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Gruelling victory for the Macpac

Local adventure racing champions Rob and Kathryn Preston have comfortably defended their title for the fourth consecutive year, smiting opponents with a two-and-a-half hour lead at the Mountain Designs GeoQuest in the mixed division this month.

Wounded Lions clawing back

IT may be winless and languishing at the bottom of the Gippsland League ladder, but Moe has stepped it up in recent weeks.

Simpson steals the show

Baseball - The Moe Newborough Dodgers dominated its match against the Churchill Braves in round nine of GDF SUEZ Loy Yang B Latrobe Valley Baseball.

Hard targets

HARD2Overcome held the competition at bay to come out on top in the latest round of the Paintball Association of Victoria five-player series held on its home turf in Newborough on Saturday.

Energy blitz the comp

A powerful third quarter effort handed Latrobe City Energy men's Big V division one basketball team a sold victory over Warrnambool Seahawks on Saturday.

Morwell valiant in defeat

MORWELL Pegasus' misery in State League Division Two continued at the weekend went it down to Mornington 2-1 at home.

Date with the Demons

THERE may not have much to smile about at the Melbourne Demons this season, but a cluster of the Australian Football League club's star players made certain Latrobe Valley school children did last Wednesday.

In a league of their own

Girls will now have an outlet for their football passion when a new Gippsland youth girls Australian Rules football competition, targeted at 13 to 18 year-olds, kicks off this weekend.

Women from afar flock to the Traralgon Marathon

The prestige of participating in Australia's oldest marathon resulted in more than a quarter of all participants coming from outside Gippsland.

In honour of a friend

Traralgon Marathon - Arguably the most inspiring performance from Sunday's Traralgon Marathon events was the return to marathon racing of former stalwart Morgan Tucker, and the force behind his welcome comeback.

Leading by example

When Peter Ainsworth pulls on his boots for his 250th game with Moe on Saturday, he'll feel a mix of nerves and anticipation.

Tigers not panicking

Gippsland League - After conceding its first loss of the year to reigning premier Sale, Morwell will be back home to host one of Gippsland League's biggest improvers - Wonthaggi.

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