Articles by Alex Baird

  • Flag success follows Holty

    Anthony Holt says it’s just luck, but after winning about 10 top-grade flags across the Colac district in three different codes, there might just be something special about his impact in team sports.

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  • Bayers boast inner belief

    Apollo Bay leader Bob Lennie says his players will dare to dream of a Division Two flag to keep the coastal club in top-flight bowls.

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  • Rising star shines at state swim meet

    Emerging Colac swimmer Chloe James produced the goods in perhaps the biggest meet of her short career. 

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  • Coastal club gears up for Colac

    Apollo Bay’s top-grade pennant captain Darren Gill says starting the season against a formidable Colac outfit will be an ideal test for his new-look golf squad.

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  • Running machine tackles every street in town

    There’s a fair chance Alex Broomfield flashed by your house over the past month if you live in Colac or Elliminyt.

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  • Eagles the latest to appoint young leader

    Western Eagles netballer Jess Montano says a growing trend of young leaders across the district encouraged her to take on the club’s A Grade coaching position on the eve of the season.

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  • Near-perfect season for Beeac

    Beeac bounced back from a shock semi-final loss to Barongarook to claim Polwarth junior tennis’s top-grade title.

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  • Jets cause upset against clubmates in decider

    Elliminyt Jets upstaged club counterparts the Bombers for the first time this season on B Grade tennis’s biggest stage.

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