hitters Have A Field Day

4th grade looks like the best hitting side in the their comp, Our boys again, punished the oppositions pitchers with a great 16-5 win. Best on the park was Ron Stone with 3 from 3 and again Joe Marmara 3 from 3. Doug Smith had 2, Mick Cox, 2, and Jay Godfrey 2. Bob Montgomery and Pete Eden were strong on the mound. Great game by all.

Bad Day In The Field

5th grade played a game most would want to forget, Rebels showed signs of potential after piling on 12 runs in the 1st dig. Everyone batted well but our fielding let us down. Beau Denton was solid behind the plate and Lachlan made a solid debut with a massive hit over centre field.
Mohawks won 18-12.

5th grade Royals were out played by the Wildcats 20-5. Jack Denny and Keith Wilson played well but to many fielding errors kept the scoreboard ticking over.

Not Long Now

Our annual night at Gosford Dogs is on Tuesday 30th October. Last year was a great success in raising much needed funds for our senior and junior teams. Everyone is welcome players, partners, ex-players, friends, family and mad punters.

If you would like a race named after you or your business (for a small donation), speak to Craig Booth.It really is a good night so come and support the club.

Tickets are $5 an adult & kids are free. See any of the coaches to buy your tickets.

Draw For 20th October

1st Grade vs Bears at Baseball Park
2nd Grade vs Bears at Baseball Park
3rd Grade vs Bears at Baseball Park
4th Grade vs Bears at Baseball Park
5th Grade Rebels vs Mohawks at Baseball Park
5th Grade Royals vs Wildcats at Watanobbi

Pat And Mat Shine On A Hot Day

1st grades first game of the season didn’t disappoint. A one sided 15-1 performance from our defending premiers. Although stand in Coach Pat Maat was cautious of the Indians side, it was realised early that maybe they didn’t turn up to play as silly little errors crept into their game.

A few plays stood out in a game that was plagued by many safe hits and many great outs. Congratulations to Matt Smith, who hit his first, 1st grade home run that landed about 30 ft past the fence. We knew it was coming after his previous at bat saw a similar length hit land just foul. The boys seemed relaxed, and enjoyed their first hit out of the season.

Matt Cashman took a catch in right field and although the player was given safe at home, the throw to catcher Nathan Young was spot on and many believe he should have been given out. Dylan Lees was faultless yet again on the mound, showing why he picked up player of the year in 2nd grade only a few weeks ago in the winter league. When you are backed by a great spirited team, it’s hard not to perform that well.

Things are looking good for back to back premierships for the mighty Mingara Team. Usually it might be hard to find your place in a team that has been together for a while, but Josh Alexander did not look out of place in this team and was one of the stand outs at 2nd and with the bat. We welcome him and all of the new players to the club and we look forward to their contributions. Well done all teams.

3rd Grade Home In a Close One

A close game that went right down to the last play with the Rebels winning 6-4.

Ray Verdon showed " age shall not weary them" pulling out a top rate performance in the field and with the bat. Jackson Smith was a stand out with the sticks, getting 3 for 3 with a double under his belt, closely followed by lead off batter Michael Binks who picked up a single, double, triple and a magical catch on the left field fence.
With the score at 6-4 and the winning run at the plate, the boys stayed strong. After a base hit to right field, the base runner rounded third heading home, and from a relay throw from right fielder Blake Cavanaugh, through 1st baseman, Andrew Clyburn to the glove of Catcher Brad Marmara, tagged the runner out before he got home and the game was sealed for the team.

Old Dog Bewilders Wildcats.

4th grade unleashed their batting power smashing the Wildcats 13-3. Doug Smith was tremendous on the mound sending down 60 pitches for 38 strikes and 5 K2's.
New recruit John Dare was strong at 3rd base while Smokin' Joe Marmara lead with the bat as did Danny Smith, Mick Cox and Peter Eden all having 2 hits each.

Royals Go Down In A Close One

5th grade Royals had their first loss of the season going down to the experienced Wooducks 8-7. Once again Russell Sheaves and Wayne Turner shared the duties on the mound, ably backed up by their field that even turned a double play.
Great first up performances for the club from Jack Denny, Cindel Harvey, Keith Wilson and Cathy Walker.
Hits were recorded by Des Ho, Jack Denny, Darren Kellard (2), Russell Sheaves (2) and Keith Wilson (2).
Please let us know at mingararebels@yahoo.com.au if you are unable to attend any games.

