Articles by Ben Martin

  • Big win could come at a cost

    Alvie co-coach Shane Quick says three key Swans could face fitness tests ahead of this weekend’s blockbuster against Simpson following Alvie’s incredible start to the season.

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  • Star Laker polls maximum votes

    Colac basketballer Oscar Barrow has capped off his incredible season, polling maximum votes in every game this season on his way to a second league best-and-fairest award.

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  • Best-and-fairest honours for teenager

    Sixteen-year-old Indi Cameron has taken out her first Colac women’s basketball best-and-fairest award in a thrilling finish.

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  • Swans dominate Good Friday game

    Colac Imperials football coach Paul Liistro says Alvie has become a “10-goal better side” than the team that beat the Imps in last year’s Colac district league grand final.

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  • League accepts change to junior qualifications

    Colac district football boss Peter Hickey says there are no fears for forfeits after the CDFNL accepted recent changes to its junior age qualifications, while a change to the league’s junior age groups will come next year.

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  • Imperials ecstatic to land star Roo

    Colac Imperials netball officials say the club is ecstatic to land one of Colac district netball’s best ever players on the eve of their first game.

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  • Four coaches in one family

    A fourth member of Liz Barden’s family is set to step into the world of netball coaching on Friday afternoon, when Chloe Gray leads Colac Imperials for the first time in a Good Friday clash against Alvie. Gray will follow in the footsteps of her mum Liz and older sisters Kellie Edwards and Cindy Throckmorton, who have been a huge part of Colac district netball for the past five decades. Barden and Gray spoke to the Colac Herald’s Ben Martin ahead of the Imps’ season-opener.

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  • ‘Warra wins summer netball final

    A team of Irrewarra-Beeac netballers has prevailed in Colac Summer Netball’s A Grade grand final this week.

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