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High stakes and ladders

MID Gippsland begins the second part of the season this weekend ahead of what appears will be a competitive nine rounds.

Bombers bite the bullet

TRARALGON Tyers United returns from the week's break confident it can continue the form which saw it record a second win for the fixture in North Gippsland football.

Tigers salute the Queen

MORWELL made it eight-in-a-row for the second consecutive season, disposing of Traralgon by 65-points on Monday.

Bocce brothers

MORWELL'S Nick Cooper and Frank Finnochiaro claimed national glory last week at the Australian Bocce Championships in McLaren Vale, South Australia.

Churchill protest upheld

ONE of the most gripping matches in GSL history has been sullied, after Churchill's 5-5 draw with Moe in round nine was changed to a 3-0 Rams victory on appeal.

Panthers pinch an upset

THE final round for the first half of the Mid Gippsland football season produced a couple of surprise results, with last week's mega-winner Mirboo North beaten by fourth-placed Trafalgar, with ninth spot Yarragon withstood a barnstorming Morwell East to win by 33 points.

Parrot prey

MOE fell just seven points short of its third win of the year, going down to Leongatha on Saturday.

Cougars crush Glengarry

HE may have played less than a handful of games since retiring from the elite level three seasons ago, however that did not halt Heyfield's Leigh Brown from booting eight goals in his sixth senior appearance for his home club.

Pegasus stumbles at South Springvale

THE State League Division One South East ladder leaders have opened up a gap on third-placed Morwell Pegasus, after the Horsemen were held to a 1-1 draw by seventh-placed South Springvale on Saturday.

Energy on fire

JORDAN Canovan turned up the heat on Craigieburn Eagles with a game high 30 points to help Latrobe City Energy consolidate its BigV division one top four standing after a shock loss last week.

Fortuna foils Falcons

Falcons hosted Fortuna in the local derby for the Italian Australian Club Challenge Cup on Saturday night, in the first game on the revamped main pitch at Latrobe City Sports Stadium.

Redsox swing away

THE Traralgon Redsox exploded to life from the outset against Churchill in round seven of the GDF SUEZ Loy Yang B Latrobe Valley Baseball A grade competition at the weekend.

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