Stars of the future
TRARALGON showcased its junior basketball talent last weekend when it finished runner-up at the under 12 Future Stars Victoria Junior Country Championships female first division on its home courts.
Traralgon felled at final hurdle
TRARALGON Returned and Services League's bid for a maiden Ediburgh Shield fell just short at the weekend, as its first string foursome fell at the final hurdle in Cobram.
Tigers overwhelm Power
GIPPSLAND LEAGUE - Morwell flew the flag for the Latrobe Valley in the opening round of the Gippsland League season at the weekend.
Rosedale holds off Heyfield challenge
NORTH GIPPSLAND - Yesterday's blockbuster grand final rematch between reigning premiers Heyfield and last season's powerhouse Rosedale lived up to all expectations when the Blues prevailed in an opening round tug of war contest.
Impressive local showing
VOLLEYBALL - LATROBE Valley volleyballers will feature heavily in the SP AusNet Gippsland Sports Academy's under 15 squad to contest the national titles in Albury, with 13 out of a possible 18 players sourced from the region.
Power pummels Pioneers
TAC CUP - NINE goals to Josh Scott helped Loy Yang B Gippsland Power record a resounding away victory over the Bendigo Pioneers at the weekend, 23.11 (149) to 6.8 (44).
Blues snatch a thriller
MID GIPPSLAND - Three of five second-round Mid Gippsland matches were tight affairs, with none closer than the battle at Morwell East, where Thorpdale got up in a one point thriller.
Valley ironmen steeled for Kona
LATROBE Valley triathletes Murray Brady and Sam Beveridge have taken
vastly disparate paths to reach the pinnacle of the ironman world.
North Gippsland netball preview
EXCITING times are ahead on the courts in the North Gippsland Netball League competition, with premiership titles on the line, star recruitments, new coaches and player milestones in the pipeline.
AFL legend on the way
IN yet another Gippsland League off-season coup Traralgon has announced that Brendan Fevola will line up for its Queen's Birthday clash with rival Morwell, just days before the season start.
Gippsland means business
PLAYERS will have extra incentive to perform in the opening rounds of the Gippsland League, with positions up for grabs in the Worksafe Country Championships team to contest the Country Victoria inter-league competition.
Bloody encounter expected
Trafalgar faces an improved Boolarra side when it travels to the Demon's home this Saturday in round two of Mid Gippsland football.
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Maroons grind out hard fought victory
FOOTBALL
GIPPSLAND LEAGUE
By LIAM DURKIN
ROUND 8 of the Gippsland League was spread across Saturday and Sunday at the weekend.
The round carried greater gravitas than usual,...