Night at the Dogs is Coming Up

Our annual night at Gosford Dogs is on Tuesday 30th October. Last year was a great success in raising much needed funds for our senior and junior teams. Everyone is welcome players, partners, ex-players, friends, family and mad punters.
If you would like a race named after you or your business (for a small donation), speak to Craig Booth.
It really is a good night so come and support the club.

Tickets are $5 an adult & kids are free.

Our Winter Champions

Under 14's Premiers

















Under 12's Undefeated Minor Premiers/Premiers

















Under 10's Undefeated Winners

















Under 8's Winners

A Fun Day At Mingara Pool

On Sunday 7th October we held our first junior Winter presentation at Mingara swimming pool. As you can see from some of the photo's a fun day was had by all. Congratulations to all the players who received trophies on the day.

Special mention to the committee members who helped on the day to make it a great success.

Draw For 13th October

1st Grade Indians at Adcock Park
2nd Grade Bye
3rd Grade Wildcats at Watanobbi
4th Grade Wildcats at Watanobbi
5th Grade (Rebels) Bye
5th Grade (Royals) Wooducks at Adcock Park

Come out and see our 1st grade defending premiers tackle one of the strongest teams in the comp.

The Start Of An Intense Rivalry

This year we are lucky enough to field two teams in 5th grade, one know as the Royals and the other Rebels.
The Royals took first blood 13-7 in what is sure to be an intense rivalry between the two teams.
A pleasing aspect of the game was the debuts for the club of a number of players who had not played the game before. Another feature of the contest was the senior debut of a number of Rebel juniors Beau Denton, Kieran MaCarthy, Ben Hastings, Josh and Michael Peterson. Darren Peterson, John Dare, Rod Travis and Alan Faher all batted well for Rebels with Trent Lyon, Natalie Smith and Michael Peterson all batting well for Royals. Strong pitching from Russell Sheaves and Wayne Turner was well supported by Darren Kellard at catcher.

4th Grade Put Pirates To The Sword

4th grade welcomed a number of new players to the club, including Glen & Blake Cavenagh as well as Don Maitland.
Doug Smith and Bob Montgomery kept it tight on the mound with Mick (Coxy) Cox leading the way with 3 hits with Brad Godfrey, Matt Dodson and Andrew Clyburn having 2 hits each to see Rebels come away with a 16-6 victory.

3rd Grade Go Down To Pirates

3rd grade got off to a good start against Pirates, scoring 2 runs in the first innings only to see Pirates respond with 7 of their own.Rebels defence was able to hold them to only one more run in the game however Pirate's pitcher Scott Smallman kept the Rebels bats in check with Pirates running out 8-2 winners.
For Rebels Matthew Dodson and Andrew Clyburn played well while it was good to welcome back Brad Mamara after a year off, hopefully he won't be falling off any motor bikes this year.

Rookie Coach's Great Start in 2nd Grade

Under new coach Matt (Cashie) Cashman and his assistant Nathan (all the girls love him) Young the Rebels 2nd grade side played well to smash the Pirates 17-1.
After last summer off Dylan Lees made a solid return on the mound backed up by 3 hits. Every player batted well (except Cashie) with Dillon McMaster and Joseph Huish playing solid in there first game in Rebels colours.

Great Start for 1st Grade

Another season has started and it was pleasing to see a combination of new and returning players take the field.
There is no truth in the rumour that climate change caused the Bears 1st grade team to stay in hibernation an extra week but with a large number of players unavailable they forfeited the scheduled 1st grade fixture against the defending premiers.

Night At The Dogs

Our annual night at Gosford Dogs is on Tuesday 30th October. Last year was a great success in raising much needed funds for our senior and junior teams. Everyone is welcome players, partners, ex-players, friends, family and mad punters.
If you would like a race named after you or your business (for a small donation), speak to Craig Booth.
It really is a good night so come and support the club.

Tickets are $5 an adult & kids are free.