Soccer

Soccer’s plan for survival

By Loretta Wilmink • Oct 21st, 2009 • Category: Soccer

Colac Otway soccer officials will create a strategic plan to ensure the sport survives and thrives in the district. Colac Otway Soccer Association decided at its annual meeting to create the plan. Re-elected president Dave Latham said the association wanted to set a direction for the association. [...]



Sharks’ soccer victory

By Loretta Wilmink • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: Soccer, Sport

Barwon Sharks are Colac Otway soccer’s club champions for 2009. The Sharks won the club championship by default after Colac Otway Soccer Association cancelled day two of its championship on Sunday. President Dave Latham said the association decided to have a fun day instead of its last club challenge day [...]



Umpires’ problems spread into soccer

By Loretta Wilmink • Aug 5th, 2009 • Category: Soccer, Sport

Colac district’s umpire problem continues after a soccer referee walked off the pitch after receiving abuse from players during a Colac Otway soccer match. Referees abandoned the match between Colac Dragons and Corangamite Storm in the 80th minute after constant abuse from players. Colac Dragons coach Dave Latham [...]



Sides aim to regain form

By Aidan Fawkes • Jul 24th, 2009 • Category: Soccer, Sport

Corangamite Cobras and Corangamite Storm are hoping to return to form when they clash in Colac Otway soccer. The two teams meet at Pirron Yallock Recreation Reserve in round eight of the competition desperate to return to the winners’ list. Both the Cobras and Storm suffered disappointing losses last Sunday [...]



Cobras unit slaughtered

By Loretta Wilmink • Jul 22nd, 2009 • Category: Soccer, Sport

Colac Dragons have reasserted their dominance on Colac Otway soccer’s senior competition. The Dragons slaughtered their nearest rivals Corangamite Cobras by seven goals in the latest encounter. The hapless Cobras could not find the back of the net during the clash at Pirron Yallock Recreation Reserve on Sunday. [...]



Game to settle Dragons’ score

By Loretta Wilmink • Jul 17th, 2009 • Category: Soccer, Sport

Colac Dragons will be out to settle the score against championship rival Corangamite Cobras this weekend. The Cobras dealt the Dragons their first loss in May but Dragons coach Dave Latham said his team was fit and ready to take on the Cobras after a four-week break from competition. Latham [...]



Sharks lead club challenge

By Loretta Wilmink • Jun 24th, 2009 • Category: Soccer, Sport

Barwon Sharks might be sitting at the bottom of the senior ladder but they are leading Colac Otway soccer’s club challenge. The Sharks have a commanding seven-point lead going into the second and final round of Colac Otway Soccer Association’s club challenge on September 20. The Sharks’ two junior divisions [...]



Soccer’s new battle set to begin

By Loretta Wilmink • Jun 19th, 2009 • Category: Soccer, Sport

A new battle between Colac Otway soccer clubs will begin this weekend, with clubs vying to have the best all-round teams in the competition. Colac Otway Soccer Association has the first round of its club challenge this weekend and president Dave Latham said the club would play a lightning tournament format on Sunday. [...]



Soccer hat-trick

By Loretta Wilmink • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Soccer, Sport

A hat-trick of goals by Corangamite Cobras’ Isaqov Akmal has helped his team stamp its authority on Colac Otway soccer. A depleted Corangamite Storm outfit took to the pitch against the association’s most in-form team and the Cobras prevailed 4-2 in a close match. Storm captain John Clarke said his [...]



Junior player earns state jumper

By Loretta Wilmink • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Soccer, Sport

A Colac Otway soccer player will represent Victoria in a national competition next month. Football Federation Victoria has selected Dylan Clarke to represent Victoria in the under-16 squad at an indigenous national soccer championship. The championship, in Townsville starting on July 3, will feature some of Australia’s best [...]