U16 & U18 Boys and Girls carnival reports and photos
Bullets Under 18 Girls Division 2
The Bullets first game against Strathalbyn provided an exciting start to the carnival with scores even at both quarter and half time. Bullets played well as a team with newcomers Jessie Lloyd and Tihrin Bockman contributing as soon as they entered the court.
Kelsey Gepp and Caitlin Bratkovic put lots of pressure on the Strathalbyn girls constantly driving to the basket. Talia Freak and Nicole Bissell pulled in some good rebounds under the basket and made scoring difficult for their opponents. Ashley Cox played with strong determination and Zoe Harrison managed to score 4 out of 5 free throws in the last quarter keeping the scores close. Strathalbyn however were in front at the final siren by 3 points.
Bullets went into the next game against Bordertown very determined. A decision by the coaches to change tactics at half time put the team in front, winning by 8 points.
A 19 point loss against Casterton on Saturday night meant the Bullets faced Bordertown again in their Semi Final. Bullets won this in a tight game, by 4 points.
A nail-biting Grand Final against Casterton followed. Some accurate free throw shooting in the last seconds of the game saw the Bullets bring home the medal by 2 points!
Photo - Mt Gambier U18 Div 2 Grand Final
Standing: Zoe Harrison, Jessie Lloyd, Tihrin Bockman, Kelsey Gepp, Kalarie Jenner (Coach), Nicole Bissell, Talia Freak, Caitlin Bratkovic.
Sitting: Cheryl Freak (team manager), Jordan Hollitt (Coach)
Photo – J Lloyd Most Improved
Jessie Lloyd won the Most Improved trophy for the Bullets team for the carnival.
Under 16 Girls Division 1
The Under 16 girls produced a great team effort at the Mt Gambier Carnival competing in the Division 1 competition.
They began on Saturday with a close game against Strathalbyn, going down by 2 points with the opportunity to take the lead in the dying seconds. This was followed by a strong Millicent team losing 19 to 45.
In Sunday’s qualifying final Bullets came up against Mt Gambier. Jessica Warland was rebounding well both ends of the court with back up by Emma Bratkovic who was also providing great pressure. Natasha Moffat was strong in attack but Mt Gambier managed to increase their lead in the 3rd quarter. Lucinda Howell & Kaitlyn Page provided opportunities down the court & Kalimna Roe-Simons fought hard in defence. Jacqui Altmann was creating great drive to the basket, as was Kenisha Seidel who was the top scorer for the weekend. The whole team fought back hard but unfortunately lost another close one 23 to 25.
Bullets finished the carnival with a tough game against Eastern Hills. Despite losing 32 to 47 all team members put in a great effort & should all be proud of the results of the weekend.
Team Photo: 9999 241
Back L- R: Coach: Lisa Gepp; 44 Natacha Moffat; 52 Jessica Warland;
30 Lucinda Howell; Team Manager: Annette Bratkovic
Front L- R: 42 Emma Bratkovic; 41 Jacqui Altmann; 14 Kenisha Seidel
23 Kaillyn Page; 31 Kalimna Roe-Simons
UNDER 16 GIRLS
Late changes with the inclusion of Under 14 girls, Bullets took a while to settle against Whyalla but improved & outscored them in the 2nd half. Whyalla held their early lead to win 42 to 27.
In the 2nd game Bullets battled hard to win 35 to 30 against Millicent 1.
Early Sunday morning saw a good result from Bullets winning their qualifying final against Millicent 2. Down one player with the withdrawal of Kaitlyn Page due to illness, Bullets showed great competitiveness with Emily Paech pouncing on loose balls. Kalimna Roe-Simons was positioning herself well under the ring in attack backed up by Jessica Warland who fought hard for the ball. Emma Bratkovic was having great success with her long shots as bullets maintained their lead at half time. Strong passing down the court from Shayelan Paech allowed team mates Jacqui Altmann & Lucinda Howell to run onto the ball & drive to the basket. With an exciting last couple of minutes including 3 pointers from both sides Bullets managed to hold their lead winning 42 to 39.
