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Double dose of punishment

For the second time this season Morwell has done what other teams have only dreamed of after it handed Mirboo North its second defeat of the season.

Top class from Traralgon pool sharks

Forty swimmers from the Traralgon Swimming Club returned victorious from the Victorian State Championships, as the top group of country competitors for the 18th year running.

Past masters’ classic return

A dazzling array of local and international talent is gearing up to hit the rinks when the Yallourn Classic Singles lawn bowls tournament returns for its 20th edition.

Titanic Tiger tussle

After conquering almost everything that has come before it, Mirboo North will have an opportunity to even the score against the only foe to evade its wrath so far when it faces Morwell on Saturday.

Batsman up for the big tonk

Traralgon and District cricket returns with a blast this weekend with a new Twenty20 tournament which the league hopes will boost the profile and participation in the sport.

Lester test looms

If there's one player who knows what it takes to win the Yallourn Classic Singles it's Australian ace Barrie Lester.

The ghost of cricket yet to come

With the players of the Central Gippsland Cricket Association enjoying their Christmas break, now is the ideal time to look back on the first half of the season and make some predictions about what's to come.

Thorpdale give Bulldogs the Blues

Thorpdale scored a surprise win over Newborough in the Central Gippsland Cricket Association's second grade as the Bulldogs batted first and ran up 9/170.

Our own Renegade

MOE teenager Nicole Faltum has been signed as a rookie player by Women's Big Bash League club Melbourne Renegades on the back of a superb season of cricket.

Rams run out of steam

Ex Students head into the Christmas break on top of the Traralgon and District Cricket Association ladder, while Glengarry has put itself into premiership calculations after knocking off the undefeated Toongabbie and moving to third on the ladder.

Tigers leap to victory

VETERAN all-rounder Robert Webber was again Morwell's run chase hero as he smashed 83 to ruin Jeeralang Boolarra's hopes of going into the Christmas break with an unblemished two-day record.

Gippsland League draw released

REIGNING premier Maffra will begin its premiership defence under lights when it hosts traditional rival Sale in round one of the 2017 Gippsland League season on Saturday, 8 April.

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