Articles by Alex Baird

  • Jeffs eyes Victorian team after huge victory

    Staying loyal to Winchelsea isn’t stopping Rhys Jeffs from striving to reach his dream of representing the Victorian team at senior level.

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  • Walker’s wish to play at home comes true

    Going to great lengths to play the game she loves while she was growing up has made Bookaar recruit Sophie Walker appreciate the chance to play cricket in her own backyard.

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  • Pelican primed for a premiership

    Newly crowned KFC Colac CricketStar winner Sophie Walker is missing something her Bookaar premiership teammates have already achieved, which is a scary proposition for rival CDCA Women’s clubs entering finals.

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  • Rovers primed for big year

    Colac Otway Rovers officials are eager to sign players up ahead of a big season for the district’s sole soccer club.

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  • Stoneyford takes suspension to tribunal

    Stoneyford captain Matthew Love has confirmed he will challenge a suspension – which could rule him out of the finals series – at a Colac district cricket tribunal hearing tomorrow night.

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  • Blues show brilliance

    Winchelsea bowls star Rhys Jeffs says securing a finals double-chance has come from hard work right across the club.

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  • Long wait to restore Paradise

    An Apollo Bay local fears her grandchildren won’t get to enjoy Paradise for much longer if Colac Otway Shire Council doesn’t show more love towards the popular picnic spot.

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  • Swamp Rats book shock finals spot

    Some neighbourly love has given Deans Marsh a shock Division Two finals berth after the Swamp Rats had all but put the cue in the rack for season 2023-24.

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