WN series: 30 years of the Gronau Ball des Sports: Sven Kiefer likes to look back - Gronau

For a long time they had a shadowy existence in the district league limited. After her district league relegation in 1990, it did not want to work out with the rapid recovery as desired. There was only talk of a “temporary farewell” in 1990. But it wasn’t until ten years later that the championship was cheered frenetically before district game warden Eduard Janning finally received the coveted master’s certificate to Sven Kiefer handed over.

The then team captain looks back today: “The 1999/2000 season with the decisive game against Grün-Weiß Nottuln was a handball year that is fondly remembered – with a real final for championship and promotion. About 400 spectators in the hall on the Laubstiege, Nottuln had arrived with four buses. The mood was terrific. It was really fun to play a playoff game downstairs in the hall, where the atmosphere up there in the stands was so driving. ”

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Sports Ball 2001: Moderator Manfred Lenz in conversation with Gerd Meyer (V. Epe) and Sven Kiefer (right)
Photo: aho

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Both teams had dominated the second half of the 1999/2000 season and front runner TV Jahn Rheine was still caught. The Gronau team around coach Willi Hermeling and Michael Lammers had neglected a few points over the course of the season, but did not lose a game against any competitor for promotion. Also a sign of quality. And it stayed at 26:22 against Nottuln.

“But you also noticed that some of the nerves were on edge. Since the game was open to the end, the audience experienced a real thriller, ”explains Sven Kiefer. The nomination for “Team of the Year 2000” was of course an honor later. “Since our male A-youth had won the title a year earlier, we as a senior team were of course happy to be able to follow suit. It’s a great feeling to be there on stage and then to be able to take the plate home with you. ”

Kiefer continues: “The solidarity in the team and the motivation were very good after these experiences, the team was for the district league armed. If the HSC Gronau had not been founded in 2002, which pulled our team apart, the district league would have been added for many more years.