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Leongatha leaper crowned Gippstar

COMMONWEALTH Games gold medallist Eleanor Patterson was named open Gippstar sportsperson of the year at the annual awards night last week at Federation Training Waratah restaurant.

Yinnar survives Hill End heist

TWO nail-biting finishes highlighted the final round of Mid Gippsland football. Morwell East came home in the last quarter to overrun Yarragon by a point, and second placed Yinnar snuck home by two points over a fast finishing Hill End.

Parrots give premiers a scare

LEONGATHA let slip what would have been its biggest win of the Gippsland League season at Morwell Recreation Reserve on Saturday.

Heyfield derails the hype train

THE hype surrounding what many believe was a prelude to this season's grand final failed to live up to expectations as Heyfield ran away from Churchill at Gaskin Park on Saturday.

New coat of Armour for St Paul’s sports stars

THE stress of juggling school and sport will be mitigated for a new generation of students at St Paul's Anglican Grammar School, following the extension of its 'Elite Sports Performers' program to the Traralgon campus.

Australasian invasion

GO KARTS - Gippsland shone through the gloom at the Australasian C and D Grade titles in Morwell over the weekend, taking home seven titles in total at the club's premier annual event.

Heavyweights Heyfield and Cougars collide

NORTH GIPPSLAND FL - IT has been some 10 weeks in the making and the most appetising clash of the second half of the home and away fixture - the top of the table showdown between long time foes Churchill and Heyfield.

Fair way to go for Jakob

GOLF - In his first three years, Jakob Engley has suffered more than most will in a lifetime.

Johnson roasts Roosters

SOCCER - A second half hat-trick from Liam Johnson secured three points for Falcons over Traralgon City at Latrobe City Stadium on Sunday

Gippsland hands Rams a battering

TAC CUP - THE combined might of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory was not enough to subdue Loy Yang B Gippsland Power at Morwell Recreation Reserve on Sunday.

Umps under the pump

CGCA - UMPIRES are at risk of extinction in the Central Gippsland Cricket Association, with dwindling numbers causing concern ahead of the upcoming season.

Road trip revelations

GIPPSLAND LEAGUE - Wonthaggi will follow its opponent's example, when it embarks upon the Gippsland League's longest road trip this weekend.

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