Articles by Alex Baird

  • Clubs rally for clash to go ahead

    City United and West Warrion cricketers toiled away for hours trying to get a rain-soaked ground up to scratch in a bid to play Saturday’s Division One clash.

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  • Lawn tennis ace returns in loss to Rookes

    Cororooke leader Charlie Grist says his side was rapt to come away with an important win against a Colac Lawn outfit which had rare access to “superstar” Tom Ennor.

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  • Dream come true for Norm

    Sharing a beer with his Richmond premiership heroes was never on Norm Slater’s bucket list when the Colac man was dealt a life-threatening cancer blow.

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  • Local tradie’s run in with Richmond

    Apollo Bay plumber Luke Goodlet says he went blank when AFL superstar Jack Riewoldt rocked up at his work shed searching for a leg press.

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  • Exciting night for Tigers fans

    Dinner with Richmond chief Brendon Gail capped off a whirlwind week for Tigers mad AFL fans and Apollo Bay locals Fiona and Adrian Davidson.

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  • Top sports stars of 2021

    Departing Colac Herald sports reporter Alex Baird has compiled a list of the Colac district’s top sports stars of 2021.

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  • Cats pounce on Colac cricketers

    Geelong officials say there is a reason behind Colac having a big presence in the club’s Dowling Shield squad for this summer’s state campaign in junior Premier cricket.

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  • Melville to captain Vic Country

    Colac’s Henry Melville will captain Vic Country’s under-17 cricket side before embarking on an exciting new chapter at Geelong Grammar in 2022.

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