Articles by Alex Baird

  • Star defender to lead Demons

    Former league medallist and champion netballer Emma Hillman will return to Otway Districts in 2022 as the club’s A Grade coach.

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  • New role leads to league medal

    Popular Irrewarra-Beeac netballer Caroline Hitchings says she certainly wasn’t expecting to boast a league medal after moving to unfamiliar territory in attack to keep her netball career alive.

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  • Teammates share top honour

    Emerging Irrewarra-Beeac midcourter Abby Park says it’s an honour to share her first league medal with teammate and Colac district netball icon Narelle Frith.

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  • Stars shine in Team of the Year

    The strength of Colac district A Grade netball’s top four sides is showcased in this year’s Team of the Year.

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  • Tigers shine for Cougars

    Brooke Allan was the toast of the Geelong Cougars again in 2021, while her Colac Tigers teammate Eliza Cahill also won her first best-and-fairest with the state league club.

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  • Football gun wins inaugural D Grade netball award

    Talented Colac Imperials footballer Kaila Bishop created netball history this week when she claimed Colac district netball’s inaugural D Grade best-and-fairest award.

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  • Hawk and Bomber share medal favouritism

    Coaches say players from Colac district netball’s big improvers Apollo Bay and Irrewarra-Beeac could boast a Val Russell Medallist tonight.

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  • Coach predicts bright future for Bomber

    Eva Dexter’s junior coach says the Irrewarra-Beeac netballer has the weaponry to translate her dominance at junior level into the senior ranks for the Bombers.

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