Bearcats split second game of double header

The West Adelaide Bearcats have split the last game of their double header with the women falling to the Sabres and the men continuing their winning streak. The women started the first quarter brilliantly; full of attack, aggression and pace. Ashleigh Spencer gave the Bearcat women their first score of the game courtesy of an …

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Young talent leads Bearcats to South Adelaide Sweep

The West Adelaide Bearcats travelled to Marion on Saturday night to take on the South Adelaide Panthers and returned home victorious after both teams put forward some brilliant displays from their young talent. The women started slowly, trailing slightly for the majority of the first quarter until an injection of Fejo, namely Jasmin Fejo, started …

Bearcat Men complete Southern Sweep

The West Adelaide Bearcats men completed a Southern Tigers 'sweep' on Friday night at Port Adelaide after handing the Tigers a 15-point loss (89-74) directly after the Bearcat women took home victory with a similar scoreline. The Bearcat men started the game slightly shaky after a number of changes to the starting line-up including a …

Bearcat Women too powerful for Tigers

The Bearcat Women's fast paced style of play was too much for the Tigers to handle as they christened the new floorboards with a twenty-point victory on Friday night at Port Adelaide. Sky Langenbrinck was impressive with 21 points and five steals sparked by a huge rejection just before quarter time as she sent Jemma …

Young guns set to take 2019

By Men’s Premier League coach, Corey Maclean ​ Last weekend our group spent three days at the Aldinga Beach Holiday Park putting the final touches on what has been a great summer. The players worked through the values they will hold as a group and the behaviours they need to live those values. It was …

The Place To Be In 2019

By Women’s Premier League coach, Boti Nagy ​LET’S be frank right from the get-go. Four decades-plus of trying to write about basketball without showing too much of a club bias had its tribulations for me because, here’s a secret – I’ve always been a Bearcat at heart. ​My favourite player looking back was Werner Linde, …

West Adelaide out in straight sets after demoralising loss to Forestville

The Forestville Eagles have put an end to West Adelaide’s 2018 season after a comfortable 82-93 win over the reigning premiers in Port Adelaide on Saturday. With their season on the line, the Bearcats spent the whole night chasing from behind; unable to lead at any point in the game despite a fairly tight contest. …

Norwood comprehensively defeat West Adelaide, Bearcats now face elimination against Forestville

West Adelaide’s finals campaign has got off to the worst possible start after a 75-86 loss at home to the Norwood Flames. After both sides looked evenly matched in the first quarter, the Flames blew the game open and led at one stage by a staggering 20 points. The game had a similar feel to …

Bearcats miss opportunity to go top, falling to Southern in finals preview

The West Adelaide Bearcats have failed to take top spot after the Southern Tigers walked out of Port Adelaide with an impressive 66-77 win. With the Bearcats needing a seven-point victory to go top of the league, the Tigers put together a stellar second half on defence; keeping the home side to just 22 points …

Bearcats season ends in nail biter against Southern

West Adelaide’s 2018 season has come to a close after they were knocked out by the Southern Tigers 69-76 in a tense and frustrating night in Port Adelaide. With a finals spot up for grabs, the Bearcats were unable to overcome a Tigers side who ran away with the game in a frantic final quarter. …