In the semi final Bullets came up against a strong full-sided Great Southern team losing 22 to 46.
Bullets Under 18 Division 2 Boys
Tight team work and strong attacking pressure was shown by the under 18 division 2 Bullets team over their 6 games during October long weekend. Although not enough to win, players showed great pressure and communication regardless of the clear height difference compared to the other teams.
The first game against Bullets under 18’s division 1 was a good warm up. Although there were some great passes of play by Bullets div 2, the passes were not strong enough, Bullets div 1 winning the game; 65 to 27.
Game 2 against Woodville A was close in the first quarter with strong play and determination against the tough opponent. The team played hard but it was not enough for them to take the win, fumbling under pressure in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Bullets 37 vs. Woodville 67.
The third game against Great Southern showed great teamwork by Bullets once again, scoring the majority of goals from fouls giving Bullets the lead at the end of 2nd quarter; As the game slowed down, GS showed stronger attack, Bullets defence struggling. A close game, Great Southern winning the game 37 vs. Bullets 30.
Game 4 showed a great 4th quarter with Bullets applying great pressure, although not enough to get the win. . The last quarter was physically contested by both teams, with Woodville coming through with the win, 42 vs. 33.
Bullets working hard in their last game against Eastern Hills got them 2 goals up in first quarter. Eastern Hills play settled giving them the lead by 9 in the 2nd quarter. Some great 3 pointers by Bullets in the 3rd quarter were not enough to get them over the line, although an outstanding game was played to finish the weekend. Eastern Hills 56 vs. Bullets 42.
Team Consists of: Jake Altmann, Arron Pratt, Simon Aldridge
Under 18 Boys Div 1
Mt Gambier Carnival 2011
The first game was against Strathalbyn. Both sides took time to settle, but Strathalbyn had plenty of 3 point shots finding the ring. By the third quarter, Bullets’ had many fouls called against them, but close the gap by the final siren losing by one point. Portland were next where the score remained even all game, with Bullets’ just behind , leveling the score during the third quarter with some impressive 3 pointers. It was goal for goal in the last minute of play, with Portland getting a couple of fast breaks to win by 4 points. When Bullets faced Millicent, the game developed into a tough hard fought battle. Bullets’ scored well and played a good team game. With great defence and accurate shooting, Bullets’ became victors by 25 points. Bullets’ and Warnambool both started slowly, finding it hard to establish their plays. The game became quite physical and defensive.
Bullets’ were down tow players due to injury and were unable to stop Warnambool, going down by 17 points. Mt Gambier and Bullets defended well with 1 point the difference at quarter time. Bullets gained momentum with accurate shooting, but Mt Gambier hit back to win by 2 points.
Photo: November 2011 021
Back L to R: Nat Wright, Jake Altmann, Thomas Wagenknecht, Taylor Prosser, Coach: Tony Prosser
Front L to R: Jackson Thomson, Joshua Hein, Brayden Dalitz, Dylan Hollit, Luke Warland
Men’s U/18 div 2
Mount Gambier Carnival
Bullets first game was against Hamilton, after a slow start from bullets they eventually found their groove scoring well in the first half, unfortunately the pressure from Hamilton was very strong and found the bullets struggling to keep up. Final score,
Bullets 29 Hamilton 44
Second match was against Keith in a fast paced game. Bullets defence was good and they scored well in a highly contested and hard fought match. Final score,
Bullets 22 Keith 33
Bullets third game was against the very strong Naracoorte, they came to the court wanting to win. The pressure was on the Bullets to defend a very physical team. Bullets shooting let them down.
Naracoorte 40 Bullets 23
Fourth Game was against Casterton, who hadn’t lost a game at that stage. Bullets went out hard and out scored them in the first half. A combination of applying good pressure and finally finding the basket on a regular basis helped the bullets to stay in the game. Unfortunately the Bullets were not quite strong enough going down by ten in a fantastic game.
Casterton 44 Bullets 34
Photo: 024
Back Row L-R.
