Traralgon takes on the nation
THE Traralgon Swim Club retained its title as Australia's top country swimming club following a series of outstanding performances by a team of 13 at the National Open and National Age Swimming Championships in Sydney recently.
Valley stars among top guns
LATROBE Valley athletes featured in both of Victoria's gold medal winning teams at the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball titles held in Glenelg, South Australia recently.
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.
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A decade on: Year of the dogs, part one
FOOTBALL
MID GIPPSLAND
By LIAM DURKIN
YOU have to lose one to win one.
Sometimes, you even have to lose three.
Newborough Football-Netball Club put the demons of three...
