Articles by Alex Baird
Bombers family unites for Daryl
Irrewarra-Beeac wasn’t lacking motivation to get back on the winners’ list in A Grade netball on the weekend after dedicating its match to a committed Bomber.
Colac crowned pennant champs
Colac confirmed it deserved to climb the grades in Golf South West’s pennant ranks after a commanding performance in the final of the Division Five competition.
Slater’s special stint up north
Colac export and emerging cricket mentor Dylan Slater is spending a winter in the Northern Territory coaching its young talent and mixing with impressive names in Australian circles.
Barb Beeac’s best again
Popular Colac district golfer Barb Stinchcombe sits at the top of the tree at Beeac yet again this year after defending her ladies’ championship crown.
Cricket officials crack down on player payments
Colac district cricket president Steve Millar says fears of big sums of money being paid to players have forced officials to introduce a salary cap in the competition for the first time.
New-look Hawks gel
Apollo Bay coach Rhiannon White says she is pleasantly surprised by how fast her new-look netball squad has gelled after the Hawks’ remarkable start to the season continued on the weekend.
Imps overcome early scare
Colac Imperials president Peter Lucas says the club’s footballers had to overcome an early scare from Otway Districts to notch up their latest win.
Cougars praise our 100-gamer
Geelong Cougars coach Gerard Murphy says Brooke Allan enters the conversation as one of their greats after the Colac netballer’s latest achievement with the state league club.