Sport

More than 200 past and present members of the Traralgon City Soccer Club took a trip down memory lane at the weekend when the club celebrated its 50th anniversary.

The Tigers came crashing back to earth after their big loss to top-of-the-table Trafalgar at home last week and come up against Morwell East in round 12 of the Mid Gippsland Football League this weekend.

Mick Nicola and crew have written themselves into the record books by becoming just the third team in history to complete a hat-trick of Victorian Super Sedan Series titles.

Defending premiers Traralgon were back to the form at the weekend that saw them claim the 2017 flag and are primed for their round 12 clash with Sale.

Leongatha coach Paul Carbis has flagged "consistency in performance" as key for the defending premiers ahead of their round 12 meeting with Morwell this weekend.

Gippsland Football Netball League clubs will wear a splash of orange next weekend for a specially-fixtured Orange Round to raise awareness and promote change in attitudes and behaviours towards violence against women and girls.

AFL star and proud Latrobe Valley product Brendon Goddard made a much-welcomed return to Morwell Recreation Reserve yesterday to take some of the region's super boots through their paces as part of a longest kick competition series.

Flag favourites Yarram were shocked into action against a fiery Gormandale side in round 11 and trailed by 30 points at the first break before overrunning the Tigers to seal a 33-point win, 12.15 (87) to 8.10 (58).

A four-goal-to-one final term helped defending premiers Leongatha run over the top of a resistant Traralgon, 12.12 (84) to 7.5 (47) in round 11. Parrots coach Paul Carbis said the third quarter was "a bit of a battle" but was pleased his charges "stuck to the task".

Trafalgar were super impressive in their comfortable victory over reigning premiers Mirboo North in round 11, 10.15 (75) to 2.8 (20).

The Harriers men's and women's teams competed in round four of the Athletics Victoria cross country championships in Bundoora on Saturday, June 16 which doubled as the Victorian All Schools Cross Country Championships and the selection trial for the Australian Cross Country Championships.

Latrobe Valley Volleyball teams returned from the recent Volleyball Victoria Country Championships with two gold medals and one silver medal in hand.