Articles by Ben Martin

  • Braves recruiting for first women’s baseball team

    The Colac Braves could become the latest local sporting club to field a women’s team in 2023, with the baseball club investigating the possibility of joining Geelong’s women’s league.

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  • Locals dominate match up north

    A Northern Territory football match had three Colac district exports involved, with a local umpire joining brothers Dylan and Tyler Flanigan in a Premier division match.

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  • Youngsters firing with huge scores

    Teenagers continue to put in huge performances in Colac district cricket with West Warrion youngster Henry McGuane recording one of the biggest CricketStar scores of the season on the weekend.

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  • Second title in a row for young Kookas

    A Colac junior basketball team has overcome a rough start to the representative season to claim back-to-back tournament wins.

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  • Bowler smashing records

    Central lawn bowler Sue Kerr is on track to go down as one of Corangamite bowls’ best ever players after winning the association’s Champion of Champions title for a record fourth year in a row.

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  • Breakthrough win for Camperdown star

    Camperdown bowler Luke Wright says he’s rapt to tick of a Champion of Champions title off his bowls bucket list.

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  • Abuse not a problem in Colac

    “I think the biggest thing that holds people back is that fear of umpire abuse, but in our league it’s very minimal.”

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  • Cats pay tribute to ‘Colac’

    Geelong Football Club has paid tribute to one of Colac’s greatest ever football exports and premiership Cat John Devine following his passing on Sunday.

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