Articles by Alex Baird
Tigers pounce to finish strong in season opener
COLAC TIGERS footballers have started their premiership defence with a commanding second half performance to defeat Geelong West-St Peters.
New-look Dolphins impress
LORNE has landed its first big scalp of 2015 after beating last season’s grand finalist Birregurra in a thrilling Easter football clash.
Promising Colac athlete dominates at state level
MULTI-TALENTED Colac athlete Holly Robertson has achieved state finals success only six months after suffering a collapsed lung.
Colac cricket export’s World Cup dream comes true
COLAC’S Aaron Finch says a childhood dream came true with Australia’s World Cup victory at the MCG.
Junior representative netballers fall short in regional final
COLAC DISTRICT 15-and-under netball coach Tracey Tann says her team can be proud of its maiden state league season, despite falling short of premiership success.
Up-and-coming golfer wins scholarship
A COLAC golf fundraiser has boosted junior participation in the sport and provided a scholarship to promising golfer Georgia Fish.
Otway set to blood juniors in 2015
RETURNING Otway Districts coach Kellie Edwards says giving the club’s promising juniors exposure to senior netball this season is important for the Gellibrand-based team’s future.
Skippers back Maroon Caps to win cricket grand final
STONEYFORD will be mindful of Alvie cricketers’ “x-factor” when it sets out to claim back-to-back Division One premierships tomorrow, skipper Levi Dare says.