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Winded Maroons blown over

Gippsland League - TRARALGON slipped to fourth on the Gippsland League ladder after a narrow loss to Maffra in the battle for third position on Saturday.

Blues bemuse Boolarra

Mid Gippsland FL - Mid Gippsland football provided some surprises on Saturday when seventh placed Thorpdale knocked off fifth placed Boolarra by two-points in a thriller.

Photo finish for yellow jersey

Tour of Gippsland - AFTER five days, eight stages and 500 kilometres, the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland was decided by a single second.

Magpies march toward top three

North Gippsland FL - Glengarry came from behind against Rosedale to seal a third win on the fly in its quest for a top three finish in North Gippsland football.

Knights vanquish Power

TAC Cup - LOY Yang B Gippsland Power coach Nick Stevens described his side's 33-point loss against the Northern Knights as the most disappointing effort he had seen in his tenure at the club.

Going to extraordinary lengths

HEYFIELD skipper Dave Kelly is not one to back down from a challenge, which is why he will run 100 kilometres on Saturday to raise money in support of his ailing daughter Ivy.

TAC Cup teams – Northern Knights v Gippsland Power

Gippsland Power takes on Northern Knights on Sunday in round 15 of TAC Cup football.

Valley girls storm the nationals

Badminton - A recent trip to the Apple Isle yielded an impressive harvest for Latrobe Valley badminton players Grace Hanratty and Cayla Silvester.

Pat on track

Motocross - TRAFALGAR East Motocross rider Patrick Ceh has firmed as a top three threat for this year's Australian Championships following a third place finish in the 11-13 years senior 65cc class at the Victorian Titles.

Minor premiership beckons

Mid Gippsland FL - MIRBOO North has a chance to build a percentage buffer at the top of the table in its next two games against lower ranked teams Yallourn Yallourn North and Yarragon in Mid Gippsland football.

The Oriental Express

Motocross - Tomas Ravenhorst proved his mettle on the motocross world stage this month with a fourth place finish in his first international event, the China International Motocross Invitational at Pinglu International Circuit in Shuozhou.

From Kenya to Gippsland

Cycling - An international flavour will pervade this year's Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland with an all-African eight-man team in the mix.

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