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Phoenix rises from the rubble

A remarkable captain's knock of 125 not out by Rob Phoenix led Mirboo North to an extraordinary two-wicket victory over Latrobe in the Central Gippsland Cricket Association final at the weekend.

Young guns to take it to the pros

PGA stars Jarrod Lyle and Marcus Fraser will command plenty of attention when the Traralgon pro-am begins on Thursday, but for the amateurs in the field any top golfer is worth watching closely.

Energy overpowered

BIGV BASKETBALL | Latrobe City Energy suffered losses in both men’s and women’s BigV division one season openers at Traralgon on Saturday.

New Devil gets his due at old den

EX-Monash captain Ash Birrell received a slightly colder welcome to Monash Reserve on Sunday than he became accustomed to in his time with the Wolves.

Shearing skins Wolves

Summary of round one Gippsland Soccer League matches, headlined by the Monash versus Moe derby.

CGCA awards

Andrew Philip and Rhys Holdsworth tied for the CGCA's best player award at yesterday night's awards ceremony.

The Phoenix effect

FOR the first time in nine years a name other than Moe will be etched on the EnergyAustralia Cup, when Latrobe and Mirboo North battle for the Central Gippsland cricket premiership this weekend.

Confident captains graduate

A REFRESHING brand of leadership has begun to emerge at sporting clubs across Gippsland, after 30 of the region's young skippers recently graduated from the inaugural Captain's Camp.

Netball finals fever sets in

A REPLAY of last year's grand final looks probable following the first round of Eastern Region State League Netball open division finals last week.

Test series takes off

AUSTRALIA took a commanding lead in the overall standings on the opening day of the Trans Tasman lawn bowls test series at Traralgon Bowls Club on Tuesday.

Traf to take on the state

TRAFALGAR backed up its West Gippsland Bowls division one pennant flag with victory in the Strzelecki final against Inverloch at Yallourn Bowls Club on Saturday.

Valley-ballers take Seaside by storm

A SEACHANGE agreed with the Latrobe Valley's volleyballers over the Labour Day long weekend, when two of the region's teams claimed victory at the 40th annual Seaside Tournament in Warrnambool.

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