Coach- Jeremy Byrnes, Simon Aldridge, Jaycob Page,
Bohdi Pearson, Brad Hunter
Front Row L-R.
Alistair Mann, Aaron Pratt, Simon Dean
Under 18 Girls Div 1
Mt Gambier Carnival 2011
Coach Paul Salter asked for a commitment from the first ball up to show other teams that Murray Bridge had come to play and the girls didn’t disappoint defeating Millicent 29 to 18. Salter then asked the girls to give a little more for the next game against Portland as no South Aussie likes to lose to a Victorian. Samantha Lubcke scored freely and was ably assisted by twin sister Stephanie. New player Bianca Kahl showed promise with many rebounds and a quick transition to Monique Thompson allowed Bullets to run their set plays and take the win 41 to 27.
Madi Salter shot freely in game three against Mount Gambier and Larissa Schenscher was showing true grit by continuing to give her all. Game three produced another win 42 to 39 to enable Bullets to finish top of their pool.
The semi final against Portland was a physical contest. Georgia Steinert and Sophie Ansell stood up to the physicality to help the team to a 49 to 29 victory. The grand final against Mount Gambier saw Bullets in early foul trouble which proved costly with Bullets being defeated by the narrowest of margins 36 to 37.
Photo: 20111120 9999 73
Back L – R: Paul Salter (coach), Georgia Steinert, Bianca Kahl, Samantha Lubcke, Madi Salter, Kathryn Steinert (manager)
Front L – R: Larissa Schenscher, Sophie Ansell, Monique Thompson, Stephanie Lubcke
UNDER 16 GIRLS
Late changes with the inclusion of Under 14 girls, Bullets took a while to settle against Whyalla but improved & outscored them in the 2nd half. Whyalla held their early lead to win 42 to 27.
In the 2nd game Bullets battled hard to win 35 to 30 against Millicent 1.
Early Sunday morning saw a good result from Bullets winning their qualifying final against Millicent 2. Down one player with the withdrawal of Kaitlyn Page due to illness, Bullets showed great competitiveness with Emily Paech pouncing on loose balls. Kalimna Roe-Simons was positioning herself well under the ring in attack backed up by Jessica Warland who fought hard for the ball. Emma Bratkovic was having great success with her long shots as bullets maintained their lead at half time. Strong passing down the court from Shayelan Paech allowed team mates Jacqui Altmann & Lucinda Howell to run onto the ball & drive to the basket. With an exciting last couple of minutes including 3 pointers from both sides Bullets managed to hold their lead winning 42 to 39.
In the semi final Bullets came up against a strong full-sided Great Southern team losing 22 to 46.
Bullets Under 18 Division 2 Boys
Tight team work and strong attacking pressure was shown by the under 18 division 2 Bullets team over their 6 games during October long weekend. Although not enough to win, players showed great pressure and communication regardless of the clear height difference compared to the other teams.
The first game against Bullets under 18’s division 1 was a good warm up. Although there were some great passes of play by Bullets div 2, the passes were not strong enough, Bullets div 1 winning the game; 65 to 27.
Game 2 against Woodville A was close in the first quarter with strong play and determination against the tough opponent. The team played hard but it was not enough for them to take the win, fumbling under pressure in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Bullets 37 vs. Woodville 67.
The third game against Great Southern showed great teamwork by Bullets once again, scoring the majority of goals from fouls giving Bullets the lead at the end of 2nd quarter; As the game slowed down, GS showed stronger attack, Bullets defence struggling. A close game, Great Southern winning the game 37 vs. Bullets 30.
Game 4 showed a great 4th quarter with Bullets applying great pressure, although not enough to get the win. . The last quarter was physically contested by both teams, with Woodville coming through with the win, 42 vs. 33.
Bullets working hard in their last game against Eastern Hills got them 2 goals up in first quarter. Eastern Hills play settled giving them the lead by 9 in the 2nd quarter. Some great 3 pointers by Bullets in the 3rd quarter were not enough to get them over the line, although an outstanding game was played to finish the weekend. Eastern Hills 56 vs. Bullets 42
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