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Currie endures and survives

Glengarry's Ben Currie has enjoyed an ideal lead-in to this weekend's British Superbike Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship season opener, with a third-place finish in the British 600cc three-hour enduro race late last month.

Good Friday footy feast

Neighbours Morwell and Moe will do battle tomorrow in the Gippsland League's first Good Friday match at Morwell Football Ground.

Tigers embrace Easter spirit

For every point the Morwell Tigers kick or shoot against Moe on Good Friday the club will donate $10 to the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

Sens-Asian-al journey

Last year Traralgon baseballer Blake Townsend travelled to Japan to contest the largest under 12 tournament in the world, the International Baseball Association Boys Nankyu World Championships.

New nemeses square off

North Gippsland football neighbours and foes Woodside and Yarram will take centre stage in what is expected to be a fierce contest tomorrow.

Power trumped in fourth

For almost three-and-a-half quarters, Loy Yang B Gippsland Power was on the cusp of victory against a highly rated Geelong Falcons outfit in Bendigo.

Cup changes

The Gippsland Soccer League cup ties have been amended, giving the top five ranked teams a first round bye.

Girls game takes off

UNPRECEDENTED numbers padded up for this year's Gippsland Girls Cricket Carnival held across the region last week.

Powering ahead

GIPPSLAND Power showed its impressive depth with a third-place division one finish at the under 15 V/Line Cup last week.

Warriors’ battle

FROM the depths of obscurity to the upper echelons of the Victorian Championship ladder, Warragul Warriors' under 14 basketballers have come from nowhere to take the state's best by storm.

Girl Power shines

GIPPSLAND Power's first female team made a huge impression at the V/Line Cup youth girls competition last week, finishing runner up to Geelong by a single point in its debut tournament.

Dogs bark on the road

WET and slippery conditions challenged many sides across the grounds, and the clash between two improving teams, Sale City and Boisdale/Briagolong, was no exception.

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Maroons grind out hard fought victory

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE By LIAM DURKIN   ROUND 8 of the Gippsland League was spread across Saturday and Sunday at the weekend. The round carried greater gravitas than usual,...