Sport

The Latrobe Valley Hockey Association held its finals series over the past two weekends, with juniors and seniors alike participating in some fantastic games.

Heyfield will have a battle on its hands this weekend when it meets reigning premier Woodside in the preliminary final at Gaskin Park on Saturday.

Traralgon was crowned premier of Gippsland Youth Girls league at the weekend with a huge 8.9 (57) to 1.1 (7) grand final win over Maffra.

Semi-final action in the Gippsland League kicks off this weekend with a 2016 grand final rematch between arch-rivals Traralgon and Drouin.

Gippsland Power coach Leigh Brown has been named the TAC Cup Coach of the Year at the annual TAC Cup awards night.

Australia's best basketballers will blitz the Latrobe Valley this week as they kick off the NBL preseason and embark on school visits across the region.

An elite coaching clinic led by some of the nation's top basketball coaches will give an in depth insight into how the NBL is played.

Female football players from across Gippsland took over the pitch at Morwell Pegasus Soccer Club last month to train with National Premier League women's players, Madelaine Richardson, Jaimee Williams and Anouk Meereboer to gain an insight into what it takes to play top flight football in Victoria.

An eight-goal third-quarter barrage from Yarram proved too much for Heyfield to withstand in Saturday's second semi-final as the Demons marched into the 2017 grand final with a 20.20 (140) to 13.8 (86) victory over the Roos.

The grand final match-up has been decided after Mirboo North beat Yallourn/Yallourn North in a thrilling preliminary final battle at the weekend, 14.7 (91) to 9.7 (61).

Traralgon overcame a slow start against defending premier Maffra in Saturday's qualifying final to earn itself a date with Leongatha in this week's second semi-final after a 9.14 (68) to 7.8 (50) win.

The Traralgon Table Tennis Association hosted Wonthaggi Table Tennis Association for the annual contest on Saturday, 20 August at the Davidson Street Complex.