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Centuries of services

ALMOST 200 collective years of dedication to Traralgon RSL Bowls Club has seen five of its members rewarded with exceptional service awards.

Falcons win clash of titans

THE reigning Gippsland Soccer League champion Churchill collided with Battle of Britain Cup holder Falcons 2000 on Saturday evening when twilight football returned to Latrobe City Sports Stadium.

Green Gladiators go forth and win

AN almost entirely new Gippsland Gladiators playing roster showed class worthy of their more practiced predecessors to post a 26-6 victory over Ballarat in the Gridiron Victoria division two season opener at Maryvale Reserve on Saturday.

Braves blitz buries Rangers

A THIRD inning onslaught helped Churchill Braves overcome Sale Rangers on the road in round three of Latrobe Valley Baseball at the weekend.

Clay court clean sweep

A TRARALGON Tennis Association quartet turned up the heat on the clay for Central Gippsland at the Tennis Victoria Country Cup in Mornington over the weekend.

You gotta lose to learn how to win

TWO tight losses in the previous round of BigV division one basketball spurred Latrobe City Energy's women's team to greater heights in their second consecutive double header at the weekend.

Trial for ladder leader

TRAFALGAR'S tussle against Yinnar will highlight round five of the Mid Gippsland Football League on Saturday.

Top six standoff

THE competition's top six sides will do battle this weekend in a defining round of North Gippsland Football.

Mini-marathoners in the making

THE physical strain of completing 42 kilometres in one go has traditionally prevented children from being marathon runners, but that will not be the case at this year's Traralgon Marathon and Running Festival.

Power posts cricket score to ground Jets

GIPPSLAND Power slammed home 22 goals and as many behinds to blitz the visiting Western Jets by 105 points in round five of the TAC Cup on Sunday at Morwell.

Tigers turn pink

MORWELL Tigers Junior Football Club will be among hundreds of sporting groups around Australia decking out in pink this Mother's Day weekend to support Breast Cancer Network Australia's annual Pink Sports Day.

Maroons on the march

SITTING equal second on the ladder, the Gippsland League's surprise package Traralgon will be vying for its fourth straight win when it hosts Bairnsdale in round five of the competition on Saturday.

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Melbourne makes Opals cut

BASKETBALL FIBA BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   SEVEN cuts were made for the Australian Opals, with Traralgon's Jade Melbourne holding her spot. The duel WNBL and WNBA player will don...