Basketball

  • Perfect start for basketballers

    The Colac Kookas have enjoyed the perfect start to the 2021-22 Country Basketball League season with back-to-back wins in the opening weekend, but not without a scare.

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  • Talented Colac trio set for senior debut

    Colac Kookas coach Jordan Lingard says he is excited to unveil three of the association’s brightest young talents for their Country Basketball League senior debuts this weekend.

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  • CBL calls on youngest referee

    Teenager Kynan Parker will create history when he becomes the youngest Colac export to officiate a Country Basketball League game this weekend.

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  • Vax rule change comes as a surprise

    An unexpected change to the vaccination age requirements has left Colac junior basketball teams scrambling for fill-ins, but the association has confirmed no teams have withdrawn.

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  • First action for young basketballers

    Colac’s junior representative basketball teams will have their first unofficial hit-outs of the season at Colac this weekend after COVID forced the postponement of two tournaments.

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  • Youngster leads Colac to first win

    A 21-point performance from guard Mitch Hall has helped Colac’s under-18 basketball squad team to its first win of the A Grade men’s season.

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  • ‘Majority’ of basketballers abiding by vax rules

    Colac basketball officials have reminded the community that spectators and players need to be double-vaccinated to attend matches at Colac’s Bluewater Stadium, following reports that “a couple of people had snuck through”.

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  • Late basket seals Lakers’ win

    A late basket to Mitch Thornton has helped his team to a thrilling one-point win to kick off Colac’s A Grade men’s basketball competition.

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