Articles by Ben Martin
Junior football teams eager to end droughts
A premiership drought will come to an end when South Colac and Western Eagles go head-to-head in tomorrow’s under-14.5 grand final.
Rising star puts cricket on hold
Colac district football’s rising star award winner Micah Robb is set to put his promising cricket career on hold to focus on football this summer, but has not yet decided where he will be playing.
Dominant season for Simpson footballer
Simpson footballer Cody Mason polled 27 of a possible 33 votes during a runaway win in Colac district football’s reserves vote count this week.
Junior graduates boost Bombers
Irrewarra-Beeac’s Max Hutchinson says stepping into the senior ranks alongside a host of his old junior teammates had added to the excitement of the Bombers’ big season.
Medallist joins rare company
Star Alvie defender Ruby Bowers says she was shocked to become just the fourth back-to-back winner of Colac district netball’s A Grade best-and-fairest award.
Bulldog cleans up awards
The family of Colac’s Keeley Hardingham says her impressive efforts at this week’s VFLW awards night are a well deserved reward for the hard work she’s put in this season.
Swan and Bomber favourites to win rising star award
Alvie’s Micah Robb and Irrewarra-Beeac’s Mitch Thornton will start as early favourites as the Colac District Football Netball League looks to crown a new Max Gray Memorial Award winner tonight.
Triple-figure loss failed to diminish the Saints’ hope
Even after a 103-point loss to start the season, Birregurra under-18 captain Tom Armistead says he was confident the Saints had a team capable of making it to a grand final.