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Hunt on for the top prize

MID GIPPSLAND FL -  Trafalgar coach Chris Kyriacou said his side was putting the Mid Gippsland home and away season behind them and were looking forward to playing the great sides in this finals series, with Mirboo North first up.

Tough going for Tigers

SUPERULES -  The Gippsland Tigers went down by 73 points to a powerful Gisborne line up in superules football at home on Sunday.

Time to be put to the test

NORTH GIPPSLAND FL -  Sale City will need to put an end to the young high flying Heyfield outfit if it wants to defend its two-time North Gippsland premiership title, when they meet in this Saturday’s qualifying final.

Wrestling the title back

The pressure is on for Rosedale wrestler Andy Rhodes to take back the Gippsland Pro Wrestling Championship title from former World Wrestling Entertainment professional wrestler Lance Hoyt this Saturday at the Moe Hotel - or risk having the title leave Australia with him.

Magical moment

Morwell Magic basketballers Olivia Walsh and Sophie Lecchino made the under 12s jamboree recently, following a skills day held in Traralgon.

Life’s a ball

Jamiee Williams is not your typical 13 year-old girl; soccer has dominated her world for the past five years and she cannot imagine life without it. 

Blues exterminate Tigers

NORTH GIPPSLAND FL -  North Gippsland minor premiers Rosedale made light work of Gormandale on Saturday to record a 200-point win, 31.25 (211) to 1.5 (11).

Demons throw lead away

MID GIPPSLAND FL -   Morwell East clawed its way back to salvage a draw against Boolarra in the final round of Mid Gippsland football on Saturday.

Power fails crucial test

TAC CUP -  Loy Yang B Gippsland Power’s aspirations of taking the 2012 TAC Cup minor premiership hit a hurdle when it fell short by 11 points against the Sandringham Dragons on Saturday.

Maroons move to third

GIPPSLAND LEAGUE -  Traralgon has moved to third spot on the Gippsland League ladder after it defeated rivals Morwell by 57 points yesterday.

Up against the nation’s best

TWO Latrobe Valley girls will grace the basketball courts in their Victorian colours at the School Sport Australia Championships, to be held in Melbourne from 11 to 17 August.

Never too old to learn

TRARALGON'S Ian Twite hopes to be running marathons beyond his 60th birthday.

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