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Harriers head to the Hills

THE Traralgon Harriers ventured to the hills of Hazelwood North last Thursday to tackle the scenic Clarke's Road six kilometre course.

Alberton out in force

THE Eastern Region State League Netball competition tipped off at Latrobe Leisure Churchill last Friday, as sides braved the heat to contest round one of the new season.

Digging the beach

GIPPSLAND was instrumental in Victoria's success at the National Junior Beach Volleyball titles in Glenelg last month, providing eight athletes - three of which returned with gold medals - to its state teams.

Gippsland Commission beefs up

THE North Gippsland Football Netball League and Traralgon and District Junior Football League are the latest bodies to join the AFL Gippsland Region Administration Centre in Morwell.

The thrill of the chase

Trafalgar, Thorpdale and Morwell all face tricky run chases to get home this weekend.

Moe strikes gold

EIGHT Moe basketballers represented Victoria Country last month at the Australian Country Junior Basketball Championships in Albury and the Southern Cross Challenge in Knox.

What’s the point?

THE virtues of player points systems as an equaliser in country football have been sung by all three Gippsland football leagues.

Last chance saloon for finals contenders

WITH two rounds left to play Gormandale and Ex Students are safe in first and second on the ladder, followed by four teams fighting for the remaining two spots. 

No stopping ‘lead foot Annie’

SOME folk step back and live life in the slow lane after retirement, but Anne Gooding of Moe is travelling in the opposite direction, and fast.

Player payments under scrutiny

ESCALATING player payments in country and metropolitan football are being investigated by a 10-man AFL Victoria working party in order to restore balance to the farce infiltrating the sport state wide.

Peters and Pedlow punish Blues

CGCA | MIRBOO North stormed to 2/291 against Thorpdale on the back of unbeaten centuries from Shane Peters and Brett Pedlow during the opening day of round 12 in Central Gippsland Cricket.

Traralgon too good by a country mile

TRARALGON Swimming Club secured its 10th consecutive Victorian Country Swimming Championships title by a country mile, besting nearest rival Geelong by a mammoth 1867 points late last month in Wodonga.

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