Sport
Swans claim Good Friday win
New Colac Tigers netball recruit Amy Hammond took advantage of the Tigers’ later start to the season, helping Alvie to a big win over Colac Imperials.
Swans ‘wouldn’t look out of place in Hampden league’
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.