Articles by Alex Baird
Colac cricketer’s toughest test for national spot
COLAC cricket export Aaron Finch’s Melbourne Renegades coach Simon Helmot says the star batsman has the ability to succeed in cricket’s longer format.
Swans AFL recruit reflects at home
COLAC DISTRICT’S newest AFL recruit Lewis Melican is at his Birregurra home still coming to terms with life as a Sydney Swan.
State call-up spurs netballer to return to sport
LORNE export Zoe Donne says she contemplated having a season off netball before selection for Victoria turned her 2015 plans upside down.
Regional netball competition needs support to return
A FORMER Western Regional State League star says netball clubs needed input to help re-vitalise the defunct senior competition.
Colac’s Aaron Finch primed for BBL opener
COLAC cricketer Aaron Finch enters the Twenty20 Big Bash League season in career-best form after a remarkable 2014, Melbourne Renegades coach Simon Helmot says.
Horseracing returns to Colac in April
HORSERACING should return to the Colac Turf Club in April after a two-year absence, but February’s Colac Cup will be at Terang.
Colac cricket teams battle for Twenty20 silverware
BIRREGURRA and City United will each be out to win their club’s first Twenty20 silverware in tomorrow night’s Colac district Big Bash decider.
Tiger earns Victorian netball selection
SIXTEEN-year-old Colac netball prodigy Brooke Allan has added Victorian honours to her growing resume in the sport.