Sport
Youth versus experience
Youth will battle experience on Sunday.
Apollo Bay faces exodus
First-year Apollo Bay coach Brian Brown will turn his focus to promoting juniors following a mass exodus of senior players during the offseason.
Crucial contest between rivals
It’s a predicament neither Cobden nor Simpson imagined at season’s start.
Ultimate “crunch game”
City United will recall two battle-hardened lieutenants to back-up Matt Nelson for a showdown the Yellow Caps’ skipper has called “the biggest game of the season”.
Returnee produces title win
Two match-saving bowls by skipper Paul Cameron helped launch Camperdown Golf to its first regional title for the season.
Going first class all the way
Colac district’s Country Week squad will go first-class all the way this year.
State league proves timely
The pre-season scheduling of the Western Region State League couldn’t suit returning netballer Elissa Rodger any better.
New aussie hero
Australian cricket has a new hero, and it’s a 24-year-old Colac batsman.
The best in the business
Irrewarra captain Tim Foley has rated Alvie duo Jake McGuane and Mark Kent as the best opening combination in Division One following their stunning bowling performance on Saturday.
Second gamer to the rescue
Aaron Finch strode to the middle on Friday night at the MCG with Australia in trouble.
Comeback in doubt
A lack of top grade-quality players has put Lorne’s planned return to Colac district’s A Grade netball under threat.
Rockets ready for blast off
Colac’s youngest Barwon Rockets will take off for state-wide campaigns today.
Tournament off due to numbers
Dwindling player numbers have forced tennis officials to call off Colac’s biggest junior tournament.
Finch eyes improvement
Hard-marking Australian debutant Aaron Finch has delivered an honest self-assessment of his first game in the green and gold.
Umpire calls stumps
Memories of officiating Victorian Premier Cricket matches at Warrion will stand out in Peter Stonehouse’s mind when he leaves the Colac district next week.
Portland outclasses Kookas
The Country Basketball League mid-season break has been both a help and a hindrance to Colac’s senior representative side.
Driver leads all the way
A wet weekend proved an unexpected boon for Simpson sprintcar driver Tim Rankin for the first time this summer.
Maroon Caps on top courtesy of vital ton
A smart century by stroke maker Dale Boyd has put Stoneyford in a strong position after day one of its crucial two-day match against City United.
WASHED OUT – Cricketers consider replaying round one
Colac district cricket officials will consider replaying the four Division One fixtures washed out at the weekend.
City prevails on wet day
Winchelsea bowlers showed the first signs they won’t be the pushover many expect by sending a scare through City.
Reigning premier remains on top
Elliminyt White has continued its dominant start to the Polwarth and District Tennis Association season with a nine-set victory over Forrest.
Young cyclist conquers race
Colac district cyclist Chris Jehu has completed his first Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic. Jehu, 18, finished the 262-kilometre marathon race in eight hours and five minutes. And despite finishing 15 minutes behind A Grade winner Rhys Pollock, the Colac Cycling Club member said he was just happy to complete the race against some of […]
