Articles tagged: Country Basketball League

Kookas miss out on post-season basketball
The men’s Colac Kookas season has come to an end after losing two must-win games.

Colac moves one step closer to playoff berth
Colac Kookas women’s coach Brian Menzies says his side is hitting form at the right time of the year after notcing up its biggest score of the season.

Kookas remain in finals hunt
Colac Kookas men’s side have kept their finals hopes alive after overcoming a late charge from the ladder-leader Terang.

Bright future for young stars
In a season that has been described as a “roller coaster ride,” the women’s Kookas team showcased the bright future of Colac basketball.

Colac basketballers earn All Star honour
State basketball officials have rewarded two Colac basketballers for their stellar seasons in the Country Basketball League.

Basketballers fall one game short of decider
Colac basketball coach Nathan Lemke says Mount Gambier showed why it has been so hard to beat for so long during the teams’ Country Basketball League semi-final.

Kookas end streak to boost title hopes
Colac Kookas basketballers have ended their four-game losing streak in a major boost for the club’s title hopes this season.

Milestone for Kookas legend
When Colac basketballer Sam Barrow made his Country Basketball League debut as a 15-year-old, he never expected he’d go on to make club history.

Teenagers debut for Kookas
Senior debuts from three of Colac basketball’s future stars helped overshadow the Kookas’ shock loss to Ararat yesterday.

Homegrown hoopsters to lead Colac Kookas
Two local basketball products will bring a fresh approach to basketball in Colac in a bid to return the Colac Kookas to the Country Basketball League finals.

More opportunities for young basketballers
Colac teenagers Grady Murnane and Elijah Reid have become the latest junior basketballers to make their Country Basketball League senior debuts this season.

Basketball called off due to rain on court
Colac Kookas’ men’s basketball team was left stunned after Country Basketball League officials called off its clash with Mount Gambier due to rain.

Ankle surgery awaits sports star
Colac basketballer Gabi Rieniets will make a shock return to the court tomorrow night as she awaits surgery on her troublesome ankle.

Kookas storm home in thriller
Colac Kookas’ men’s basketball team has staged one of the biggest comebacks in club history during a thrilling Country Basketball League clash against Ararat.

Young Kooka’s second chance
Colac basketballer Darcy Howard will get a second chance to play in Country Basketball League finals two years after a knee injury cost him his first opportunity.

Kookas trio nominated for All Star selection
Votes from their Country Basketball League opponents have helped Colac basketballers Emma Hawker, Jacob Pupavac and Lewie Varley secure All Star nominations.

Kooka following in mother’s footsteps
Colac basketball coach Hayley Dewar says there are a lot of similarities between gun recruit Georgie Finn and her late mother and champion basketballer Bec Finn.

College basketballer among new recruits
A 205-centimetre former American college basketballer is among the new faces to join the Colac Kookas for the upcoming Country Basketball League season.

Basketballer to represent country Victoria
Colac basketballer Lewie Varley will represent country Victoria for the first time in nine years this weekend.

FOURTH SEASON: Coach eager to lead again
COLAC championship basketball coach Keith Harrison says he is interested in coaching the team for a fourth season following the Kookas’ heartbreaking semi-final loss.

HEARTBREAK: Kookas’ campaign ends in loss
COLAC KOOKAS women’s basket-ballers have suffered heartbreak after falling agonisingly short in their first ever grand final.

FIRED UP: Underdogs upbeat for basketball decider
THE COLAC KOOKAS will take confidence into tomorrow’s basketball grand final against Horsham, despite entering the match as underdogs.

Kookas fight back in thriller
Colac Kookas have had a thrilling come-from-behind win against Horsham.

Kooka hits top form in victory
COLAC KOOKAS centre Ben McCawley had his highest individual scoring performance of the Country Basketball League season in his team’s 68-point annihilation of Timboon Taipans.

