Out of right field
TRARALGON Redsox baseballer Blake Townsend could be on the path toward a future with his club's Boston namesake following his selection in the Baseball Victoria Kangaroos team to tour Japan in July.
Pool sharks poised for Cup
THE sharks will be circling the felt this weekend when the Latrobe Valley Eight Ball Association hosts the 18th Victorian South Eastern Country Cup, with local legends Paul Pike and Steve Gray set to defend home turf.
Minister makes it rain
SIX Latrobe Valley sporting clubs were the beneficiaries of a $13,500 State Government cash splash last Wednesday when Sport and Recreation Minister Hugh Delahunty visited the region.
Good brand of football not enough: McCulloch
Traralgon fell 17 points short against Maffra to drop from third to fifth on the ladder in round six of Gippsland League football on Saturday.
Wildcats tame the Blues
Woodside added another top five scalp to its already impressive 2013 season tally when it came from behind to defeat Rosedale by seven points in its round six North Gippsland football match.
Demons haunt Hillmen
Boolarra put an end to Hill End's winning streak, halting the Hillmen 12.14 (86) to 6.8 (44) in round seven of Mid Gippsland football.
Brilliant Bulls win thriller
THE Gippsland Bulls Vic League hockey men moved to second place on the ladder after a hard fought win against Melbourne High School Old Boys.
The power to connect
GIPPSLAND Power took a time out from TAC Cup commitments to put on a skills clinic for some of the biggest football fans in the Latrobe Valley last Thursday at Keegan Street Reserve.
Latrobe runs out of energy
THE fashion faux pas of pink and orange proved a costly combination for Latrobe City Energy at the weekend, as their breast cancer support effort fell flat on the court.
Reaching for the sky
MORWELL soccer prodigy Baley Row had his first glimpse at the world game's elite level when he spent a week with John Hutchinson's Central Coast Mariners in February.
Gippsland grabs gold
THE Gippsland Golf Croquet team recently won the Victorian Regional Championships for the second consecutive year.
Volleyball specialist steps up
PHOEBE Trembath is back on home soil following the Thailand Junior National Volleyball championships, where she represented the under 18 national team in her third cap for Australia.