Articles by Ben Martin
National title for Cobden bowler
Cobden lawn bowler Damian Riches has led Victoria’s armed bowls team to an against-the-odds eighth straight national title.
Swallows too good in decider
The Swallows capped off a stellar season in Colac’s winter table tennis competition with a grand final victory against the Bowerbirds.
Rohan ready for fourth crack
Cobden AFL export Gary Rohan says nothing will change this week as he prepares for his fourth AFL grand final, but this time against his old side.
Tigers’ flag was their first win over Eagles in a decade
The Colac Tigers timed their first win over Newtown and Chilwell in more than a decade to perfection, as the Tigers’ 24-year premiership drought came to an end on Saturday.
Colac ends 24-year drought
Only four players from the Colac Tigers’ A Grade premiership team had been born the last time the club won a top-grade premiership.
Tigers netball stalwart always had belief in club
Colac’s current longest-serving A Grader Kelsey Lang says she always had belief the club had what it took to win an A Grade premiership.
Eighth club award for Hawks coach
Apollo Bay netball coach Rhiannon White has wrapped up the 2022 season with an incredible eighth club best-and-fairest award.
Reliable defender wins Tigers’ medal
Simpson defender Jamie Barry has pipped pre-count favourites to win his first club best-and-fairest award, while there were no surprises in the Tigers’ A Grade netball count.