Congratulations to the U/17 Girls who had a great win over Wildcats today 5 - 1.  They now advance to the Grand Final next Sunday against United.

They will be joined by next week by U/14 Boys (Minor Premiers), U/17 Boys, B Men and A Men who will also compete in Grand Finals.

Commiserations to U/14 Girls who lost to Wildcats, A Reserve Women (Black) who were narrowly beaten 2 - 1 by United and A Women who went down 5 - 3 to Mariners in a great game.

Sharks Softball would like to wish all teams taking part in grand finals next Sunday the very best of luck.

A Women after their Prelim Final against Mariners

 Sharks T Ball team in their final game of the season

All players, coaches and family members please be aware that last Sunday (8th August) an uncapped, used syringe was found on the grassed area between the batting cages and Diamond 1.

If anyone finds a syringe they should not touch it and are to advise the Management Committee Member on duty immediately.

If you still have outstanding fees for this season could you please make every effort to pay these as soon as possible as they are now overdue.

Thank you to everyone who brought cakes etc for our fundraising day.  We had a impressive display on the stall all day.  Thanks also to everyone who purchased the yummy treats.

The stall was a great success and valuable funds were raised for Sharks Softball Club.

 Is This You??

If one of these junior players is you or you know who it is - let them know that they have won a Sharks bookmark.  To collect your prize please email Rose and it will be available at the grounds next Sunday.

A coaching clinic was held on Sunday 21 March for U/14 and U/17 girls at Victoria Point Sharks Sporting Club.  The clinic was run by former Olympian softballers Kim Cooper (1996) and Brooke Wilkins (1996, 2000 & 2004).  The girls who attended worked very hard for over 2 hours doing fielding drills and batting but I am sure that they learnt a lot from these two very experienced softballers.

Sharks Softball Club would like to thank Kim and Brooke and also Sheridan Darroch (Queensland Heat), Lou Teava and Maria Caterson for their help on the day.

Jason Nathan - more commonly referred to as Frecks on the Softball diamond, is the new Queensland Patriots captain for 2010.

Frecks has played Softball for the past 23 years, starting out when he was 11 years old living in Mount Isa after influence from his family.

In Mount Isa he played for the Pirates club, proving that represent Queensland and Australia is possible living outside of large regional centres.  In 1993, he was part of the Australian U19 team at the World Championships, three years later in 1996 he was selected in his first Australian Open Men’s squad.

Over a ten year span from 1996 – 2006 he was a frequent member in Australian squads and teams and went to a World Series in 2000.

During his Australian representation, Frecks moved down from Mount Isa to Redlands in 1998.  At Redlands Softball Association he began playing for his now current club Sharks.

Throughout his prestigious softball career, Jason Nathan has been an integral part of the Queensland Patriots, including being part of the National Championship winning team in 2002.  This year will be his 11th year representing Queensland Patriots and he believes it will be a great year.

“We have a great chance of winning, we have a good blend of young and old players and we are a tight knit ground…there is a massive chance we will bring home the National Championship this year,” Nathan said.

The Queensland Patriots will contest the John Reid Shield from Wednesday the 17th until Sunday the 21st of February.  Good luck Patriots!

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