Bears Softball Club was formed in 1946 by the 'Sigg Sisters' as a means of encouraging women and girls to participate in sport after World War Two. One of the founding members, Daphne Hass O.A.M (nee Sigg) was president of Brisbane Softball Association for 17 years and is a life member of Bears, embodying the club motto “Bears for Life”.
The Club become incorporated and established a Constitution on the 14 May 1997.
Bears Softball Club is affiliated with the Brisbane Softball Association (BSA) and Softball Queensland and offers teams in a variety of levels, from highly competitive Women's teams through to our fantastic C grade teams with more focus on the social aspects of Softball. Bears fields teams in the U18, U16, U14, and U12 teams, 'Modified' Softball for ages 9 - 11 years and Tee-ball for 6 - 9 years. The Club does not have a Men's team, but caters for boys up to the U14 age group.
Bears has a reputation for producing high calibre softball players including Australian representatives in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (Kim Cooper, Carolyn Crudgington, and Joyce Lester), 2000 Sydney Olympic Games (Sandra Allen, Simone Morrow and Natalie Shapiro), the 2008 Beijing Olympics (Jodie Bowering and Kylie Cronk) and 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Chelsea Forkin). .
Bears Softball Club currently have players representing Queensland and Tasmania, as well as members of the 2024 Australian Women's representative teams.
