Basketball
Kookas wins at first Hamilton tournament
Colac has taken little time to find success at its first time competing at Hamilton’s junior basketball tournament, with a Colac under-18 girls’ team taking home the title.
Kookas bound for Hamilton
Colac’s junior basketballers will head to Hamilton for the first tournament of the season this weekend.
Kookas show promising signs
Colac Kookas coach Jordan Lingard says there were plenty of positives to take from his side’s loss to Mount Gambier in the first CBL game of the season.
Participation boost for Colac basketball
A connection through football-netball clubs and rising junior representative numbers have seen Colac’s domestic basketball competition grow by 14 teams ahead of this week’s season-openers.
Star junior returning for Kookas
Star junior basketballer Mitchell Thornton has returned back to Colac’s CBL team after focusing on football commitments last season.
Depth set to help team climb up ladder
New Colac women’s basketball coach Todd Klein is hopeful that pressure for spots could see the Lady Kookas climb the ladder in season 2024.
Defence a focus for Colac coach
Returned Colac basketball coach Jordan Lingard hopes becoming “a defensive menace” will help the Kookas’ men’s team return to the top of the standings in 2024.
Kookas to unveil new youngsters
Ten basketballers will make their Country Basketball League debuts with the Colac Kookas when the season kicks off this weekend.