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Hectic hoops hits Latrobe Valley

BASKETBALL'S version of Twenty20 cricket is set to take Latrobe Valley by storm next month.

Morwell triple threat

A TRIO of Morwell basketballers recently mixed it with the state's best, playing for Victoria Country at the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup in Albury and the Southern Cross Basketball Challenge in Wantirna.

Under pressure: CGCA

Trafalgar began day two of its Energy Australia Cup match against Mirboo North needing early wickets to put the Tigers under pressure early.

Rooster to lead the flock at Country Week

FACING his former association Warragul in today's division three opener is all the incentive new Central Gippsland skipper Rhys Holdsworth needs to get fired up for Melbourne Country Week.

‘Good bunch of blokes’ to lead way

TRARALGON'S Melbourne Country Week provincial division campaign kicks off today against Geelong, featuring a vastly different team to the one that earned promotion last year.

Raiders emerge as surprise contender

Raiders has emerged as the surprise contender for Traralgon and district cricket finals success after a sensational batting performance on day one of round 11.

Traralgon not troubled by Warragul

Warragul went into its West Gippsland bowls match against Traralgon quietly confident of a victory but was unsuccessful, missing out on finals with a loss.

T-Birds, Blue Devils triumph

Traralgon T-Birds claimed the Country Basketball League Gippsland women's conference premiership with a 13-point victory against Moe Meteors on Saturday.

Better with age

SHOOTING under 80 is a tough ask for most golfers, much less for one over 80 years of age.

Blue Devils eye back-to-back premierships

CHURCHILL will host Warragul for a rematch of last year's finale in Saturday's Country Basketball Gippsland men's final.

Hollywood stars at Royal Melbourne

Late last month Yinnar's Shona Smith rode retired thoroughbred racehorse Flame Proof to a raft of showing championships at the Royal Melbourne Horse Show in Werribee under his new stage name 'MP Hollywood'.

Sinking ships in hot water

TRAFALGAR is in strife against the top-ranked Mirboo North, in Central Gippsland cricket and will be relying on early wickets from Will Cheatley and Jackson Noonan to get back into the contest.

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