Articles by Alex Baird
Heat could force sports to move grand finals
League officials are bracing to shift tomorrow’s grand finals in bowls and tennis if total fire bans are put in place, while Colac district cricket will also monitor the heat.
Blues the team to beat after brilliant finish
Bowls experts say Winchelsea’s strong finish to the season and its depth across all four rinks has the Blues in the box seat to prevail against Colac in the Division One grand final.
Major shake-up for Corangamite bowls
Two clubs, and a potential third, will be relegated from the Corangamite Playing Area’s top division next season, after bowls officials voted to shake-up the grades in Weekend Pennant.
Swan shines through setback
Alvie’s Seb Barrow has revealed he is carrying a debilitating knee injury during his successful return to wicketkeeping.
City set to host decider
City United cricketers might not be in tomorrow’s Division One grand final, but they are eager to put on a show at Eastern Reserve.
CDFNL boss questions how to police new rule
CDFNL chairman Peter Hickey has slammed footy’s hierarchy in response to new concussion protocols implemented at community level, asking how they expect it to be policed at local level?
LIFE AS A VIXEN: Walters shares her first summer as an elite netballer
Rooming with Jo Weston and bumping into the Aussie cricket team on a night out during a tour to New Zealand, it has been one crazy start to life as a Melbourne Vixens netballer for Colac’s Zara Walters.
Life membership for Irrewarra icon
Local identity and Irrewarra icon Nick Hay says plenty has changed on and off the cricket field since his early days on the CDCA board in Jim Ryan’s office and during battle for the Redbacks.