Sport

It will be a battle of the fittest and a challenge to maintain a top-five position for Traralgon Tyers United when they host Yarram in a showdown between fifth and seventh this weekend.

Spectators could get a taste of this year's North Gippsland senior league grand final this weekend when ladder leaders Yarram travel to Tyers to take on the second-placed Bombers.

Newborough got the premiership points in a thrilling win over Morwell East by the slimmest of margins on Saturday, 4.13 (37) to 4.12 (36).

Leongatha strengthened their case for flag favouritism by becoming the second team to defeat Maffra in season 2018 in the Gippsland league senior competition with an 11-point win on Saturday to kick start the first half of the split round 13, 9.8 (62) to 7.11 (53).

Gormandale appeared on track to clinch the upset of the round over Rosedale on Saturday before the Blues kicked into gear in the second half to run out 29-point winners, 9.15 (69) to 6.2 (38).

Three hours in the car on three school nights is just part of Monique Lapenta's weekly soccer schedule. The 15-year-old Lavalla Catholic College student travels to Frankston Pines from Yallourn North to captain the under 16s Southern United Football Club team in the Women's National Premier League.

Budding basketball stars across Gippsland came face to face with some local heroes this week when the WNBL Melbourne Boomers came to town for a series of girls' clinics.

Cowwarr are set to host Traralgon Tyers United this weekend on their newly-refurbished home court in a game that could go down to the siren.

Yarram continue to dominate North Gippsland's senior league following a two-point win over fifth-placed Rosedale at the weekend.

Leongatha coach Paul Carbis has flagged "consistency in effort" as key to the Parrots chances against league leaders Maffra in the match of the season to date when first plays second in the first half of the split round 13.

The young and hungry Lions will travel to Bairnsdale to kick off the first half of the split round in the Gippsland league on Saturday and coach Peter Moody said the Redlegs were shaping as a worthy opponent.

The Morwell Cougars hosted the Under 16 State Winter Baseball Championships at the weekend and defied the wet and windy conditions to pull off a successful meet at the Toners Lane complex in Morwell.