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S p o r t t e a m
Green--White
contacts
over community (see contacts)
Historical
facts
The
former sports team „Traktor Mestlin“(based on the financial support of the
co-operative farm) was founded on 10th December 1949 by Heinz Pohl,
Ernst Stegemann and Jochen Schmidt. Nobody could foresee the development of
sports in our village at that time. But of course the dominant part was played
by „King Football“. There were adult and junior
teams. Later a motorsports group was founded and continued as a part of
the „Society for Sports and Technology“. Some women
organized themselves in a gymnastics
group. The athletics group even sent some of their best sportsmen to the
„German Gymnastics and Sport Meeting“ in Leipzig which was an important
event in the mass sports of the G.D.R. Henny Barsuhn was responsible for the
gymnastics group and Otto Polte trained the boxers . Even G.D.R. championships
took place in Mestlin as well as international fights of the Schwerin
Boxing Club. Rolf Biermann has been
the volleyball trainer for years. Sometimes there was a bowling group who built
themselves a bowling alley with an automatic set up system in the former
„Sportlerheim“. But after the changing this „club house“ went to ruin
and was pulled down. And of course horse riding was an important sport in a
village, too. It was supported by Harry Fagin, the manager of the co-operative
farm.
The football team –trained by Hans-Peter Schneider- reached the
„Bezirksklasse“ (the fourth league of the G.D.R.) in 1978. It was their
greatest success.
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In
1987 Mestlin was honoured with the title „Most sporting village of the
former county Schwerin“ by the presidency of the German Gymnastics and
Sports Comittee of the G.D.R. This award was given to Ulrich König (see
the left article)
At
that time there were nine sections with 323
members. A sensational event was the idea of a
football match between the junior players and
their mothers. The first match on December 14th
1986 was won by the children with the very “tight”
result
of 11:2. But wasn`t it a
fantastic fun which
will
never be forgotten? It was the starting point
of other strange and funny matches. Almost every
newspaper and magazine, TV and radio were full of reports on this
Mestlin idea. After the political changing
sports in Mestlin went back. Sometimes there was only one boy
junior team. Since 1991 there have already been some girls`teams. |
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Article
of the
“Norddeutsche Zeitung“
from
November
11th 1987 |
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Kati
Krohn - kicking a corner |
The
photo shows the Mestlin girls`team with their winners`cup. It was won at
the birthday tournament. |
The
three girls` teams with their coach Manfred
Ziebarth were very successful. So they won the championship and the cups
of the county Mecklenburg-Vorpommern several times both as well indoors as
outdoors. So they still belong to the very best teams in our federal state.
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1999 a men`s team started to play in the district league. |
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The
women`s and men`s volleyball teams belong to the top teams in the
district league. The
women`s and men`s volleyball teams belong to the top teams in the
district league.
In the photo you can see the Mestlin team in the dark dress versus the
Domsühl team on 28th August 1999. |
The
collection of cups is presented by Manfred Ziebarth,
the chairman of the sports club.
The
following article was taken from the “Schweriner
Volkszeitung” –editorial office Parchim.
Attached
to the sport from childhood
Manfred
Ziebarth has determined the sporting life in Mestlin for 41 years
Mestlin. Sports in the community Mestlin
is always connected with the name Ziebarth. The brothers Dieter, Bernd and Manfred can`t
live without sports. Sports and Manfred Ziebarth form a whole. While others are
relaxing after work, Manfred trains his girls`teams. And instead of sleeping
long on Sundays he and his teams have their matches in Mestlin or in the region.
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Manfred
Ziebarth and “his“ girls
in 1998-at
the Euroceramic-cup |
“When
we moved from Friedrichsruhe to Mestlin in 1960 I watched a football match at
the age of 6. So I got fascinated by this sport”, the 46-year old told us.
Even today he remembers the day when he got his first membership card at the age
of 8. His first trainer was Erhard Koß who taught him a lot. He likes to
remember his first matches in junior teams of the district league. They also
played versus the junior team of the Red Army garrison in Parchim. He first
succeeded at the age of 10. Then the “co-operation sports club Obere Warnow”
was founded. In this team the best players from Mestlin, Kladrum and Zölkow
were united. At last they were able to take part in the county championships. So
the brothers Manfred, Dieter and Bernd often played in one team and in 1979 they
finally reached their aim “Bezirksklasse”.
But Manfred himself didn`t only play. Very early he took responsibility and at
the age of 14 he coached a team for the first time. For a while he then played
for the team “Hydraulik Nord Parchim”, but soon returned to Mestlin and
to continue his "job” here. One of his best ideas was the
”mother-children match”. The media reported
detailed in 1986.
After 1990 things got worse, including sports. But Manfred Ziebarth initiated
the foundation of the sports club Green-White in 1991. Today it is popular for
girls´ football and for volleyball. Manfred
Ziebarth is the chairman of the club, the coach and he is also
responsible for the girls`district league in the Western Mecklenburg
football association.“When
I was young others took care of me, today I take care of young people and so can
give back something to the sports club”, so his admirable attitude. MGB
     
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