Sport
Lorne nippers fifth at state carnival
More than 700 nippers from all across Victoria aged 8 to 13 years old competed at state championships on the weekend in solid surf at Warrnambool Surf Lifesaving Club.
Dominant month for young lifesaver
Colac-based junior surf lifesaver Milly Russell has enjoyed a dominant month in the water with the Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club at state level competitions.
Stallion accepts lengthy ban
The Colac Cricket Club will be without premiership player Eamon Spence for the start of the 2023-24 season following an incident in the Stallions’ Division Two grand final win.
Colac’s second side steps up
Colac bowler Ray Hutchinson says claiming the Division Two Weekend Pennant title this season was more important for the club after it missed out on Division One success.
Grand final contest goes down to the wire
Pomborneit coach Jess Moulden says she could barely watch on in the dying stages of the under-17 girls’ cricket grand final against Colac.
Leaders always backed squad
Alvie president Zac Parker says he and skipper Jarrod Groves were always confident the Swans had a side capable of winning a flag, they just had to get the group to believe.
Fourth flag could be Swan’s most satisfying yet
Four-time Alvie premiership player Liam McGuane says his eighth grand final could have been the most satisfying yet.
Bowler finds another level in finals
Alvie officials have heaped praise on young Swan Reegan Monaghan for the way he responded from being dropped mid-season to becoming a finals hero.